Robin Engleman was the principal percussionist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and a percussion faculty member at several colleges and universities. He was also a member of the percussion ensemble Nexus, with whom he was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.
Robin Engleman | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | John Robin Engleman |
| Born | March 21, 1937 Westminster, Maryland |
| Died | February 26, 2016 (aged 78) |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | percussion |
Biography edit
Born in Maryland in 1937, Engleman studied percussion and composition at Ithaca College in New York.[1] He worked as a percussionist in the North Carolina Symphony, the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra, the Louisville Orchestra, the Milwaukee Symphony, and the Rochester Philharmonic.[2] From 1967 to 1968 he taught percussion at Ithaca College.[3] In 1968 Engleman became the principal percussionist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa.[2] In 1971 he helped found a percussion ensemble called Nexus that would continue to play concerts with major orchestras in Europe, Asia, Oceania, and North America until 2008.[4] Nexus, along with all the founding members, was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame [5] in 1999, and also won other awards including the 1997 Banff Center for the Arts National Award and the 1989 Toronto Arts Award.[6] In 1972 Engleman began teaching percussion at York University in Toronto.[7] In the 1980s and 1990s Engleman was the principal percussionist for the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra,[2] and he later played with the New Music Concerts of Toronto.[8] Engleman also spent time as a faculty member at the Eastman School of Music and was an adjunct professor of music at the University of Toronto.[1] Among his numerous awards was the Banff School's Donald Cameron Award.[9] Engleman died in 2016 at the age of 78.
References edit
- ^ a b "Robin Engelman - Innovative Percussion". www.innovativepercussion.com.
- ^ a b c "Drummerszone - Robin Engelman". Drummerszone.com.
- ^ Steenstra, Rose. "Ithaca College School of Music Percussion Studio Portfolio." Ithaca College, 2013.
- ^ "In Memoriam – Robin Engelman – March 21, 1937 – February 26, 2016". www.nexuspercussion.com.
- ^ "Nexus". www.pas.org.
- ^ "Nexus". LA Phil.
- ^ "Robin Engelman (1937 – 2016) - Intersecting with His Percussive Life". 29 March 2016.
- ^ "About". September 15, 2011.
- ^ "John ENGELMAN - Obituary". www.legacy.com.