ProMusica Chamber Ensemble Principal Percusssionist/Timpanist and Music Professor at OSU-Lima Renee Keller stops by to talk about her current teaching responsibilities (01:40), her work with ProMusica and the Duomo Percussion Duo (26:55), growing up in Rochester, NY and her views on women in percussion (38:55), going to the University of Michigan for undergrad (51:10), going to Temple University (PA) and studying with Alan Abel for her master’s (58:20), taking auditions for a year before studying with She-e Wu for her doctorate (01:09:10), and going along with the Random Ass Questions (01:41:35).
Finishing with a Rave on the World Cup (01:49:55).
Links:
"Moonchild/In Your Quiet Place" - Gary Burton
"She Who Sleeps with a Small Blanket" - Kevin Volans
Tango Suite, No. 1 - Piazzolla/Kevin Super
"Mirror in the Shoe Store..." - Susan Powell
"Generally Spoken..." - Zivkovic
Percussion Instruments and Their History - James Blades
"Reflections on the Nature of Water" - Jacob Druckman
"Variations on Lost Love" - David Maslanka
"Le Livres des Claviers" - Philippe Manourey
"And What Rough Beast...?" - Mark Satterwhite
"Arabesco Infinito" - Alejandro Viñao
"Tambourin Paraphrase" - Keiko Abe
"Nagoya Marimbas" - Steve Reich
"Knockin' On Your Screen Door" - John Prine