Educational Background
- Bachelor of Music, Temple University, 1964
- Master of Music, University Illinois Urbana, 1966
Professional Experience:
Principle Percussionist with the Milwaukee Symphony from 1966-1972; Performances with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, Da Camera of Houston and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra. He has worked under the baton of Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Chailly, Pierre Boulez, Lorin Maazel, Leonard Slatkin, Lukas Foss, Carlos Chavez and Pablo Casals. He has worked directly with, Luciano Berio, John Cage, Salvatore Martirano, Herbert Brün, George Crumb, Lukas Foss and Pierre Boulez.
Other Activities:
Associate Editor of Percussive Notes Magazine and also maintains a continuing column entited "Terms Used in Percussion." Panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts in 1988. Rosen has premiered many solo marimba compositions and percussion ensemble compositions with the award winning Oberlin Percussion Group. He performed the American Premieres of Pleides and Idmen by Iannis Xenakis. He is know as the marimbist who introduced the marimba music of Akira Miyoshi, Maki Ishii and Minoru Miki to the US. Mr Rosen has recorded with the Bayerische Rundfunk, Opus One, Lumina, Albany and CRI labels.
Background:
Born in Philadelphia where he studied with Charles Owen. He has also studied with Fred Hinger, Cloyd Duff and Jack MacKenzie.
Clinics and Performances:
Performed concerts and clinics in Canada, Germany, Holland, France, Finland, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Hong Kong as well as all throughout the US. In 1989, visiting teacher at the Beijing Conservatory in China. In 1978, visiting teacher at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Holland. In 1974, 1981 and in 1990 he appeared as a marimba specialist at the Percussive Arts Society Convention. In 1994 and 1997, offered a marimba course at the Arturo Toscanni Foundation in Parma, Italy. He is a Zildjian clinician.
Personal:
Mr. Rosen is an avid cook and student of cuisines of the world. When not in the kitchen making bread or the latest Italian pasta dish, he is on the tennis courts trying to improve his serve. Married to Marlene Ralis Rosen who teaches voice at Oberlin, they often perform together. The couple has a Bernese Mountain Dog named Bernie with whom they take long walks in the woods.
Additional:
Percussion at Oberlin Conservatory (website)
