Wheaton College (IL) Percussion Professor Kathleen Kastner talks about getting the Wheaton job (along with brief personal percussion history) (01:45), considering other jobs and the current student culture (25:30), growing up outside Milwaukee (39:45), her experiences getting grad degrees (at American Conservatory and Illinois) (55:30), and the Random-Ass Questions (along with thoughts about being a female in the percussion world) (01:04:45).
Closing with a rave on the 2013 documentary “A Band Called Death” (01:28:10).
Links:
Kathleen Kastner's Wheaton page
Marimba Concerto - Robert Kurka
"Ritmicas 5 and 6" - Amadeo Roldan
Raves: