Robert Pangborn
Percussionist born in Painesville, Ohio, US. His early training was with his uncle, William Hruby at the Hruby Conservatory of Music in Cleveland. He later studied with [a4378693] at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Roman Sculz at the Berkshire Music Festival, William Street at the Eastman School of Music and [a759313] at Julliard. His military service was spent as a percussionist with the United States Military Academy Band at West Point. Before joining the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in 1964, Robert Pangborn held the positions of principal timpanist with the [a2576208], mallet percussionist with the Cleveland Orchestra, and timpanist/percussionist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York City. In addition to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra he formed several chamber percussion groups including the Detroit Percussion Trio, 4 for Percussion and Mostly Mallets. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he performed as set drummer with [a2038512] a “cross-over” pop-rock group.
