Symphony Notes

February 2020
The Color of Music!

“My dear Dr. Koussevitzky, to begin with I have two handicaps- those of sex and race. I am a woman and have some negro blood in my veins.”


Note-Able Persons -
Russ Cooper, Timpanist & Acoustical Engineer

Russ has been the Norwalk Symphony's Principal Timpanist since 1981.
He is also one of the world's premier consultants on concert hall acoustics.
We got a chance to talk with Russ.
SYMPHONY PEDIA

Weapons of Mass Percussion

Drums, cymbals, tambourines, castanets ­ - After the human voice, these are the world’s oldest musical instruments. Percussion instruments produce sound by being struck or scraped. Here is rundown of just some of the percussion instruments used by the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra.