<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1AsK5J_1GuAydFX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1AsK5J_1GuAydFX00" width="400" height="518" ></figure><p>Principal timpanist for the Boston Pops and assistant percussionist of the Boston Symphony, Arthur Press was a commanding figure at Symphony Hall for 46 years (1956 to 1992), playing on more than 50 recordings. He died last week at a great age.</p><p>From his obit:</p><p><i>“Arthur Press was in many ways the heartbeat of the Boston Symphony Orchestra percussion section,” recalls Frank Epstein, a longtime percussionist with the BSO. “Always positive, helpful, and supportive of his colleagues, Arthur was the backbone of the section. He was a consummate professional and a gifted percussionist, and his snare drum playing was second to none. He was a gentleman, he dressed in a stylish manner, and he was a gifted orator and a wonderful teller of jokes. He was also a devoted teacher. There are many fine percussionists around today who studied with Arthur and can remember his supportive nature.”</i></p></div></body>

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Principal timpanist for the Boston Pops and assistant percussionist of the Boston Symphony, Arthur Press was a commanding figure at Symphony Hall for 46 years (1956 to 1992), playing on more than 50 recordings. He died last week at a great age. From his obit:. “Arthur Press was in many...

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Principal timpanist for the Boston Pops and assistant percussionist of the Boston Symphony, Arthur Press was a commanding figure at Symphony Hall for 46 ye

Boston mourns percussion king, 96

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