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Early Life
Joseph Adato is an American musician, teacher, and author. Adato was born Joseph Adato (Joseph ben Yehudah) in Bronx, New York, the son of Turkish-Jewish emigrants, Leo and Venezia (Cohen). He married Judith Helene Waldman on August 29, 1965. They have 3 children - sons Leon Adato, Marc, and Aaron.

Career
Joseph Adato was born May 07, 1937 in Bronx, NY. At the age of 8 he began studying under noted musician and teacher Morris Goldenberg. He attended the High School of Music & Art (then known as "Music and Art High School") and earned a Bachelor of Music degree at Juilliard School as well as a Master's Degree in Music Education from Columbia University. While at Juilliard, Adato studied percussion methods with his mentor Morris Goldenberg, and timpani with Saul Goodman (percussionist).

In his younger years Joe performed on both local and national radio and television programs as a "ringer" - a performer brought on to do well, but not win the competition. Joseph's professional career began while he was still a student at Juilliard, when he began performing regularly with the New York Philharmonic and the NBC Symphony Orchestra. His early career also included working with the New York State Ballet Orchestra and in pit orchestras around the city.

In 1962 Mr. Adato joined the Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell. He continued as a member of the orchestra percussion section under the batons of Pierre Boulez, Lorin Maazel, Christoph von Dohnányi, and Franz Welser-Möst. He retired from the Cleveland Orchestra in 2006.

Adato was also a faculty teacher for several universities: Baldwin Wallace University from 1963-1970; University of Akron from 1970-1978, and Cleveland State University from 1978-1988.

In addition to his work as a musician and teacher, Joseph Adato co-authored two books. The first, "The Percussionist's Dictionary", published in 1984. The second, Percussion Instruments of the World, published in 2010, expands significantly on the first book.

Publications

 * The Percussionist's Dictionary
 * Percussion Instruments of the World