Allen Otte returns to talk about getting to Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, taking over the percussion program, establishing the Percussion Group Cincinnati at the school, and building a program (01:40), the changing personnel of PGC, commissioning composers, performing with students, being the “institutional memory”, and his decision to retire (17:15), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on percussion literature choices, “Otte-speak”, diversity issues, The Met Opera Online, English novels, sports in the 1960s, and Renaissance Choral Music (38:10).

Finishing with a Rave on Nick Tosches’ 2005 book on Arnold Rothstein (01:12:05).

Allen Otte Links:

Part 1 with Allen Otte

The Innocents

Percussion Group Cincinnati

Pete's Percussion Podcast