Jack Van Geem has been principal percussion and assistant timpanist of the San Francisco Symphony for 23 years. He has performed and recorded with the symphony as a mallet soloist, solo timpanist, snare drum soloist and featured solo percussionist. Before joining the symphony in 1981, he performed for five years with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. He studied in Germany with Cristoph Caskel on a Hertz Fellowship and holds a B.A. and M.A. from California State University at Hayward, where he also taught. In addition to his work with the San Francisco Symphony, Mr. Van Geem has recorded and performed chamber music, music soundtracks, marimba and xylophone music. He recently finished recording a CD of marimba duets with Nancy Zeltsman and the duo also premiered Island Music -- a new work written especially for the two of them by Michael Tilson Thomas.
Jack Van Geem can be contacted at 415.503.6200 x6551.
