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S<\/span>am Denov, a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra\u2019s percussion section from 1954 until 1985, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in Des Plaines, Illinois. He was 91.<\/p>\n

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Born in Chicago in 1923, Sam Denov attended Lane Technical High School and, following service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he spent a year in the Civic Orchestra of Chicago before joining the San Antonio Symphony in 1947. Three years later he joined the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra where he remained for two seasons before returning to Chicago to operate his own high-fidelity equipment business. In 1954, he was invited by music director Fritz Reiner to join the Chicago Symphony Orchestra\u2019s percussion section. Denov also later attended Roosevelt University, earning a bachelor\u2019s degree in labor studies.<\/p>\n

A tireless activist for musicians\u2019 rights, Denov was a major force in the founding of ICSOM, serving at various times as chairman, vice-chairman, and editor of the ICSOM newsletter Senza Sordino<\/span>. Following his retirement from the Orchestra in 1985, he became a labor relations consultant, representing clients before the National Labor Relations Board. At the ICSOM annual conference in 2009, the delegates passed a resolution by unanimous consent honoring Denov for \u201chis many contributions as an early leader in the orchestra field\u201d and expressing \u201cICSOM\u2019s respect and admiration as an ICSOM founder.\u201d At the 2012 conference, he addressed the group\u2019s fiftieth anniversary along with several of his CSO colleagues.<\/p>\n

Widely known among percussionists, Denov authored three books: The Art of Playing Cymbals: A Complete Guide and Text for the Artistic Percussionist<\/span> (1966), Symphonic Paradox: The Misadventures of a Wayward Musician<\/span> (2002), and Boom and Crash Musician: A Percussive Memoir<\/span> (2012). He also contributed numerous articles to professional journals.<\/p>\n

In his retirement, Denov was an active member of the CSO Alumni Association, serving as its first president from 1993 until 1996, as a board member, and as secretary-editor.<\/p>\n

Note: This obituary first appeared on the website of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra\u2019s Rosenthal Archives, and can be found at https:\/\/csoarchives.wordpress.com\/2015\/03\/09\/remembering-sam-denov\/<\/span><\/a>. Reprinted with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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