In memoriam: John Grimes
John prepares for action.I'm afraid I must pause today to note the passing of a musician and a friend: John Ernest Grimes (at left), timpanist of the Handel and Haydn Society and Boston Baroque, a long-time faculty member at New England Conservatory and Vice President of the Boston Musicians Association, as well as a frequent performer with many local orchestras, left this world after a long battle with various ailme…