Wikipedia:WikiProject Percussion/To-do

• Place Template:WikiProject Percussion on the talk page of all articles relating to percussion
• Several hundred of biographies of drummers and percussionists need tagging
• Grade each article by importance and current quality level using the instructions from WikiProject Percussion/Assessment

• Percussion Pops Orchestra, a notable percussion ensemble founded by Dick Schory who netted a Grammy nomination with the group in 1960 (Coverage and reviews in several Billboard issues)
• Percussion Group Cincinnati, inducted as a group into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame (The Modern Percussion Revolution: Journeys of the Progressive Artist Chapter 2)
• Hurtado Brothers Royal Marimba Band, inducted as a group into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame (The Latin Tinge: The Impact of Latin American Music on the United States Chapter 3)

• Garantung, an instrument from Indonesia with a history distinct from the larger family of xylophones ([https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199743391.001.0001/acref-9780199743391-e-2589 The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments])

Alphabetical by surname

• Anders Åstrand, a Swedish keyboard percussionist ([https://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/81/ Anders Åstrand: A Paragon of the Modern Musical Aesthetic])
• William and Ruth Cahn, an American husband-and-wife duo that both play for the Rochester Symphony and teach at the Eastman School of Music ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 55] and [https://archive.org/details/biographicalessa0000larr Biographical Essays on Twentieth-Century Percussionists pg. 45])
• {{ILL|Christopher Lamb (percussionist)|de|Christopher Lamb (Perkussionist)}}, principal percussionist with the New York Philharmonic and winner of the inaugural Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 223] and [https://archive.org/details/biographicalessa0000larr Biographical Essays on Twentieth-Century Percussionists pg. 149])
• Paul and Sandi Rennick, an American husband-and-wife duo who teach at the University of North Texas and are considered to be among the most influential marching percussion arrangers and instructors of all time (Marching Bands and Drumlines: Secrets of Success from the Best of the Best)
• George H. Way, an American drummer and owner of George Way Drums ([https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195314281.001.0001/acref-9780195314281-e-8819 The Grove Dictionary of American Music])

By order of induction

• James Salmon (percussionist), an American percussionist who was the first to teach the subject at the University of Michigan ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 335])
• Paul Price (percussionist), an American percussion professor and owner of two publishing companies; established the first percussion ensemble program in the country at the University of Illinois ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 301])
• William Street (percussionist), principal timpanist for the Rochester Symphony and professor at the Eastman School of Music ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 362] and [https://archive.org/details/biographicalessa0000larr Biographical Essays on Twentieth-Century Percussionists pg. 273])
• Cloyd Duff, an incredibly prolific American timpanist who was principal with the Cleveland Orchestra for several decades ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 98] and [https://archive.org/details/biographicalessa0000larr Biographical Essays on Twentieth-Century Percussionists pg. 89])
• Alfred Friese, German-born violist and timpanist who ran the first timpani school in the United States and played timpani under Mahler for the New York Philharmonic ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 120])
• Richard Hochrainer, Austrian timpanist with the Vienna Philharmonic ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 173])
• {{ILL|Harry Breuer|pt|Harry Breuer|es}}, American ragtime xylophonist ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 46])

• Charles Owen (percussionist), mallet soloist with the United States Marine Band for twenty years and later the principal percussionist of the Philadelphia Orchestra ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 278] and [https://archive.org/details/biographicalessa0000larr Biographical Essays on Twentieth-Century Percussionists pg. 193])

• William F. Ludwig, Jr. (or William F. Ludwig II), the son of the business magnet William F. Ludwig, Sr., he took over the Ludwig Drum Company from his father ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 238] and, [https://www.google.com/books/edition/History_of_the_Ludwig_Drum_Company/paQAPZqShHIC History of the Ludwig Drum Company], and [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Ludwig_Book/hcQZAQAAIAAJ The Ludwig Book])
• George Gaber, an American percussion who had an eclectic career in dance bands, under the baton of several leading orchestral conductors, and as the professor of percussion at Indiana University ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 121])
• Alexander Lepak, an American percussionist who served as a timpanist and soloist for the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and professor at the Hartt School of Music ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 229])
• Morris Lang (or Morris "Arnie" Lang), an American percussionist who was associate timpanist and percussionist for the New York Philharmonic under Saul Goodman and founded Lang Percussion ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 225] and [https://archive.org/details/biographicalessa0000larr Biographical Essays on Twentieth-Century Percussionists pg. 153])

• Al Payson, principal percussionist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and inventor of the timp-toms which were developed into roto-toms ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 287] and [https://archive.org/details/biographicalessa0000larr Biographical Essays on Twentieth-Century Percussionists pg. 201])
• Michael Bookspan, principal percussionist for the Philadelphia Orchestra for nearly fifty years ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 43])
• Gordon Peters (percussionist), the first president of the Percussive Arts Society and principal percussionist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 290] and [https://archive.org/details/biographicalessa0000larr Biographical Essays on Twentieth-Century Percussionists pg. 209])
• Sandy Feldstein, author and editor of over a hundred method books for drummers and percussionists and later vice-president for Alfred Music ([https://www.proquest.com/docview/206563305/FF635FDEB4F943B1PQ "The Music Manager: Sandy Feldstein Tunes Up One of the Nation's Largest Sheet Music Factories"])
• Walter Rosenberger, principal percussionist of the New York Philharmonic ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 329])

• Dick Schory, CEO of Ovation Records and Creative Music who earned a Grammy nomination for best arrangement ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 340])
• Thomas Siwe, published author of several scholarly books detailing percussion literature (reviews of his books can be found in several peer-reviewed journals such as Notes and the Music Educator Journal)
• Clifford Alexis, steelpan builder and promoter ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 9])
• Gary Olmstead, composer, former president of the Percussive Arts Society, and professor of percussion at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Several articles and reviews in The Instrumentalist magazine)
• Salvatore Rabbio, principal timpanist with the Detriot Symphony Orchestra ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 307])
• Mike Balter, founder of his namesake mallet company and studio percussionist for several notable artists ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 19])
• Dennis DeLucia, marching percussion arranger and instructor for several notable drum corps who is also in the Drum Corps International Hall of Fame (Marching Bands and Drumlines: Secrets of Success from the Best of the Best)
• {{ILL|Ju Tzong-Ching|zh|朱宗慶}} (朱宗慶), founder of Ju Percussion Group and president of Taipei National University of the Arts (lots of coverage in several leading Taiwanese newspapers)
• Richard Weiner (percussionist), principal percussionist of the Cleveland Orchestra ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 393])
• Frank Epstein, Holland-born percussionist with the Boston Pops, founder of Collage New Music, and maker of a line of instruments ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 103])
• Michael Rosen (percussionist), professor of percussion at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 328])
• Garry Kvistad, founder and owner of Woodstock Percussion and member of Nexus Percussion ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 218])

• Michael Udow, percussionist and composer ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 377] and [https://archive.org/details/biographicalessa0000larr Biographical Essays on Twentieth-Century Percussionists pg. 277])
• Roland Kohloff, principal timpanist for the San Francisco Symphony and the New York Philharmonic ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 210] and [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/03/arts/music/roland-l-kohloff-71-master-of-the-timpani-is-dead.html New York Times obituary])
• Arthur Press, professor at the Boston Conservatory and percussionist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 300] and [https://archive.org/details/biographicalessa0000larr Biographical Essays on Twentieth-Century Percussionists pg. 221])
• Johnny Lee Lane, noted percussion pedagogue and professor (Who's Who Among African Americans pg. 1742)
• Neil Grover, founder of Grover Pro Percussion, one of the largest manufacturers of accessory percussion instruments in the world ([https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 140] and several trade journals)
• Beverley Johnston, Canadian marimbist and professor at the University of Toronto ([https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/09/30/beverley-johnston/4e0bf212-e9bb-4fb5-bc8b-cbe4dd8a3d17/ Washington Post article] and [https://archive.org/details/percussionistsbi0000barn/mode/2up Percussionists: A Biographical Dictionary pg. 193]
• Jim Petercsak, former president of the Percussive Arts Society and emeritus professor of percussion at the State University of New York ([https://www.moderndrummer.com/drummers/jim-petercsak/ Modern Drummer article])

• Elden C. Bailey, currently does not have any worthwhile biographical information

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