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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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