David Herbert
with the University of Akron Symphony Orchestra
Concerto No. 2 for Timpani and Orchestra "The Grand Encounter"
by William Kraft
Evening Concert
Wednesday, 8:00 p.m.

David Herbert is currently principal timpanist of the San Francisco Symphony. He also is a proponent of solo timpani repertoire, accomplishing many commissions and world premiere performances every year. Herbert served as timpanist of the New World Symphony, and has performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony and St. Louis Symphony. He has appeared as timpani concerto soloist with the San Francisco Symphony, Shanghai Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, and the New World Symphony, with which he made his Lincoln Center debut with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting. Herbert performed the world premiere of William Kraft’s Grand Encounter Timpani Concerto #2 in 2005 with the San Francisco Symphony (SFS), a commission written specifically for him. With the SFS, he has performed as soloist in Lou Harrison’s Concerto for Organ and Percussion, William Kraft’s Timpani Concerto No. 1, and Michael Tilson Thomas’s Island Music. Herbert has presented clinics and master classes throughout North America, Japan, China, and Europe. He has been a featured clinician at several PASICs (2001, 2003, 2005), and is currently a faculty member of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the Boston Conservatory. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the St. Louis Conservatory of Music and a master’s degree in percussion performance from the Juilliard School of Music.

David Herbert

Guy Victor Bordo, Director of Orchestras at The University of Akron

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