Craig Hetrick, percussion
Craig Hetrick, who has served as Adjunct Professor of Percussion
at Butler University since 1996, is also the Assistant Principal
Timpanist/Percussionist of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, a
position he has held since 1992. He was selected by the ISO after
the completion of a long and arduous audition process from a field
of some 150 applicants. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Hetrick was
Principal Percussionist of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra
for 4 years and Principal Timpanist of the Columbus Philharmonic
Orchestra for 6 years. He also played Extra Percussion/Timpani with
the Delaware Symphony, Harrisburg Symphony, and the Baltimore
Symphony, which included touring and recording.
Mr. Hetrick received his Master's Degree from the Indiana
University Jacob's School of Music, and his Bachelor's Degree from
the University of Delaware. His major teachers were Gerald Carlyss
(Principal Timpanist, Philadelphia Orchestra), Christopher Williams
(Principal Percussion/Asst. Timpani, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra),
George Gaber, and Harvery Price. While at I.U., he was awarded the
coveted "Performer's Certificate" and performed a solo percussion
piece in Carnegie Recital Hall with the IU Soloists. He has also
studied with Jim Chapin, Alan Abel, William Schinstine, and Richard
Weiner.
As a performer on drum set, Mr. Hetrick has performed and toured
with Chris Botti, Arthur Lipner, Steve Weingart, Johnny Mathis,
Perry Como, Jimmy Dorsey, Guy Lombardo, and Al Cobine. In college
he performed in Dominic Spera's jazz ensemble at IU, in the
University of Delaware's jazz ensemble, and in West Chester
University's jazz ensemble, the "Criterions." He has also recorded
a cd with Hoagy Carmichael's son, Randy Carmichael, and at age 16
was selected to perform with the American Youth Jazz Band, which
included a European tour. He has also performed extensively in the
local jazz scene with Cathy Morris, Jim Farrelly, and Royce
Campbell. He has appeared at the Jazz Kitchen, the Speedway Formula
One Race, and many other venues.
Mr. Hetrick has played as both Principal Timpanist and
Percussionist in most of the major concert halls of Europe,
including those in Berlin, Vienna, London, Munich, Madrid,
Barcelona, Frankfurt, Paris, Cologne, and Zurich, as well as
Carnegie Hall here in NYC. He has also performed under the batons
of David Zinman, Isaac Perlman, Andrew Litton, Hans Graff,
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Raymond Leppard, Robert Spano, Antal
Dorati, John Nelson, Erich Kunzel, Marvin Hamlisch, Jack Everly,
and Doc Severinsen. Mr. Hetrick has performed with such notable
soloists as Joshua Bell, Andre Watts, Lynn Harrell, Midori, Lang
Lang, Yo Yo Ma, Sylvia McNair, Maureen McGovern, Florence
Henderson, Al Jarreau, Dave Brubeck, Art Garfunkel, and Michael
Feinstein.
As a recording artist, Mr. Hetrick has recorded six CD's with
the Indianapolis Symphony, one with the Baltimore Symphony, a 2
disc set with Randy Carmichael, and one for David Baker, with Jim
Campbell and other IU faculty. These were on the Telarc,
London/Decca, Koss Classics, and Cala labels. His composition Tip
of the Andes (published by Southern Music), has been performed by
percussion ensembles throughout the US and Europe, including a
performance by the "Presidents Own" Marine Band, and was reviewed
in Percussive Notes magazine. He was a Visiting Professor at the IU
Jacobs School of Music for four years, and has presented clinics at
Indiana University, Butler University, Ball State University, and
twice at PASIC: 2004 in Nashville, TN, and 2009 here in
Indianapolis.
Mr. Hetrick is a proud endorser of Pearl/Adams, Evans, Vic
Firth, and Sabian products.
(317) 940-9488
crhetrick@yahoo.com