Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 444 - Josh Graham (Part 2)

University of Illinois Percussion Professor Josh Graham returns to talk about his post-master’s degree years in Michigan and taking non-music opportunities to make it work (02:15), moving to Chicago, getting his doctorate at the University of Illinois, getting more fully into chamber music, and his time teaching at the University of Northern Iowa (10:30), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on commissioning non-percussion composers, working at Wendy’s, Alfred Hitchcock movies, Detroit sports, and Olivier Messiaen (27:25).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 film Sinners (56:35).

Josh Graham links:

Part 1 with Josh Graham

Josh Graham’s website

Josh Graham’s Illinois page

F-PLUS Music

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Megan Arns in 2017

Garrett Arney in 2019

Marco Schirripa in 2022

Other Links:

Aspen Music Festival

Contemporary Directions Ensemble

Steven Stucky

“Micro-Concerto” - Steven Mackey

Cloyd Duff

Joe Gramley

Andrew Spencer

Jenny Klukken

Doug Perkins

Raves:

Sinners trailer