About Tom Akins Tom Akins was principal timpanist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra from 1965-1991, a chair that is now endowed and named in his honor. In 1984 Akins performed the world premiere of William Kraft’s Timpani Concerto No. 1 with the ISO...
About Jeffrey Luft Jeffrey attended Carnegie Mellon where he received is BM & MM in percussion performance. He was a member of the Dayton Philharmonic from 2005-2018. Related Artists Tom Akins2022 Artists, Symphonic Jeffrey Luft2022 Artists, Symphonic...
Visit PAS Committee’s Website About Symphonic Panel The Symphonic Committee serves the percussion and musical community by promoting, supporting, and endorsing symphonic-related activities through master classes, labs, clinics, and panel discussions at...
About Jean-Baptiste Leclère Jean-Baptiste Leclère has been holding a position as 1st Percussion solo in the Opéra National de Paris Orchestra since 2013, after being successfully accepted as an 2nd Percussion playing timpani in 2007.He studied percussions with...
About Edward Stephan Ed Stephan is principal timpanist of the San Francisco Symphony. He is also artist faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory and Aspen Music Festival. Ed has also held principal timpani positions in the Pittsburgh, Dallas and Fort Worth...
