10 Years in 5 Days

Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Hal Howland’s first book, The Human Drummer: Thoughts on the Life Percussive, is in progress. Howland’s master’s thesis, "The Vibraphone" (the definitive history of the instrument), is published in Percussionist (summer and fall 1977). Since 1978 he has contributed to ArtSpirit, Culture, the Key West Citizen, L’Attitudes, Modern Drummer, Music Retailing, Percussion, Percussive Notes, Scene, Sticks & Mallets, Talking Drums, and Unicorn Times.

Howland was born on 30 August 1951 in Washington, D.C. He showed a love of music about the age of four, studied the piano from age eight, and began to play drums, guitar, and bass at twelve. He has performed and composed classical, avant-garde, jazz, rock, and folk music in America, Europe, and the Middle East. Howland received his B.A. in music from James Madison University in 1973 and his M.A. in music history from Catholic University in 1976. Among his teachers were Fred Begun (National Symphony Orchestra), Kenneth Krohn (Israel Philharmonic), and Bill Reichenbach (Charlie Byrd Trio).

Since 1981 Howland has presented his award-winning BMI jazz compositions (supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts) with the Howland Ensemble, whose critically acclaimed recordings include the audiophile phonorecord The Howland Ensemble (1986) and the compact discs Reiko (1995) and 10 Years in 5 Days (2003). Howland is the timpanist of the Miami Bach Society. He was the timpanist of the National Chamber Orchestra (recording for the KOCH International label) from its inception in 1984 through its fifteenth anniversary season. He is a busy freelance musician and an accomplished singer-songwriter. He teaches music at his studio on Sugarloaf Key, Florida, and in Monroe County schools.

Hal Howland plays Gretsch drums, Paiste cymbals and gongs, and Vic Firth sticks, brushes, and mallets.

Product Description
Rich, timeless, exquisitely recorded modern acoustic jazz ("eloquent, modern, first-class"—Stereo Review), featuring collectible cover art by Key West painter Janet Mueller.

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