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- Vic_Firth abstract "Everett Joseph \"Vic\" Firth (June 2, 1930 – July 26, 2015) was an American musician and the founder of Vic Firth Company (formerly Vic Firth, Inc.), a company that makes percussion sticks and mallets.Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company bills itself as the world's largest manufacturer of drum sticks and mallets, which are made in Newport, Maine. In 2010, the company merged with Avedis Zildjian Company; officials said at the time that the companies would continue to run independently.Vic Firth was born June 2, 1930, in Winchester, Massachusetts. He was raised in Sanford, Maine by parents Everett E. and Rosemary Firth, where he graduated from Sanford High School. Son of a successful trumpet player, he started learning the cornet at age four, turning later to percussion, trombone, clarinet, piano, and music arrangement. When he reached high school, he was a full-time percussionist, and created an 18-piece band at age 16. He played a variety of percussion instruments such as vibraphone, timpani and the drum set. He held a Bachelor's degree, as well as an Honorary Doctorate in Music from New England Conservatory in Boston.Firth was the principal timpanist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1956 to 2002. He was the orchestra's youngest member when music director Charles Munch hired him as a percussionist in 1952.Firth died at the age of 85 on July 26, 2015 at his home in Boston, Massachusetts.".
- Vic_Firth activeYearsEndYear "2015".
- Vic_Firth activeYearsStartYear "1946".
- Vic_Firth background "non_vocal_instrumentalist".
- Vic_Firth birthDate "1930-06-02".
- Vic_Firth birthPlace Winchester,_Massachusetts.
- Vic_Firth deathPlace Boston.
- Vic_Firth instrument Clarinet.
- Vic_Firth instrument Cornet.
- Vic_Firth instrument Drum_kit.
- Vic_Firth instrument Percussion_instrument.
- Vic_Firth instrument Piano.
- Vic_Firth instrument Timpani.
- Vic_Firth instrument Trombone.
- Vic_Firth occupation Musician.
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- Vic_Firth wikiPageExternalLink www.vicfirth.com.
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- Vic_Firth wikiPageWikiLink Percussion_instrument.
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