D’Drum world percussion D’Drum is a world music percussion group based in Dallas, Texas. The group has performed and recorded extensively, and is featured in an Emmy Award-winning PBS short film documenting their travels and observations as related to world percussion. D’Drum is also heard in the National Geographic film Lions of Darkness, in addition to the hit PBS series Wishbone. As in their live performances, their recorded albums feature music derived from traditional cultures of Bali, Africa, Persia, and other locales that are blended with the influences of Western Classical and Jazz forms. All of the instruments featured are acoustic, and of traditional and contemporary design. D’Drum was named Best Percussion Ensemble in Drum! Magazine’s 2010 Readers Poll. More information can be found by visiting www.pureddrum.com.
Ron Snider D’Drum group leader Ron Snider serves as assistant principal percussion with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. As cimbalom soloist, Mr. Snider has recorded Kodály’s Háry János with the Dallas and Milwaukee Symphonies and appeared with the orchestras of Philadelphia, Cleveland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis, Houston, Toronto, and Mexico City, among others. He has played on hundreds of recordings for television and film, and performs on the RCA, Warner Brothers, Epic, Delos, Dorian, Telarc, Pro-Arte, and Hungaroton record labels. Ron Snider studied at the University of North Texas, and in Bali with Ketut Madri and Raka Swastika. He has designed and collected hundreds of instruments.
John Bryant John Bryant is a percussionist, music producer, and composer. He has composed the musical scores for a number of award-winning documentary films, as well as three dance works commissioned by the Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Originally from Virginia, Mr. Bryant majored in percussion at the University of North Texas, where he played and recorded with the One O’Clock Lab Band. He has performed and/or recorded with many artists, including Ray Charles, Don Henley, Gary Burton, Joe Walsh, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. He is currently a member of the faculty at Southern Methodist University as an adjunct lecturer of music production and drumset studies.
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The Cleveland Orchestra