RICHARD
BROWN
Professor of Percussion and Chair of Harp and Percussion
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Chair,
Harp and Percussion
B.M.E. (1969) Temple University
M.Mus. (1971) Catholic University of America.
1201 Alice Pratt Brown Hall
713-348-3787
rbdrum@rice.edu |
RICHARD BROWN, a native of Philadelphia,
Richard Brown earned his bachelor of music from Temple University
in Philadelphia and his masterīs degree from Catholic University
of America in Washington, D.C. He started his career with the Chamber
Symphony of Philadelphia in 1968. He played in the United States
Army Band in Washington D.C., and then moved to Houston to perform
with the Houston Symphony, a position he held for eight years.
While in Houston, he established the percussion department at the
Shepherd School of Music.
Brown left the Houston Symphony to establish a free-lance career in New York
City. He worked in studios recording film scores, records, and radio and TV jingles,
played several Broadway shows, and worked with the Metropolitan Opera, the Orchestra
of St. Lukeīs, and the New York Philharmonic. It was during this time that he
began his association as percussionist for the live stage performances of actress/singer
Ann-Margret. In the summer, Brown is principal percussionist with the Grand Teton
Music Festival Orchestra in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
In 1984 he returned to the Shepherd School as full-time Professor of Percussion
and performs regularly with the Houston Symphony as well as Principle Percussion
of the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra.
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