The timpani provides an essential rhythmic pulse for the orchestra. In the case of Everett “Vic” Firth, the iconic timpanist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1956 to 2002, that pulse was artful, ...

Vic Firth, percussionist and founder of the Vic Firth Company, has passed away at the age of 85. His company is well known in the music industry for making drumsticks and percussion mallets that are ...

Vic Firth, legendary Boston Symphony Orchestra timpanist, world-renowned educator and founder of Vic Firth Company, has passed away at the age of 85. Here is the official press announcement from Vic ...

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Everett “Vic” Firth, a longtime timpanist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra who became renowned among drummers of all stripes as a manufacturer of drumsticks, died July 26 at his home in Boston. He ...

"I had no intentions of getting into a business," Firth told MSNBC. "It was simply to supply a stick that was better than what was available. But I took it to a different height, that demanded the ...

Everett "Vic" Firth, founder of leading drumstick manufacturing company Vic Firth Company, died on July 27 according to a statement on the company's Facebook page. He was 85. By Jackie Frere Everett ...

Now that Vic Firth Co. has relocated to a new facility within Newport, the famed drumstick and mallet manufacturer’s 1960s-era factory has sold to Waterville-based boat dealer Hamlin's Marine. Terms ...

Everett J. “Vic” Firth of Dover and Boston, former principal timpanist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, died July 26 at home. He was 85. Mr. Firth was born in Winchester and raised in Maine. Upon ...

Everett "Vic" Firth, whose namesake drumsticks are among the world's most popular, has died. The musician and teacher was 85 years old. The news was announced on the company's website today. Visitors ...