Assistant Professor of Percussion at Temple College/Texas A&M University-Central Texas Nathan Siegel stops by to talk about his unusual position at these schools, his social media presence, his travel schedule during previous years, and the need to be versatile in the profession (03:45), growing up in Fort Worth (TX), getting into percussion, his drum corps years and high school marching band recollections, and getting his Eagle Scout badge (34:30), his undergrad years at Indiana University (49:30), his master’s years at the University of Colorado-Boulder, including performing a very long marimba recital (01:04:15), his doctoral years at the University of North Texas (01:22:50), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including portions about thoughtful concert music choices, olive oil, The Alamo Drafthouse, Game of Thrones Books, The Steelers, and his love of obscure bands and artists (01:34:15).
Finishing with a Rave on a recent performance of What the Constitution Means to Me (02:04:00).
Nathan Siegel Links:
Nathan Siegel’s Instagram page
Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:
Other Links:
Bluecoats Drum and Bugle Corps
Carlos Botello and the Left Hand Path
“Marimba Quartet” - Daniel Levitan
American Quartet - Antonin Dvorak
“Third Construction” - John Cage
No Country for Old Men trailer
A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin
“Rock N Roll McDonalds” - Wesley Willis
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