A. PUTNAM MALLETS

History

Since 1988, A. PUTNAM MALLETS, has been continually innovating fine orchestral mallets for discriminating percussionists of the modern era.  100% handcrafted in the USA, we use the finest materials available including North American hard rock maple and Southest Asian tonkin bamboo. 

Designed and produced by percussionists for percussionists, our workshop in the Cascade Mountains uniquely makes pairs in small batches with no compromises on quality.

Amy Putnam, Owner & Founder of APM

Ms. Amy Putnam, Master of Music ’96, The Juilliard School, is Principal Percussion with the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and founder of A. Putnam Mallets. She served for twelve years as Affiliate Artist Faculty in Percussion at the University of Puget Sound from 1998-2010 and is the founder of the UPS Percussion Ensemble. In addition, she has been visiting faculty at Miami University of Ohio.  She now teaches percussion and piano at her private studio.

As a Percussionist and Timpanist, Ms. Putnam has performed with The Seattle Symphony, The Oregon Symphony, The Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, The Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra, Candide at Broadway’s Gershwin Theatre in NYC, Northwest Sinfonietta, The Seattle Chorale Company, The Echternach Festival Orchestra in Luxembourg, The Aspen Music Festival, and many more.  A part of Seattle’s freelance scene, she also is active recording film and TV scores for Disney, Dreamworks, Microsoft, Universal, A&E, FOX, TNT, Artisan, ABC and NBC.

As a marimba and multi-percussion soloist, Ms. Putnam has performed with The Tacoma Symphony, The Bellevue Philharmonic, The Tacoma Concert Band, The Miami University Symphony Orchestra, L’Orchestre des Professeurs du Luxembourg, The University of Puget Sound Percussion Ensemble, and Luxembourg Percussion. In 1996 she was the first place winner in the Aspen Marimba Competition and has previously also been the winner of the MU Young Artist and Concerto competitions. In 1998 she was a finalist in the St. Louis Symphony Young Artists Competition and in 1995 was a semi-finalist in the International Competition for Percussion in Luxembourg. 

As president and mallet designer of A. PUTNAM MALLETS (est. 1988), Ms. Putnam has given demonstrations and master classes at The Juilliard School, the Manhattan School of Music, The Percussive Arts Society International Convention, The Luxembourg Conservatory of Music, The University of British Columbia, and The New York Day of Percussion. 

APM mallets can be heard in every leading American orchestra, including The New York Philharmonic, The MET, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Chicago Symphony, The St. Louis Symphony, The Dallas Symphony, The Seattle Symphony, and more.

As an educator in the Northwest since 1998, Ms. Putnam’s high school students have received numerous awards including First Place in all four percussion categories at the WMEA State Solo and Ensemble Contest.

 Ms. Putnam also holds Bachelor degrees in Music in Education and Percussion Performance from Miami University, Ohio, and a Prix Superieur Diploma in Percussion from Le Conservatoire de Musique de la Ville du Luxembourg. She resides in the Seattle area with her husband Bryce, daughter Alexandra, and son Charles.