- Everett Firth
Infobox Person
name = Everett "Vic" Firth
known_for = FoundingVic Firth
occupation = Retired; Boston Symphony Orchestra timpanistEverett "Vic" Firth is a
percussionist best known for founding thedrum stick companyVic Firth , bearing his name. He was a member of theBoston Symphony Orchestra for over fifty years, most of them as principaltimpanist . Vic Firth retired from the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2001, and his 50-year legacy was followed byTim Genis . Vic Firth graduated from theNew England Conservatory in Boston, where he was initiated into the Alpha chapter ofPhi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity in 1950.Vic Firth graduated from
Sanford High School inSanford, Maine , where his father was a band director.References
* Mattingly, Rick. [http://www.vicfirth.com/artists/vicfirth.html "Vic Firth: Celebrating 50 Years with the Boston Symphony Orchestra"] . "Modern Drummer Magazine" Volume 25, No. 11. November 2001.
* [http://www.conductorsguild.net/2005ConferenceProgramBook.pdf "Conductor's Guild 2005 Conference Program" (PDF)] . Page 13.
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