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John Rudolph was appointed principal percussionist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 1997. He was formerly principal percussionist of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the CBC Vancouver Orchestra for 21 seasons. John appeared as featured soloist often in Vancouver, including pops, family, masterworks and new music series concerts. Other solo appearances have included the Edmonton, Okanagan and Peterborough Symphony Orchestras, the Pacific Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the UBC Wind Ensemble and the U.S. Air Force Band in Washington, D.C. He has been featured in TSO primary school concerts and family concerts with “Percussion Power”, a special program John developed for young audiences. He can be heard often on CBC radio and in numerous chamber music and orchestral recordings. He has been invited to perform with the percussion sections of the Calgary, Montreal and National Symphony Orchestras. His teachers have included Alan Abel of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Tony Ames of the National Symphony Orchestra and Russell Hartenberger of the University of Toronto and Nexus. John teaches at the University of Toronto, Glenn Gould Professional School, National Youth Orchestra and coaches the percussion section of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. He was formerly adjunct professor of music at the University of British Columbia.
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