Saul Goodman was a timpani

Timpani

Timpani, or kettledrums, are musical instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum, they consist of a skin called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionally made of copper. They are played by striking the head with a specialized drum stick called a timpani stick or timpani mallet...

st in the New York Philharmonic

New York Philharmonic

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 orchestra from 1926 to 1972. Saul learned under the instruction of Alfred Friese, whom he succeeded as principal timpanist in the New York Philharmonic. He also was a member of the faculties at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal and the Juilliard School of Music where he taught many who went on to become timpanists in symphony orchestras around the world. During his career Goodman made innovations in drum and mallet construction, including a tuning system for drums and a line of timpani mallets.

Students

Goodman's students include:

• Bonnie Lynn Adelson, (Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, and Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
  Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
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  ) (retired)
• Fred Begun, National Symphony Orchestra
  National Symphony Orchestra
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   (retired)
• Gerald Carlyss, Philadelphia Orchestra
  Philadelphia Orchestra
  The Philadelphia Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. One of the "Big Five" American orchestras, it was founded in 1900...
  
   (retired)
• Louis Charbonneau, Montreal Symphony Orchestra
  Montreal Symphony Orchestra
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   (retired)
• Tony Cirone, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (retired)
• Barry Jekowski, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (retired)
• Jerry Epperson, Tulsa Philharmonic
  Tulsa Philharmonic
  The Tulsa Philharmonic was an American symphony orchestra located in Tulsa, OK. The orchestra was founded in 1948 by H. Arthur Brown who was principal conductor from 1948 till 1958. The orchestra played for 53 seasons...
  
   (1960–1999) (retired)
• Eugene Espino, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
  Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
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   (deceased)
• Everett "Vic" Firth, Boston Symphony Orchestra
  Boston Symphony Orchestra
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   (retired)
• Jonathan Haas, American Symphony Orchestra
  American Symphony Orchestra
  The American Symphony Orchestra is a New York-based American orchestra founded in 1962 by Leopold Stokowski, then aged 80. Following Maestro Stokowski's departure, Kazuyoshi Akiyama was appointed Music Director of the American Symphony Orchestra from 1973-1978. Music Directors during the early...
  
  
• Rick Holmes, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (deceased)
• Dick Horowitz, New York Metropolitan Opera
• Elayne Jones, San Francisco Opera (retired)
• John Kasica St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
• William Kraft
  William Kraft
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  , Los Angeles Philharmonic
  Los Angeles Philharmonic
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   (retired)
• Roland Kohloff, New York Philharmonic
  New York Philharmonic
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   (deceased)
• Jesse Kregal, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
• Morris (Arnie) Lang, New York Philharmonic
  New York Philharmonic
  The New York Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States. It is one of the American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five"...
  
   (retired)
• Jim Rago, Louisville Orchestra
  Louisville Orchestra
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• Tom Stubbs, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
• Gary Werdesheim, Florida State University
  Florida State University
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   (retired)
• Michael Hinton, Juilliard School class 77 Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, KODO,
• Percussive Arts Society: Saul Goodman
• Chris Nilsson.
• Jeremy Gruber
• Jason Eskin
• Adam Arnkoff
• Gordon Gottlieb (NY Studios, Juilliard School)
• Ben Herman (American Symphony Orchestra)
• Buster Bailey (New York Philharmonic)(deceased)