Kevin Hathway

British classical percussionist, educator, and author. He studied trombone and percussion at the Royal College of Music, London. He was Principal Percussion of the BBC Philharmonic before joining the Philharmonia Orchestra in 1979 as Co-Principal Percussion. Founding member of The Wallace Collection. Head of Percussion at the Royal College of Music (1986-2007). In 2008, he was appointment as Head of Wind, Brass and Percussion at The Purcell School. Professor of Percussion at The Guildhall School Of Music & Drama (2008-present). Owner of a publishing company devoted exclusively to educational percussion books.