Concert Percussion

ARTIST perspective:Interview with Australian Artist Vanessa Tomlinson Australian improviser, artist, musician, composer, sound artist and educator Vanessa Tomlinson has developed an extraordi- nary connection to the exploration of sounds through learning the value of “Listening vs Doing.” Anders Åstrand sits down with Vanessa for a deep dive into how she develops an ever expanding “toolbag” …

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ORCHESTRAL PERSPECTIVES:Comparing Cymbal Selection in the Orchestral Literature Did you ever wonder why there were so many different recordings of the same piece? Each of these recordings are slightly different, even if they are reading the exact same notes on the page. Orchestral percussionists around the world all read the same notes on a page …

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