Along with young timpanists Nick Cowling, Jonathan French, Will Riby and Yu-Xiu Tsai, we explored the development of timpani over the centuries. In the top picture from left to right the drums are; Lefima belt timpani, Hawkes Potters cut-down classical and baroque pairs, a single Henry Potter cavalry timp, two 18th century timpani, in front of those a single wooden timpani, and my set of three Schnellars made by Wolfgang Schuster. There was also some coaching with the brass players, giving us the invaluable opportunity to go through some important repertoire together.
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With many thanks to the photographers and film makers who have allowed me to use their work; Stephen Tasker, Chris Christodolou (RCM), Tommy Pearson, Monika Rittershaus (Berliner Philharmoniker), Will Schofield, Glyn Matthews, Angus Bremner (SCO) and Zen Grisdale.