Chicago Symphony mourns veteran percussionist

Chicago Symphony mourns veteran percussionist

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norman lebrecht

March 14, 2015

Sam Denov, percussionist with the Chicago Symphony from 1954 to 1985, has died at the age of 91. Before Chicago, he played in the San Antonio and Pittsburgh symphony orchestras. He is the author of The Art of Playing the Cymbals (1963) and was one of the founders of ICSOM.

Condolences to Sam’s family.

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