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Tristan Fry

English drummer, percussionist/timpanist, vibraphonist, trumpeter, backing vocalist, and conductor. Born 25 October 1946 (or 26 October 1941) in London, England, UK. He studied at the [l527847]. He began his career in 1963 with the [a=London Philharmonic Orchestra] where he stayed for 5 years. He was a founder member of a number of ensembles, including [a=The Nash Ensemble], [a=Fires Of London] and the [a=London Sinfonietta]. During the 1960s, he also worked as a session musician with various pop artists such as [a=The Beatles], [a=Danny Kaye (2)], [a=Frank Sinatra], [a=John Martyn], [a=Olivia Newton-John], [a=Elton John] and [a=David Essex], among many others. He also played in many commercial recordings, TV shows and movie soundtracks. In 1979, he joined classical guitarist [a=John Williams (7)], keyboard player [a=Francis Monkman], guitarist [a=Kevin Peek], and bassist [a=Herbie Flowers] in the progressive rock group [a=Sky (4)] where he stayed until 1995. Longtime member and Principal Timpani with [a=The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields] orchestra, he has performed on most of their recordings and in concert. He has also given many solo concerts of avant garde percussion repertoire. In 2011 he played timpani with [a=The London Chamber Orchestra] at the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.