Percussion

Meet Unpitched Percussion Musicians!

Meet TSO’s Ryan, Mike and Nathan as they demonstrate unpitched percussion instruments.

Roger “Roger” Rhythm meets Ryan Bohem, Mike Glaze, and Nathan Tingler with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. They demonstrate how a variety of unpitched percussion instruments work including the bass drum, snare drum, suspended cymbals, crash cymbals, the tambourine, triangle, and more.


Meet Pitched Percussion Musicians!

Meet TSO’s Ryan, Mike and Nathan as they demonstrate pitched percussion instruments.

Violetta “VI” Vibrato meets Ryan Bohem, Mike Glaze, and Nathan Tingler with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. They demonstrate how a variety of pitched percussion instruments work including glockenspiel, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba, and tympani.


Meet the Percussion Ensemble!

Meet Mike, Ryan, Zach, Chris, Conner and Nathan of the TSO Percussion Ensemble.

Violetta “VI” Vibrato and Roger “Roger” Rhythm meet Mike Glaze, Ryan Bohem, Zach Harris, Chris Baird, Conner Willits, and Nathan Tingler with the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra. The musicians use pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments to perform “Toccata for Percussion” by Carlos Chavez at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall.


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