Category Archives: Musical Theater Percussion

Les Misérables pit percussion setup (Schools Edition)

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Chris Stroh

Les Misérables (Schools Edition) is a slightly shortened version of Les Mis made for the slightly shortened attention span of the intended audience, high school students and their families. It was a fun show for me to play for a … Continue reading →

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Next to Normal pit percussion setup

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Chris Stroh

Here’s my setup for the drum book for Next to Normal, a musical I’ve been working on with Twelfth Night Productions down in West Seattle. It’s pretty much built around a five piece drum set, since the rhythm section is … Continue reading →

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Mary Poppins pit percussion setup

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Chris Stroh

The interesting thing about the percussion books for MTI’s Mary Poppins production is that book 1 is almost exclusively pitched percussion. Most of the auxiliary percussion is in book 2 with the drum set. So, while there are fewer instruments … Continue reading →

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Wizard of Oz, July/August 2016

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Chris Stroh
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Cabaret setup, July 2016

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Chris Stroh
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First-time pit advice

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Chris Stroh

Here’s selections from a thread I found on reddit that has a lot of great advice for playing in your first musical theater pit orchestra. Many of the people giving advice are professional musicians. I hope this is helpful! [–]ChocolateDoorknob … Continue reading →

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Wizard of Oz percussion setup

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Chris Stroh

Here’s my percussion setup for the recent production of “The Wizard of Oz” at Edmonds Heights K-12, with Mike Corey as the music director. We used the RSC version, as opposed to the MUNY version. I was playing both the … Continue reading →

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