University of Oklahoma Chair of the Percussion Area Andrew Richardson stops by to talk about his job, the OU-Texas football rivalry, and the OU Percussion Press (03:40), growing up in Northern Virginia and playing in jazz band and marching band (24:15), getting his undergrad degree from James Madison University (VA) and playing in a pop/punk band in high school (34:20), returning to JMU for his masters (49:05), heading to OU for his doctorate and his dissertation research on the marimba music of Raymond Helble (59:35), and stays for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on the OKC Thunder, Oklahoma tornados, What-A-Burger, and local concerts (01:14:25).
Finishing with a Rave about attending a recent Samara Joy concert (01:28:30).
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Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:
Other Links:
“Crown of Thorns” - David Maslanka
“Palace of Nine Perfections” - Eric Ewazen
“Debris Field” - Jessica Flanigan
“Stained Glass” - David Gillingham
“The Final Countdown” - Europe
The Go-Go’s documentary trailer
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones documentary trailer
Teaching Percussion - Gary Cook
“Diabolic Variations” - Raymond Helble
“Limerick Daydreams” - Nathan Daughtrey
“Sharpened Stick” - Brett Dietz
“Sculpture in Wood” - Rudiger Pawassar
Modern School for Xylophone, Vibraphone, and Marimba - Morris Goldenberg
“Preludes 1-5” - Michael Burritt
“Der Provokateur” - Leander Kaiser
“The Worried Drummer” - Adolf Schreiner
“Nagoya Marimbas” - Steve Reich
“Beads of Glass” - Gordon Stout
Raves: