A chat with Matt Howard (part 1 of 2): LA Phil Principal Percussion talks about how he got started in music, his awesome job, and starts to talk about the origin of “Naru”
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A chat with Matt Howard (part 1 of 2): LA Phil Principal Percussion talks about how he got started in music, his awesome job, and starts to talk about the origin of “Naru”

Almost all classical musicians start playing their instrument in their youth, usually when their age is still in single digits — some as young as 2-years old are bowing cardboard violins. They spend two decades refining their craft to take multiple auditions, hoping to get paid to play music. Most of them play in a … Continue reading