. >> my name's marlene piturro. g with clear marching orders on what he wanted done with it. [ gongs chiming ] >> hi, marlene. >> hi, jamie. come on in. it's so nice to meet you. >> as we settle in, marlene tells me about her harmonious first meeting with her husband, howard, a concert percussionist. >> it was love at first sight. >> really? >> he was 6'3", and he had these twinkly blue eyes. he went to work every day in his gig suit and his tuxedo with his white shirt and bow tie. >> howard van hyning, born in 1936 in central florida, inherits an interest in percussion from his great-grandfather, a drummer boy in the civil war. >> howard had his drumsticks, and he practiced quite a bit, mostly with his drum pad in his bedroom, thank goodness. >> howard joins the drumline in high school, and at just 15 lands a spot in the orlando symphony orchestra. >> he was the youngest percussionist that they had, and he did very well. >> so well that after high school, howard heads to the renowned juilliard school of music in new