The timpani are among a symphony orchestra’s most exciting instruments. There’s nothing quite like a musician pounding away on wide kettledrums made from copper. But aside from the occasional dramatic ...

L to R, artistic director and conductor Jerry Junkin, composer Catherine Likhuta and timpani soloist Jacob Hord acknowledge applause after the Dallas Winds' performance of Likhuta's "Storm Chasers" at ...

I have no idea, and I suspect Kraft didn't either. His Timpani Concerto No. 2, which Herbert and the Symphony premiered in Davies Symphony Hall on Thursday night, sounds like the work of a composer ...

Never in my life did I expect to hear a timpani concerto, let alone two, and those two in back-to-back seasons. Opening weekend of 2014 included a timpani concerto by William Kraft, and this last ...