The timpani are among a symphony orchestra’s most exciting instruments. There’s nothing quite like a musician pounding away on wide kettledrums made from copper. But aside from the occasional dramatic ...

L to R, artistic director and conductor Jerry Junkin, composer Catherine Likhuta and timpani soloist Jacob Hord acknowledge applause after the Dallas Winds' performance of Likhuta's "Storm Chasers" at ...

Never in my life did I expect to hear a timpani concerto, let alone two, and those two in back-to-back seasons. Opening weekend of 2014 included a timpani concerto by William Kraft, and this last ...

Gemma New, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s new principal guest conductor greets the audience at the Meyerson Symphony Center on November 8, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. Robert W. Hart / Special Contributor ...

In the Spark episode “Work in Progress,” go behind the scenes with the San Francisco Symphony in the rehearsal of a groundbreaking new work for timpani and orchestra by renowned composer William Kraft ...

VIOLIN, piano, flute, cello, harp -- the stars of the orchestra, sexy and ethereal, are known for their virtuosic solo flights. The timpani? Not so much. These sizable, low-register kettledrums are ...

The phrase on percussion virtuoso Jonathan Haas’ Web site about his “25-year quest to establish the timpani as a solo instrument” sounds like something out of the captain’s log on “Star Trek.” ...

What: Jahja Ling conducts Beethoven and Oliverio. When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. Where:: Blossom Music Center, 1145 W. Steels Corners Road, Cuyahoga Falls. Tickets ...