Blinn College (TX) Director of Bands and Percussion Professor Sarah Burke talks about getting the Blinn job (02:20), getting the Director of Bands position (20:20), growing up in Lubbock, TX and getting around to volleyball, pool and reading (36:25), going to Texas Tech for undergrad (49:10), heading to Rutgers (NJ) for her master’s (01:01:02), jumping right into her doctorate at Rutgers and running into burnout (01:19:00), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (01:31:30).
Finishing with a Rave on the documentary The Opera House (01:44:45).
Links:
Sarah Burke's Blinn College page
Sarah Burke's Blinn College TedX page
"Four Rotations" - Eric Sammut
"Rhythmic Caprice" - Leigh Howard Stevens
Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra - Eric Ewazen
"11th Commandment" - Chuck Mangione
"Variations on Lost Love" - David Maslanka
"Eight Pieces for Four TImpani" - Elliott Carter
"EDGE (Corrugated Box)" - Bruce Hamilton
"Northern Lights" - Eric Ewazen
"Time for Marimba" - Minoru Miki
"Rebonds B/A" - Iannis Xenakis
"The King of Denmark" - Morton Feldman
"Veni, Veni Emanuel" - James MacMillan
"Human Nature" - Michael Jackson
O Magnum Mysterium - Morton Lauridsen
"Sure on the Shining Light" - Morton Lauridsen
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