Raynor Carroll

Principal Percussionist, Los Angeles Philharmonic

B.A. Music (1984)

Joined the Los Angeles Philharmonic as co-principal percussionist/timpanist in the 1983-84 season.
Performed under conductors such as Carlo-Maria Giulini, André Previn, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Simon Rattle and Zubin Mehta.
Has made numerous recordings with the Philharmonic and for motion picture soundtracks. Film credits include How to Make an American Quilt, A Walk in the Clouds, The Shawshank Redemption, and Dead Poets Society.
Participates in the LA Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella and Chamber Music series.
Has taught timpani and percussion privately and at CSU Los Angeles and CSU Long Beach.
Member of the 1990-91 Music Advisory Panel, Orchestra Section, for the National Endowment for the Arts.

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