American classical percussionist, though he was also trained as a cornet, trombone, clarinet, and piano player. Head of the percussion department at the New England Conservatory from 1950, and founder of Vic Firth, Inc., a manufacturer of drum sticks and mallets, in 1963.
He retired from the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2002, after a 50 year tenure as timpanist.
Born: 2nd June 1930 - Winchester, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Died: 26th July 2015 - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. [aged 85]
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