Salvatore Rabbio

Salvatore Rabbio (born July 27, 1934 in Boston ) is an American percussionist and music teacher.

Rabbio began his training as a percussionist in junior high school. He was active as a percussionist in the Boston jazz scene for some time, performing with Sammy Lewis ' big band, Herb Pomeroy and Don Ellis . He then studied at the Boston University Music School with Charles Smith , the percussionist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and performed with the Boston University Orchestra in the American premiere of Igor Stravinski's The Rake's Progress , conducted by the composer, and Carl Orff's Carmina Burana , conducted by Leopold Stokowski on.

In 1956 he completed his studies with a bachelor's degree. After appearances as the winner of the Boston University Concerto Competition with the Boston Pops Orchestra under Arthur Fiedler , he became principal timpanist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1958 . He held this position for forty years under conductors such as John Barbirolli , Paul Paray , Sixten Ehrling , Antal Doráti , Neeme Järvi , Eugen Jochum , Seiji Ozawa , Charles Dutoit and Eugene Ormandy . As a soloist he played Malloy Miller's Ngoma (with the Boston Pops, 1956), the premiere of Harold Laudenslager's Concertato for timpani and orchestra (with the Wayne State University Orchestra , 1964), Robert Parris ' The Phoenix (with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra , 1970) and Johan Fischer's Concerto for 8 Timpani and Orchestra (with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, 1992).

From 1954 to 1956, Rabbio taught at Boston University . From 1962 to 1986 he headed the Percussion Department at Wayne Stae University in Detroit. In addition, he taught from 1973 during the Aspen Music Festival as representative of Charles Owen at the University of Michigan , where he finally held a professorship from 1987 to 1998. From 2001 to 2006 he was a teacher at the Boston Conservatory , and he also gave master classes and guest lectures at universities around the world. His numerous successful students include Christopher Lamb , Mark Griffith , John Spiritus , Bruce Pulk and Fred Marderness , Brian Prechtl , Trey Wyatt , Shannon Wood , Matt Prendergast , Gregg Koyle and Guy Leslie , a career as a university lecturer followed Lamb and Joseph Gramley , Dan Armstrong , Gary France , Gary Cook , Tony DiSanza , Alison Shaw , Nick Petrella and Pat Roulet . In 2010 he was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Fine Arts School of Music at Boston University.

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