He was a man who played the same way he lived-with tons of class. “And I had a ‘blast’ playing snare drum with him in Rimsky-Korsakov’s ‘Scheherazade’ during the Symphonic Emeritus Section performance at PASIC 2015!” Robert van Sice, chair of percussion studies at Yale University, recalled his former teacher: 'Richard Weiner was a role model to all of us during our school days in Cleveland. What an eye-opening start for a kid-hour-long triangle coachings during percussion sectionals! And watching him perform with the orchestra while I was a student at Cleveland State was inspiring. “Although I didn’t study with him, I have Rich to thank for getting me on the path of music, as he auditioned me for the Cleveland Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra when I was in high school. “Richard Weiner leaves a lasting legacy and will be greatly missed,” stated Jerry Noble, Director of Percussion at Wright State University and a member of the Dayton Philharmonic. Look for his article on the glockenspiel part to “Waldweben (Forest Murmurs)” from Richard Wagner’s opera Siegfried in the March 2019 issue of Percussive Notes. You have always treated Jackie and me so well.” Ever the percussion educator, Weiner submitted an article to Percussive Notes just days before he died. “From the induction ceremony and wonderful video, to the front-row seats for the Blue Man Group, to coordinating with my daughters for their surprise attendance, to shipping the beautiful engraved award.
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