University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Percussion Professor Francis Favis stops by to talk about his recent PASIC50 Performance during the New Music/Research session (04:05), his job at UTRGV, the unusual school setup, and mariachi music in south Texas (18:20), growing up in Bloomington Normal (IL), his family’s deep musical roots, early memories of playing drumset, marching band years, and working the school’s computer help desk at his high school (38:30), attending Illinois State for undergrad (52:30), George Mason University (VA) for his master’s (01:01:35), the University of Texas at Austin for his doctorate and the OU/UT football rivalry (01:12:50), his first job at Tarleton State University (TX) (01:28:45), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on performance, great Filipino food, great and terrible movies, science fiction books and movies, Radiohead, and the dangers of turning pages (01:35:30).

Finishing with a Rave of appreciation of the life of musician Raul Malo (02:01:40).

Francis Favis links:

Francis Favis’ Innovative Percussion Page

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Megan Arns in 2017

Julia Gaines-Montag in 2016

Troy Hall in 2020

Clif Walker in 2021

Andy Bliss in 2023

Gary Westbrook in 2017

Ivan Trevino in 2022

Tom Burritt in 2021