Hall of Fame 2007

by Lauren Vogel Weiss Portraits in Rhythm, a collection of 50 snare drum etudes published four decades ago, can be found on music stands around the world. The book is on audition lists for All-State Bands as well as college and universities in over a dozen states. When the book was written, the author was…

by Rick Mattingly ‘I’ve been through the mill, from drum pad on up to soloing,’ comments Warren ‘Baby’ Dodds in his landmark recording Talking and Drum Solos. ‘That takes in every bit of it. Drum pad is where you start. No bass drum at all, just a pad. No snare drums. Sticks. From pad…to drums,…

by Lauren Vogel Weiss The New York Times ranked him ‘among the great composers of the century’ and the Village Voice hailed him as ‘America’s greatest living composer.’ This past May he was awarded the Polar Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, and last year he received the Praemium Imperiale for Music Award…