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“Whether in thundering drumrolls or gentle tapping, he made a significant contribution to the overall impact.” – The San Diego Union-Tribune |
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JASON GINTER is the owner of JGpercussion, a company he began in 2008 with the goal of creating the highest quality timpani mallets available. Formerly the Principal Timpanist of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, he has performed as a timpanist and percussionist with orchestras throughout the country, and has formerly held the position of Principal Timpanist with the Peoria Symphony and the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestras.
A native of Elyria, Ohio, Jason began playing the drums at age 12, and while in high school he was selected to play with the Cleveland Orchestra on a "Percussion Spectacular" concert featuring Dame Evelyn Glennie. As a 2007 percussion fellow of the Tanglewood Music Festival, Jason performed under the direction of James Levine, Mark Elder and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos.
Released in 2009, Jason can be heard on Never Far Away, the new San Diego Symphony recording on the Telarc label featuring the music of Bright Sheng. He has also recorded the music of Nancy Galbraith with the Pittsburgh Camerata Choir, and with San Diego guitarist Greg Gibson.
A graduate of the Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music, he studied with Russell Burge of the Percussion Group Cincinnati. His other major teachers have included Indianapolis Symphony percussionist Craig Hetrick and Cincinnati Symphony percussionist David Fishlock. Jason is a protégé of Pittsburgh Symphony timpanist Timothy Adams, Jr. During the year spent at Carnegie Mellon University working with Professor Adams, Jason was a winner of the 2008 Carnegie Mellon Concerto Competition – performing Joan Tower's percussion concerto Strike Zones.
Jason is the author of Exercises for the Beginning Percussionist (2004), has published articles on the subject of teaching percussion, and has coached award-winning ensembles throughout the United States. He currently serves on the music faculty of the University of San Diego.
Discography
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Nancy Galbraith with The The Pittsburgh Camerata |
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Never Far Away: Music of Bright Sheng Yolanda Kondonassis, Harp Jahja Ling and San Diego Symphony Orchestra |
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Greg Gibson |