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He is a percussionist and teacher born in Clifton, New
Jersey, and who studied at the Juilliard School of Music. He became a member of the Saint
Louis Symphony Orchestra in 1971 and debuted with them as a soloist in
1977. Also working as a
chamber musician he has been heard with Summit Brass, Da Camera in Houston,
Musica Aeterna in New York and Suzuki and Friends in Indianapolis and as a
festival musician at the Masterworks, Aspen, Teton and Spoleto Music
Festivals. Having performed on
more than seventy solo performances with the major orchestras in the United
States, he has the recognition of having the most in American orchestral percussionist
history. With over 80
performances in Carnegie Hall alone, he has appeared on over 110 recordings
and appeared on five Grammy Award winners. In musical education he has been on the faculties of St.
Louis schools such as CASA, Webster University, Missouri Baptist College,
Meramec Community College, Florissant Valley Community College, the
Revolution School and University of Missouri, and he has also given master
classes at the New England Conservatory, the Eastman and the Juilliard
Schools of Music among others. Currently he and his wife, the flautist
Paula Kasica, travel the world as Wildfire giving flute and percussion
concerts.
Holiday Brass recordings
Angels We Have Heard on
High (Traditional French/James
Chadwick/Edward Barnes)
Music Masters 01782 (CD: Holiday Brass featuring
Susan Slaughter)
Trumpet - Susan Slaughter
St. Louis Children's Choirs - Concert Choir
Sources:
- http://www.slso.org/0304notes/11-6.htm
- http://www.worshipatwork.com/bios.html
- http://www.revolutionschool.com/faculty.html
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