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Rob Holinaty’s combined book for Curtains at the Drury Lane Theatre in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

Read Robl's write-up about the show, below the photos.

Rob Holinaty’s combined book for Curtains at the Drury Lane Theatre in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

"The drum book for Curtains usually does not require the extended set up that I am using, however, I am also covering as much of the percussion book as possible in order to reduce the size of the pit. With this in mind, I am running a microKORG as a MIDI controller through my MacBook Pro into MainStage, which has a number of mallet percussion instruments programmed into it as well as a Yamaha DTX-MULTI 12 for the timpani parts.

This show was one that I hadn't heard of before being hired for it, but I have found it to be a lot of fun. There’s enough playing in the percussion books to keep both players interested, and combining the two together creates a full show that keeps me very occupied and invested in the show."

Drums:

Pearl 22” VX Vision Bass Drum
Pearl 16" VX Vision Floor Tom
Pearl 13” VX Vision Rack Tom
Pearl 14” Sensitone Snare Drum

Cymbals:

Sabian 13" AAX Hi-Hats
Sabian 10" B8 Splash
Sabian 7" Stage Bell
Sabian 20” Ride
Sabian 17" AA Medium Crash

Percussion:

Spectrasound Mark Tree
Pearl Jam Block
LP Jam Block Red
Dixon 6" Cowbell
Dixon 8" Cowbell
Unknown 8" Triangle
Miller Machine with Grover 6" Super-Overtone Triangle

Electronics:

KORG microKORG
Yamaha DTX-MULTI 12
Apple 13” MacBook Pro
Apple MainStage 3

Sticks:

Vic Firth SJOR
Vic Firth SD12 Swizzle G
Brushes Unknown

Curtains - International - Rob Holinaty
May 2018

Rob Holinaty’s combined book for Curtains at the Drury Lane Theatre in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

Conducting a National Tour by Danny Taylor

"Conducting a National Tour is incredibly challenging, but so rewarding. Stepping on to the podium with a new orchestra every few weeks really keeps you on your toes. Every player responds differently so you are constantly adjusting to get the desired result. I would compare it to playing a multi-percussion piece where the instruments are constantly moving."

5 min read

Reporting from the Broadway Trenches by Jon Berger

"After a grueling four years at SUNY I still had one theory class left to finish. I was really depressed. A classmate of mine recommended me for a tour of a Broadway show. This completely changed the course of my life."

7 min read

Drumming for "Ain’t Too Proud" by Clayton Craddock

"When I first got the call to start working on Ain’t Too Proud - The Life And Times Of The Temptations, I was curious about which era the show was going to focus on. Their career began in the early 1960’s and they’re still releasing albums today."

7 min read

The Little Mermaid - Brian Kirk

"The timpani tunings are the real challenge of The Little Mermaid. Changing pitches must be done by feel, that was my biggest challenge. Memorizing the mallet parts was also very necessary."

2 min read

The Little Mermaid - Alec Wilmart

"As you can see in the pictures, I prefer to have as much 'stuff' right in front of me, as close as possible. Because there are so many instruments close in, I have mounted a music stand off of the tom mount.

2 min read

Kevin McNaughton's setup for the National Tour of Pretty Woman at the Old National Centre (formerly the Murat Theatre) in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Pretty Woman - Kevin McNaughton

"Different from the tour, the original Broadway production had acoustic drums, an acoustic set of timbales, and an acoustic tambourine - the tambourine is now programmed in the SPD-SX."