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updated May 2007
Omaha Symphony Musician Biographies
~ Ken Yoshida ~
Principal Percussion
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Ken says: "I've been a fan of Ruben Blades for years. If you like Salsa, Ruben Blades always brings together the best Salsa musicians around and his musical arrangements are sharp, clever, and intelligent (Blades is a Harvard graduate). I just love his stuff because the drumming is always first-rate." Ken's says: "The Schwantner concerto is a terrific piece full of driving rhythms and new age melodies. Evelyn Glennie's improvised cadenza in the 3rd movement is exciting stuff." |
As a percussionist, Ken has spent the past 30 years collecting vintage percussion instruments large and small, some instruments dating back to the 1920’s. He uses many of these restored instruments in his performances with the Omaha Symphony.
In 1993 and again in 2000, Ken served on negotiating committees representing the musicians of the Omaha Symphony and Local 70-558 of the American Federation of Musicians in labor contract negotiations.
Ken is the
father of two children; Juliet who is a music major at Vanderbilt University
and Noah, age 11. He
is married to pianist Teri Heil who maintains a busy and successful teaching
studio in Omaha.
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Related Links (in
order of appearance in article)
San
Francisco Conservatory of Music
Cleveland Institute of Music
Richard
Weiner
Cleveland Orchestra
Omaha Musicians' Association
(Local 70-558)
American Federation of Musicians