MARK ZIMOSKI
 
   Mark currently is timpanist for the Santa Barbara Symphony and the New West Symphony. He started his studies with Ruth Underwood (percussionist with Frank Zappa) and went on to study with Mitchell Peters, (timpanist: Los Angeles Philharmonic) Ken Watson (U.S.C. percussion instructor and free lance percussionist) and Jack Van Geem (principal percussionist; San Francisco Symphony), and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from U.S.C.

   He has played frequently as an extra/substitute with varying Los Angeles local groups including the Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Mark can be heard on many motion picture soundtracks as timpanist, percussionist, and electronic percussion/synthesist for composers Christopher Young, Don Davis, David Newman, Graeme Revell and others.