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Timpani&
HeadofTimpaniandPercussion
NeilPercyDipRCM,ARCM,HonARAM
PrincipalPercussionistwiththeLondon
SymphonyOrchestra,Neilstudiedjazzand
Percussion
compositionatEastmanSchoolofMusic
andtimpaniandpercussionattheRoyal
CollegeofMusic.Asaplayerhehas
workedcloselywithmanyartistsand
conductorsincludingPierreBoulez,André
Previn,ElvisCostelloandJohnWilliams,
andasasoloistwithSteveReich,Ravi
Shankar,KentNaganoandElgarHowarth.
HehasgivenmasterclassesinEurope,the
USAandAsia,andhascoachedmany
leadingyouthorchestras.
AdamClifford:undergraduate TheCourse StudentsareeligiblefortheAcademy’s InternationalDrumSetConsultant
‘I’minmyfourthyearattheAcademynow, TheTimpaniandPercussionDepartment annualZildjianCymbalPrizes.Firstprizeis PeterErskine
andthere’snowhereI’dhaveratherspent hasaworldwidereputationforitsprovision $2,000andsecondprizeisavisittoZildjian (internationalsoloistandrecordingartist)
myfirstyearsinhighereducation.Wedo forstudents,andforitstraininginthemulti- InternationalintheUK,toselectcymbals
alotoforchestralrepertoire,whichgives facetedworldoftimpaniandpercussion. oftheirchoice. InternationalVibraphoneConsultant
allofusanextremelysolidmusicaland Themembersofstaffincludeprincipal JoeLocke
technicalbase.However,I’vefoundIcan playerswithLondon’sleadingorchestras, TheRoyalAcademyofMusicisgratefulfor (internationalsoloistandrecordingartist)
shapemytimehereenormouslyandI’m internationalsoloists,andleadingsession thegeneroussupportofZildjianCymbals
alsoabletoimmersemyselfin,for musicians,allofwhomareactiveinmusic andYamaha-KembleUK. 2007–2008Highlights
instance,solorepertoire—aparticular makingofthehighestprofessionalstandard. >MasterclassesgivenbyRichieBarshay,Joe
passionofmine. YourAudition(seep.59forgeneraldetails) Locke,MartinFrance,KuljitBhamra(tablas),
Orchestraltrainingontimpaniand Detailedrequirementsareavailableat AnthonyKerr,KeikoAbeandDavidSamuels
Thewealthandstaggeringqualityof percussioninstrumentsisthecore
www.ram.ac.ukandfromtheRegistry. >‘AnEveningwithJoeLocke’featuring
teachingforallourdisciplinesmeansthat component,andtheAcademy’srangeof Postgraduatestudentsmayopttostudy studentsfromtheTimpaniandPercussion
we’resupportedstronglyineverything orchestrasandensembles,togetherwithits timpanionlyorpercussiononly. andJazzDepartments
wedo.Thereisawarmandfriendly extensiverangeofqualityinstrumentsand >LatinJazzBigBandconcertfeaturingmusic
atmospherehere,andtheacademicand practicefacilities,presentoutstanding TheTeachers ofBrazilandinvolvingalltimpaniand
pastoralstaffhavealwaysbeentherefor opportunitieswithpaststudentsenjoying ProfessorsofTimpani percussionstudents
meduringthedifficultperiodsI’vehad. variedandsuccessfulprofessionalcareers. SimonCarringtonGRSM,ARCM,HonARAM
BythetimeIleavehere,Ifeelthe (PrincipalTimpani,LondonPhilharmonicOrchestra) PastStudents
Academywillhavesetmeingoodstead TimpaniandPercussionlessonsare DavidSearcy(formerPrincipalTimpani,LaScalaMilan) DameEvelynGlennieOBE(’85)
tobeasuccessfulmusician.’ complementedbyregularfacultyactivities MakotoNakura(’93)
suchasrepertoire,performanceclasses ProfessorofBaroqueTimpani ColinCurrie(’98)
andmasterclasses,togetherwithchamber BenedictHoffnungARAM SimonLowden(’01)
musiccoachingforpercussionensembles
(PrincipalTimpani,LondonMozartPlayers)
andmalletgroups.Areasofrelatedstudy Academypercussionalumniperform
includeclassesinLatinAmericanandEthnic ProfessorsofPercussion regularlyasorchestralandsessionplayers
percussionanddrumset,emphasising NeilPercyDipRCM,ARCM,HonARAM allovertheworld.
rhythmicawarenessandmovement,inboth
(PrincipalPercussion,LondonSymphonyOrchestra)
soloandensemblesituations. SimonCarringtonGRSM,ARCM,HonARAM ‘someoutstandinglycharacterful
(PrincipalTimpani,LondonPhilharmonicOrchestra)
woodwindsolosandvirtuosopercussion
TheAcademyhasanextensiveprovision StephenQuigleyARAM playing…thiswasahighlydisciplined
formarimbaandsolopercussion.Regular
(PrincipalPercussion,RoyalPhilharmonicOrchestra)
performanceofachallengingcontinuous
masterclassesfrommanyoftheworld’s AndrewBarclay(Co-principalPercussion, spanofmusic’
leadingtunedpercussionspecialistsoffer
LondonPhilharmonicOrchestra)
TheGuardian,September2005
excellentopportunitiesfortheaspiring
tunedpercussionstudent.Recentvisitors ProfessorofSoloRepertoire
haveincludedKeikoAbe,She-eWuand andConcerti
JuanjoGuillemandDavidFreidman. ColinCurrieFRAM (internationalsoloist)
Eminentsoloists,orchestralprincipalsand ProfessorofMarimba
ensembleleadersareregularvisitorsto EricSammut(internationalsoloist)
theAcademy,andmasterclasseshave
beengivenbyAirto,BirgerSulsbruck, ProfessorsofDrumSet,LatinAmerican
EvelynGlennie,OladumEnsemble(Brazil), andEthnicPercussion
AnthonyKerr,ChristopherLamb(Principal PaulClarvisHonARAM
Percussion,NewYorkPhilharmonic),
(internationalsoloistandrecordingartist)
DepartmentAdministrator:
RainerSeegers(PrincipalTimpani,Berlin DavidHassellHonARAM AmyGardnerBMus
Philharmonic),PeterErskine,JoeLockeand
(sessionmusicianandrenownedclinician)
Telephone02078737320
MarinusKomst(PrincipalTimpani,Royal
Emailpercussion@ram.ac.uk
ConcertegouwOrchestra). OpenDay:23rdJune2008
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