Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 24 - Marvin Sparks, Jr.

January 30, 2017 Pete Zambito

Lone Star College – Kingwood Percussion Professor Marvin Sparks Jr. gives a brief overview of his class schedule (01:55) before talking about the PASIC panel on diversity and race relations and issues of diversity and economics in music (05:20), growing up in Chicago in the 1960s (23:50), a brief Chicago baseball discussion (39:45), going to Illinois-Champaign-Urbana for undergrad (42:40), being a professional musician back in Chicago (55:35), attending Eastern Illinois for grad school (01:04:00), his path after grad school (01:08:30), living in St. Louis (01:15:00), dealing with Houston traffic (01:16:05), and teaching at an HBCU vs. other institutions (01:19:50). I then ask Marvin some Random Questions (01:24:55).

Finishing with a rave on The Warmth of Other Suns (01:34:15).

Links:

Marvin Sparks, Jr.'s Evans page

Marvin Sparks, Jr.'s Humes & Berg page

Matt Henry

Michael Taylor

Andres Espinoza

Third Rail/Maxx Traxx

Beverly Hills (Chicago)

Morgan Park (Chicago)

The Black Chorus (University of Illinois)

"Skin Tight" - Ohio Players

Jazz Education Network

Kirk Whalum

John Biggers

Deneice Williams

Nancy Duarte's Five Rules for Presentations

Slideology - Nancy Duarte

Raves:

The Warmth of Other Suns - Isabel Wilkerson

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 23 - Casey Cangelosi

January 23, 2017 Pete Zambito

James Madison University Percussion Professor and @Percussion Podcast creator and co-host Casey Cangelosi and I talk about our experiences podcasting (02:15), and follow with Casey talking about getting the job and teaching at Concord University (WV) (06:25), transitioning from adjunct to full-time teaching (16:00), being on the job market and then getting the job and settling in at James Madison University (24:00), writing pieces as himself and under pseudonyms (29:00), growing up in Logan, Utah (40:00), musings about his @Percussion Podcast (50:40), Casey’s Dad’s basketball career at LSU (01:08:00), high school and college years in and out of Utah State (01:11:00), taking a year off to get fired at Old Navy (01:34:00), doing one master’s at Boston Conservatory (01:35:00), and a second at Rice University (01:50:00), and self-publishing (01:55:45). I then subject Casey to some Random Questions (02:05:35).

Finishing with a rave on Trombone Shorty (02:13:25).

Links:

Casey Cangelosi's Homepage

Casey Cangelosi's JMU page

Casey Cangelosi's Innovative Percussion Page

@ Percussion and on YouTube

Drumline Chops Podcast

Holst First Suite for Band

"3 Etudes for Snare Drum" - Rupert Kettle

"TEMAZCAL" - Javier Alvarez

Peter Steele

"Figment V" - Elliot Carter

Mike Overman

"Personal Jesus" - Depeche Mode

"Chains of Love" - Erasure

"West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys

Charlotte Mabrey

Dennis Griffin

James Cangelosi

"Whiplash" - Metallica

"One" - Metallica

"Peace Sells" - Megadeth

"Symphony of Destruction" - Megadeth

South Park

Sam Merciers - SoundNotion.tv

Julia Gaines

Keith Aleo

Svet Stoyanov

"Sorrow" - Bad Religion

"Rebonds" - Iannis Xenakis

Charles Dowd

Pius Cheung

Eriko Daimo

"Love Lies Bleeding" - Elton John

"Scherzo" from Symphony No. 8 - Dmitri Shostakovich

"Concerto No. 2" - Cangelosi

Andreas Pichardo-Rosenthal

Halo

Sharknado 3 trailer

Raves:

"Hurricane Season" - Trombone Shorty

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 22 - Charles Smotherson

January 16, 2017 Pete Zambito

St. Louis-based drumset artist (and Pete’s former Music Major) Charles Smotherson talks about his work schedule today (2:10), growing up in STL and KC and within the church (13:50), close calls and tough lessons in middle school and high school (38:25), when he started to figure it out to become a better player (50:20), recollections of their mutual time together at Lincoln (59:50), being a drum major at Lincoln (01:03:20), a scary traffic accident (01:09:40), reminiscing about his senior recital (01:19:40), beginnings of his teaching career (01:27:00), teaching while getting his certification (01:35:10), job changes (01:44:40), and ending his public school teaching career to begin his drumset career (01:53:00). Then, time for some Random-ass Questions (02:17:30).

Closing with a Rave of videos, books and movies about Martin Luther King, Jr. (02:34:05).

Links:

Charles Smotherson's lesson page

Charles Smotherson's YouTube page

"Of Thoughts and Thinking" - Antonio C. Lymon

"Dream of the Cherry Blossoms" - Keiko Abe

"Estudio No. 1" - Murray Houliff

"Elephant Walk" - Jon Metzger

Walk Hard trailer

Drumline trailer

Drumline: A New Beat trailer

"Mustang Sally" - WIlson Pickett

"Freebird" - Lynyrd Skynryd

"Wake Me Up" - Dirty Loops (cover of Avicii)

Raves:

10 Other Things MLK Said

Selma trailer

Citizen King

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Children - David Halberstam

I May Not Get There With You - Michael Eric Dyson

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 21 - Kenyon Williams

January 9, 2017 Pete Zambito

University of Minnesota-Moorhead percussion professor Dr. Kenyon Williams talks about getting that job and the odd percussion situation in the Tri-College percussion system (03:55), growing up in the “Nazi Texas Band Tradition” (13:00), working in his dad’s Sculpting studio (19:50), the typical martial arts portion of the podcast (31:40), going to Abilene Christian University for undergrad (34:40), moving to Hartford, CT for his Master’s with his theater-manager wife (49:45), living in New England (57:15), getting to the University of Kentucky for the DMA (01:13:40), going to Cuba during his doctorate (01:23:45), doing his dissertation on Trinidadian Steel Pan Arrangers (01:35:00), and living in Minnesota winters (01:40:00).

Finishes with a rave about “Brown Girl Dreaming” by Jacqueline Woodson (01:42:20).

Links:

Kenyon Williams' Minnesota-Moorhead homepage

Kenyon WIlliams' Innovative Percussion Page

Allen Teel

Kenyon Williams' article on Trinidadian Steel Bands

"She Who Sleeps with a Small Blanket" - Kevin Volans

"Cricket City" - Dan Moore

"My Lady White" - David Maslanka

"Grand Fantasy" - Raymond Helble

"Cold Pressed" - David Hollinden

Interlochen Music Camp

Keeneland Sales (horse auctions)

Kenyon Williams' arrangements at Coyle Drums

Raves:

"Brown Girl Dreaming" - Jacqueline Woodson

1000 Black Girl Books

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 20 - BEST OF 2016!!!

January 2, 2017 Pete Zambito

Clip show! Clip show! Featuring help from David Grubb (:50), Jason Kihle (08:15), Laura Franklin (15:35), Edward White (19:45), Julia Gaines (24:15), Jeff Calissi (27:20), Josh Armstrong (29:15), Sherry Rubins (32:35), Nathan Daughtrey (35:50), Drew Worden (38:50), Jeff Hewitt (42:25), Bobby Lopez (44:40), and Victoria Sparks (48:20).

Links to full Pete's Percussion Podcast episodes included:

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 19 - Jennifer Caputo

December 30, 2016 Pete Zambito

A New York themed episode this week, featuring University of Alabama Ethnomusicologist (and fellow native Long Islander) Jennifer Caputo. We discuss New York traffic (01:30), her story of arriving at Alabama (03:05), growing up in West Islip, NY (18:25), transitioning from violin to percussion (23:55), her high school years doing show choir, dance, and playing drumset for pit band (37:15), going to Queens College (CUNY) for undergrad (54:15), dealing with a comment from the crowd for her junior recital (01:09:30), working for Ethos Percussion Group before heading to Tufts University for her Master's (01:11:05), her master's thesis on Italian American Religious Festivals in Boston's North End (01:19:10), working on her Ph.d. at Wesleyan (CT) (01:29:40), researching in Southern Italy (01:35:00), and moving from the Northeast to the Deep South (01:42:20).

Closes with a rave on a special version of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (01:52:40).

Links:

Jennifer Caputo's Alabama page

1010 WINS

Triborough Bridge (Now RFK Bridge)

Andrew Dewar

Long Island Rail Road

Nassau County, NY

Suffolk County, NY

Long Island Expressway Exits

Phil Cimino

Chet Doboe Drum School

"Research 1" University

Random Show Choir Cole Porter Performance

NYC's Columbus Day Parade

Journey Through a Japanese Landscape - Thea Musgrave

Marimolin

Nagoya Marimbas - Steve Reich

Psappha - Iannis Xenakis

Ethos Percussion Group

Robert Levin

David Locke

Boston's North End Feasts

Tomie Hahn

Alessandra Belloni

Glen Velez

Raves:

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" - The Partridge Family

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 18 - Victoria Sparks

December 19, 2016 Pete Zambito

University of Manitoba and Brandon University (MB) Percussion Professor Victoria Sparks talks about some end-of-the-semester oddities (02:40), Canada's cold weather and live hockey games (04:00); her current job situation and scheduling at 3 separate schools in Manitoba (07:15); getting filmed for a documentary (30:25); Canadian benefits? (34:45); growing up outside of Winnipeg (41:15); beginning piano and transitioning to percussion (56:50); doing undergrad at the University of Manitoba (01:08:15); her semester in Iceland (01:10:40); getting the master’s at Butler University while also working in the Orchestra Box Office (01:20:00); working with a community drumline in Indianapolis (01:36:45); watching the Butler men’s basketball team’s run to the NCAA Championship Game in 2010 (01:42:25); and the good and bad about being a woman in the percussion world (01:48:30).

Closes with a rave on a special version of "O Holy Night" (02:03:20).

Links:

Victoria Sparks' Brandon University page

University of Manitoba Percussion Page

Victoria Sparks' Prairie Percussion page

Ben Reimer

Jauvon Gilliam

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Manitoba Chamber Orchestra

Amphibex Dredging

Red River Flood of 1997

Rick Mercer Report

Delecluse Snare Book

"Back in Black" - AC/DC

"Cold Sweat" - James Brown

"Take the Long Way Home" - Supertramp

"The King of Denmark" - Morton Feldman

Gordon Hayward's half-court shot near-make vs. Duke, 2010

Beverly Johnston

Evelyn Glennie

Rave:

"O Holy Night" - Mariah Carey

Pete's Percussion Podcast - Episode 17: Bobby Lopez

December 9, 2016 Pete Zambito

Texas State University Percussion Professor (and Mariachi Guitar Hero) Bobby Lopez talks about the NordicTrack in my basement (02:00), getting the Trinity adjunct job and Texas State job (03:10), growing up in Corpus Christi, TX (24:05), beginnings of playing guitar (29:00), his life in mariachi bands (36:45), high school band (54:00), going to Del Mar College (01:01:45), calling Steve Weiss on the phone (01:15:15), being a band director in Corpus Christi and Austin (01:17:55), doing the Masters at Texas State University and then getting hired there (01:26:30), minority, diversity, and political issues (01:41:50), and getting involved in NCPP (01:55:10).

Closes with a rave on "Cut the Cake" (02:00:20).

Links:

Bobby Lopez's Texas State Page

Bobby Lopez's Innovative Percussion Page

"Back in Black" - AC/DC

Wayne's World - Guitar Shop Scene

Guitarron Mexicano

Mariachi High PBS Special

"Marimba Spiritual" - Minoru Miki

"March" - Elliot Carter

"Variations on a Theme from The Magic Flute" - Fernando Sor/Potter

"Four Pieces for Timpani" - John Bergamo

Texas State University post-election Protests

Raves:

"Cut the Cake" - Average White Band

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 16 - PASIC 2016 Review (partial)

December 5, 2016 Pete Zambito

In a rare solo episode, Pete recounts his experiences at various clinics and performances from the Wednesday (00:35), Thursday (02:45), and Friday (08:10) days of PASIC 2016.

Links:

PASIC 2016 Grid

Greg Beyer

Third Coast Percussion

Drew Worden

Michelle Colton

Todd Meehan's Marimba Moves

World Percussion Group

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 15 - Jeff Hewitt

November 22, 2016 Pete Zambito

After discussing some upcoming hopeful Christmas albums (02:10), Park University College Professor and Shawnee Mission (KS) East Percussion Director Dr. Jeff Hewitt talks about what he’s doing these days (03:25), his work with the World Percussion Group (12:40), the WPG robbery in San Antonio (29:00), growing up in Kansas City (45:50), his love of Rock N Roll music (50:45), piano lessons and Guns N' Roses (58:50), high school percussion (1:09:20), Toad the Wet Sprocket merchandise (1:13:30), going to Kansas State for undergrad (01:18:10), the 2003 Big 12 Championship game upset (01:36:00), concert reviews (01:41:30), teaching public school in central Kansas (01:44:15), doing the Master’s at Mizzou (01:47:30), “Wednesday” music (01:57:30), doing the doctorate at Arizona (02:02:10) and Norm Weinberg’s rock band Sanctuary (02:09:00).

Finishes with raves: (02:11:00).

Links:

Park University International Center for Music

Shawnee Mission East Marching Bands

Joshua Knight

World Percussion Group

Maraca2 Duo

UpBeat Percussion

Sherry Rubins

News story on San Antonio WPG robbery

National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy

John Hughes

Estonian Consulate in Chicago

"Your Love" - The Outfield

"Bounce" Commercial with The Outfield's music

David Hasselhoff Running

"November Rain" - Guns N' Roses

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana

"Would" - Alice in Chains

"Enter Sandman" - Metallica

"Crazy" - Aerosmith

Worlds of Fun in Kansas City

"Welcome" - Outhouse

Bobby Christian

"Just The Way You Are" - Billy Joel

"Brick" - Ben Folds Five

Keith Larson

George Tuthill

"All I Want" - Toad the Wet Sprocket

Kurt Gartner

"Omphalo Centric Lecture" - Nigel Westlake

"Rite of Passage" - Jesse Monkman

"Third Construction" - John Cage

"Spanesque Oscillations" - Steve Riley

"Going Home" - Mark Knopfler

"Winning It All" - The Outfield (Bulls 1996 championship)

"Twittering Machine" - Al Payson

"Lonelyness of Santa Claus" - Fredrik Andersson

"Prelude and Blues" - Ney Rosauro

2003 Big 12 Football Championship Highlights

Ell Roberson

Jeff Hewitt's article on White Laces in Whurk Magazine

Ginger Zyzkowski

Pat Metheny

"The Sinister Minister" - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

Victor Wooten Bass Solo

Anthony DiSanza

Julia Gaines

She-e Wu

"The Whole Toy Laid Down" - David Hollinden

"Martian Tribes" - Emmanuel Sejourne

Raves:

Soundbreaking: PBS Series

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 14 - Drew Worden

November 8, 2016 Pete Zambito

PASIC Preview Part 2: New England Conservatory of Music's Entrepreneurial Musicianship Program Director Drew Worden talks about getting the job at NEC (02:15), his PASIC presentation on wellness (12:05), Athletes vs. Musicians (19:30), growing up in Phoenix (29:50), going to Northern Arizona University for undergrad (41:00), playing drumset with Tonight Show bassist Joel DiBartolo (59:20), struggling to get into a Master’s Program (01:17:30), getting his Master’s at Eastman (01:23:45), and his 5 months at Mizzou (01:33:00).

Finishes with a PASIC rave (01:37:15).

Links:

Drew Worden's Homepage

New England Conservatory's Entrepreneurial Musicianship Website

Drew's arts medicine work at Eastman

The Healthy Musician Project

Bona's Method for Voice

Olympic Training in Flagstaff

Joel DiBartolo

Joel DiBartolo bass solo on Carson

Buddy Rich rim-shot-filled drum solo

SO Percussion Summer Institute

Erasable Color

Third Coast Percussion

"Rebonds B" - Iannis Xenakis

"Marimba Concerto" - Emmanuel Sejourne

Tigue Percussion Trio

Amy Garapic

"She is Asleep" - John Cage

Raves:

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 13 - Brad Meyer

November 7, 2016 Pete Zambito

Stephen F. Austin percussion director Dr. Brad Meyer talks about his 2016 PASIC presentation on Burnout (01:55), getting the SFA job (10:00), growing up in Ermo (SC) and playing with the Bergen County Cadets (31:20), going to the University of Kentucky for undergrad (51:00), University of South Carolina for his Masters (01:14:30), back to UK for his doctoral degree (01:25:00), and Conceal and Carry in Texas (01:47:55).

Finishes with raves (01:50:25).

Links:

Brad Meyer's webpage

Brad Meyer's Stephen F. Austin page

Brad Meyer's Youtube page

Cadets of Bergen County

Jeffrey Stephenson

Mark Roddy

"Rhythm Song" - Paul Smadbeck

"Frogs" - Keiko Abe

James Campbell

"Polaris" - Mark Ford

"Tork" - James Campbell

"Classic African" - Joseph Aiello

Jason Dye

"See Ya Thursday" - Steve Mackey

"North-South" - Paul G. Ross

"South of Jupiter" - Thom Hasenpflug

"Tangents" - James Campbell

"B-Radicals" - Brad Meyer

Conceal and carry in Texas

Raves:

"Watching the Wheels" - John Lennon

"Watching the Wheels" - Greg Phillingaines and Aloe Blacc at the John Lennon 75th Anniversary convert.

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 12 - Nathan Daughtrey

November 2, 2016 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Composer, C. Alan Publications VP and Pete's former UNCG classmate Nathan Daughtrey gets interrupted by Cort McClaren (02:25). Then, Nathan reflects on his time teaching at High Point University (03:15), growing up in Durham, NC (07:40), when he (didn’t) meet my wife in high school honor band (31:15), going to UNCG for undergrad (32:00), master’s (42:50), when Bob Van Sice stopped by the UNCG studio (01:10:40), and doctorate (01:16:00), getting started composing (01:26:50), and the business of being a composer (01:34:10). Also, find out about our extraordinary first meeting!

Concluding with raves (01:41:35).

Links:

Nathan Daughtrey homepage

Nathan Daughtrey's C. Alan page

Billy Joel's "Root Beer Rag"

Chick Corea's "La Fiesta"

Milt Jackson's "Bags Groove"

Lionel Hampton's "It Don't Mean a Thing"

Stained Glass by David Gillingham

Consortium by Lynn Glassock

Synopsis by David Long

Five Pieces for Clarinet and Percussion Orchestra by Philip Parker

Kelly Burke

Dream of the Cherry Blossoms by Keiko Abe

Dona Eis Requiem by Bruce Roberts

Stubernic by Mark Ford

Marimba Spiritual by Minoru Miki

Gate to Heaven by David Gillingham

Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble by David Long

N athan's 2001 CD Spiral Passages

Jeff Calissi

Jon Metzger

Robert Van Sice

Warhammer by Daniel McCarthy

Limerick Daydreams by Nathan Daughtrey

Adaptation by Nathan Daughtrey

Lost Souls by Nathan Daughtrey

Raves:

Colbert at the 2016 Republican National Convention

Colbert at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 11 - Sherry Rubins

October 24, 2016 Pete Zambito

University of Texas-San Antonio Percussion Professor Sherry Rubins talks about getting the UTSA job (00:02:35), growing up in Peru (Illinois) (00:14:25), going to Western Illinois University for undergrad (00:27:10), going to Baylor for her master’s (00:38:05), moving to teach at Judson School District in San Antonio and beginning her career (00:52:25), making percussion kids match pitch through sight-singing at auditions (good idea!) (00:57:00), Being a Percussionist While Female (01:01:20), Issues of Diversity (01:12:05), San Antonio life (01:13:40), Home-Life Balance (01:19:05), her other career as a fitness instructor (01:22:55), the teachers in high school who inspired her (01:28:45), and meeting Huey Lewis (01:32:30).

Closes with raves (01:41:15).

Links:

Sherry Rubins' UTSA page

Sherry Rubins' Yamaha page

Sherry Rubins' Mid-Texas Symphony page

Kari Klier

Larry Vanlandingham Baylor obituary

Richard Cheadle Western Illinois Celebration

Dale Hopper's Western Illinois obituary

Variations on Lost Love by David Maslanka

Concertino for Brass and Timpani by Michael Colgrass

Inspirations Diabolique by Ken Tagawa

Concerto for Xylophone and Orchestra by Toshiro Mayuzumi

Todd Meehan

Fernando Meza

Giancarlo Guerrero

TMEA 2017 Band Clinic

2016 Women Band Directors Clinic

Blake Wilkins

Gregg Popovich interviews

Tim Duncan

Peter Rubins

Huey Lewis and the News "Heart of Rock N Roll"

John DeChristopher's blog

Susan Tariq

Louie Bellson Drum Solo

Steve Gadd "Crazy Army" solo

James Taylor's "Steamroller Blues" 1979

Raves:

Ken Burns' Jazz

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 10 - Josh Armstrong

October 17, 2016 Pete Zambito

Delta State percussion professor Dr. Josh Armstrong talks about getting the DSU job (00:02:45), growing up outside Houston (00:17:35), getting to Texas Tech for undergrad (00:34:35) and the masters (00:53:05), his career highlight of meeting me at NCPP (01:00:00), doctoral years at Arizona (01:05:45), and Cleveland, Mississippi in the news (01:25:00). Plus, Josh tries to watch Texas Tech football in Mississippi!

Closes with raves (01:34:25).

Links:

Josh Armstrong's Delta State page

Delta State's Pig Pickin'

Josh Armstrong's Dissertation

Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1

Warren Benson's "Three Dances"

Finale from Ken LaFave's "Three Pieces for Five Timpani"

Jeff Hunter's Paint Me a Sky

Norm Weinberg

Doug Smith

Nolan Ryan

Infamous Nolan Ryan/Robin Ventura fight

Blake Wilkins

Lisa Rogers

Alan Shinn

Gary Lewis, Orchestra Director

Eric Ewazen's Northern Lights

Cleveland, Mississippi and integration and football

D elta State School Shooting

Rave:

Do The Right Thing Trailer

Excerpt from Cannes news conference, 1989

Top 50 Films by Black Directors

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 9 - Jeff Calissi (part 2)

October 12, 2016 Pete Zambito

Part 2 of "Calissi-Fest" includes Jeff showering me with compliments about the Podcast (00:03:10), taping songs off the radio (00:04:15), getting to UNCG (00:05:55), the highlight of his life...meeting me (00:43:10), studying under Cort McClaren and problems in percussion literature (01:00:15), issues with PASIC College Concerts (01:09:20), working at North Carolina A&T (01:17:15), and family and job concerns when getting the full-time gig in the Northeast (01:29:30).

Concludes with a "Man in the Mirror" rave (01:45:45).

Links:

Laura Franklin on the Podcast

Jason Kihle on the Podcast

Giorgio by Moroder - Daft Punk

Nathan Daughtrey

Cort McClaren

Schenkerian Analysis

Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden

Living After Midnight - Judas Priest

Velocities - Joseph Schwantner

Biff from Back to the Future

Jorge Sargimentos Marimba Concerto

Mambo from West Side Story - Dudamel

Tim Mainland

John Williams

Raves:

"Man in the Mirror" official video

MJ at the 1988 Grammys

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 8 - Jeff Calissi (part 1)

October 4, 2016 Pete Zambito

Former UNCG classmate and groomsman to my wedding (along with being Percussion Instructor at Eastern Connecticut State University) Dr. Jeff Calissi talks about getting the job in CT (00:03:50), growing up in NJ (00:38:40), drumset players and rock music (00:58:00), getting to Radford University (01:24:10), and making his way to UNCG (01:42:40).

Closing with raves (01:52:00).

Links:

Jeff Calissi's website

Jeff Calissi's ECSU page

Cort McClaren

John Parks' 2016 PAS Article on Tenure Track Jobs

Nathan Daughtrey

Rush - YYZ

Keith Carlock and Steve Gadd

Simon Phillips

Pete Townsend - Give Blood

Just Friends trailer

Trixter - One in a Million

Sam Goody

Led Zeppelin Box Set

Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song

Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye

Deep Purple - Woman From Tokyo

Al Wojtera

Angel Records

Mark Camphouse

David Long - The Crystals

Daniel McCarthy - River is the Way

David Gillingham - Gate to Heaven

Raves:

The Best American Non-Required Reading Series

"If He Hollers, Let Him Go" by Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 7 - Julia Gaines

September 26, 2016 Pete Zambito

University of Missouri School of Music Director (and former Percussion Instructor) Dr. Julia Gaines talks about getting the Mizzou job (00:02:40), growing up in Idaho (00:13:35), getting to Lawrence University (00:32:30), playing with Santa Clara Vanguard (00:42:20), going to Russia and ending up at Eastman (00:56:25), and the University of Oklahoma (01:09:50). She talks also about going into administration (01:22:50), being a conservative and a mom in academia (01:37:55), and appearing on TV as a "professional drummer" (01:47:05). Also...find out which direction her career NEARLY went after undergrad!

Concludes with me raving about John Williams (01:50:45).

Links:

Julia Gaines's web page at the University of Missouri

Marimba Levels and Marimba Pedagogy Book

Melvin Platt's Missouri Page

Richard Gipson's TCU page

OU Press

The Love of L'Histoire by Charles DeLancey

Marimba Spiritual

Tanaka's Two Movements for Marimba

Julia's Doctoral Dissertation

Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

Daniel Bukvich's University of Idaho page

Interlochen Summer Music Camp

Dane Richeson's Lawrence University page

SCV's 1989 Phantom of the Opera Show

Blake Wilkins & Compendium

Raves:

John WIlliams Wikipedia page

The Olympic Fanfare

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 6 - Edward White

September 19, 2016 Pete Zambito

River City Drum Corps (KY) director Edward White talks about the beginnings of his group (00:05:00), growing up in Louisville (00:14:45), house building and house rehabilitation (00:23:30), post high school career (00:37:15), working as a commercial photographer (00:47:20), getting lost in the wrong town at the wrong time (00:57:30), and the present and future of RCDC (01:12:50). Also, find out how to make photographing electric razors and golf clubs fun!

Concludes with Raves (01:30:25).

Links:

River City Drum Corps

Da' Ville Classic

Baile's African Drum Works

Service Merchandise

Boom Squad Drumline

Iroquois (KY) Amphitheater

Louisville Convention Center

Kentucky Center for the Arts

Kentucky Derby Festival

The SIAC (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference)

Kentucky State Band

Clark Atlanta Band

Alabama A&M Band

Don Parker's Fayetteville State University page

Dick Sisto biography

Raves:

"The Armor of Light" trailer

Frankenstein book

"Wanna Be Startin' Something" Live in Japan 1987

Pete's Percussion Podcast - Episode 5: Laura Franklin

September 1, 2016 Pete Zambito

Laura talks about getting the Brevard College job (00:02:30), the Saint Louis University job (00:17:15), how she got out of being a farmer in West Texas (00:30:25), Texas Tech life (00:46:10), the story behind her one "B" in undergrad (00:59:30), the culture-shock of Boston and studying with Vic Firth (01:04:45), and the UNCG years (01:23:40). Also, find out how YOU can tell it was a good year for farmers in drought/flood ridden Abernathy, TX (there'll be a test).

The podcast concludes with Raves (01:43:00).

Links:

Laura Franklin's Saint Louis University page

Cort McClaren 's C. Alan Composers page

Kurt Gartner's Kansas State page

National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy

Brevard Music Center and Festival

Brevard College Percussion

Alan Shinn's Texas Tech page

Lisa Rogers' Texas Tech page

Randy Fluman's Texas A&M Kingsville page

Kari Klier's Texas State page