Author name: Edward Harrison

Principal timpanist of Lyric Opera of Chicago, USA.

Leonard Bernstein’s Use of Diminished in West Side Story

Edward Harrison | September 21, 2021

To understand Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story it is important to understand diminished theory. The diminished scales and chords are some of the most interesting […]

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Edward Harrison — “El Silencio:” A Percussive Ode to Resonant Memories

Edward Harrison | September 13, 2021

Edward Harrison talks about his “El Silencio” project — featuring maracas, together with his students at Roosevelt University, as well as other projects with the Lyric Opera.

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