Percussion (and other things)
PASIC 2019 is even closer (than it was yesterday), so it’s time to get ready! Part 2 is here - including conversations with Elizabeth DeLamater and the PAS Diversity Alliance Panel (01:40), Dave Hall and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Percussion Ensemble for winning IPEC (18:00), and Adélaïde Ferrière and the Keyboard Percussion Showcase (48:15).
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PASIC 2019 is just around the corner, so let’s get ready! Here’s Part 1, featuring conversations with Evan Chapman regarding Square Peg Round Hole (01:20), Jennifer Torrence and her Music Day Performance (19:00), and Iain Moyer and the Marching Percussion Panel (32:00).
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Clemson University (SC) Percussion Professor Paul Buyer stops by to talk about the Clemson job and how it has evolved over the years (02:00), the Clemson football program and his Marching Bands and Drumlines book (23:45), growing up in Indiana, learning from Mike Balter, and his high school golf career (45:40), his undergrad career at Ball State (IN) and playing with Star of Indiana (54:40), getting his master’s and doctorate at the University of Arizona (01:03:20), teaching high school in Texas (01:21:30), and finishing with the “famous” Random Ass Questions (01:31:00).
Finishing with a Rave on David Crosby: Remember My Name (01:46:00).
Links:
Every Week a Season - Brian Curtis
“Dances of Earth and Fire” - Peter Klatzow
“Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion” - Bela Bartok
“My Lady White” - David Maslanka
“Dance of the Octopus” - Red Norvo
Coach Wooden’s Pyramid for Success
Why the Best Are the Best - Kevin Eastman
The Shawshank Redemption trailer
Russian Easter Overture - Rimsky-Korsakov
There’s No Plan B for your A-Game - Bo Eason
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Oregon State University Drumline Instructor Justin Preece talks about his OSU jobs in and out of the Athletics Program and the football season on a quarter-system schedule (03:30), growing up the son of a Lutheran pastor around the STL area (46:00), getting undergrad and master’s degrees at Southern Methodist University (TX) and studying in London for a semester (01:02:00), his years post grad teaching in TX (01:17:40), and hangs in there for the Random Ass Questions (01:34:00).
Finishing with a Rave on PBS’ Finding Your Roots (01:59:00).
Links:
Justin Preece’s Oregon State page
Justin Preece’s Percussion Biography
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University of Tennessee-Martin Lecturer of Music and Percussion and Aural Skills Professor Chelsea Tinsler Jones stops by to talk about her various responsibilities at UTM and nerding out on Music Theory (02:00), her work with Khemia Ensemble and SteelWorks (19:00), growing up (mostly) in Las Vegas (33:20), going to the Hartt School of Music (CT) for undergrad and learning how to drive in the snow (47:30), heading to the University of Michigan for her Master’s (01:02:30), teaching Instrumental Music for one year before heading to TN (01:11:45) and finishing up with the Random Ass Questions (01:21:45).
Finishing with a Rave on Hitsville: The Making of Motown (01:40:45).
Links:
Chelsea Tinsler Jones’ UTM page
“Don’t Know Why” - Norah Jones
“Somewhere” and “Maria” from West Side Story
“My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music
Mizzou International Composers Festival
Syncopation for the Modern Drummer - Ted Reed
Advanced Funk Studies - Rick Latham
From the Corner of the Oval - Beck Dorey-Stein
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University of Tennessee-Martin Percussion Director Shane Jones stops by to talk about his percussion responsibilities there (02:00), his work with Khemia Ensemble and other assorted percussion activities (26:30), growing up in Las Vegas, buying a drumset through the classifieds, and the performing arts magnet high school he attended (38:45), attending the Hartt School of Music (CT) for undergrad (01:04:30), Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (OH) for his master’s (01:18:45), freelancing in Cincinnati after his master’s before doing the doctorate at the University of Michigan (01:29:30), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (01:46:20).
Finishing with a Rave on an Odyssey Series Concert in Columbia, MO (02:09:15).
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Mizzou International Composers Festival
The Elegant Universe - Brian Greene
“Marimba Spiritual” - Minoru Miki
“Dances of Earth and Fire” - Peter Klatzow
“Percussionist Songs” - Christian Wolff
“Knockin’ On Wood” - Red Norvo
“Six Japanese Gardens” - Kaija Saariaho
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - Mark Manson
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Florida International University Percussion Professor Karli Viña stops by to talk about all of her regular teaching and freelancing percussion work (03:00), her co-hosting of the @Percussion Podcast and the nature of podcasting in general (27:45), growing up in Arkansas and New Hampshire, playing drumset to Green Day and her high school volleyball career (41:40), going to the University of Maryland for undergrad (01:01:10), Boston Conservatory (MA) for her Master’s (01:08:30), The University of Miami (FL) for her Doctorate (01:22:00), and talks about teaching, Women in Percussion and various other topics in the Random Ass Questions (01:36:15).
Finishing with a Rave on seeing Ozomatli live in performance (02:08:40).
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“Songs I-IX” - Stuart Saunders Smith
Percussion Concerto - Darius Milhaud
“Set-Up Music” - Maurice Wright
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor - J. S. Bach
“To The Earth” - Frederick Rzewski
“Impressions” - Nicolas Martynciow
“Whimsical Nature of Small Particle Physics” - Ben Wahlund
“For Emily, Wherever I May Find Her” - Simon and Garfunkel
“Sketches in Color” - Robert Starer
Intermediate Snare Drum Studies - Mitchell Peters
The Empire Strikes Back trailer
“Kontakte” - Karlheinz Stockhausen
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Missouri Valley College Percussion Professor, Instrumental Educator and Theory Professor Alexandros Fragiskatos stops by to talk about his current gig (02:00), growing up near Akron, Ohio and his love of Progressive Rock (17:15), going to Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (OH) for undergrad (26:45), getting his Master’s at the University of Akron (42:15), taking a year off of school before moving to Arizona State for his DMA (01:01:45), and taking on the Random Ass Questions (01:22:45).
Finishing with a Rave on the NPR Podcast Code Switch (01:46:00).
Links:
Alex Fragiskatos’s Missouri Valley page
“A Change of Seasons” - Dream Theater
“Two Mexican Dances” - Gordon Stout
Music For Prague 1968 - Karel Husa
“The Source” - Toshi Ichiyanagi
“Rebonds A/B” - Iannis Xenakis
“Octopus’s Garden” - The Beatles
“Also Sprach Zarathusa” - Richard Wagner
“A Day in the Life” - The Beatles
“Short and Sweet” - Lennox “Boogsie” Sharp
“Cloud Polyphonies” - James Wood
“Once Removed” - John Fitz Rogers
“She Who Sleeps with a Small Blanket” - Kevin Asanga
“In Common” - Stuart Saunders Smith
Book of Keyboards - Philippe Manourey
“Monodrame I” - Yoshihisa Taira
“To The Earth” - Frederick Rzewski
“Idyll for the Misbegotten” - George Crumb
“Six Elegies Dancing” - Jennifer Stasack
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
“C. R. E. A. M.” - Wu-Tang Clan
“Hot Shower” - Chance the Rapper
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New Mexico Philharmonic Principal Timpanist Douglas Cardwell stops by to talk about his orchestral happenings (01:45), private teaching, working at the University of New Mexico, gigging, and living in New Mexico (17:00), being an African-American in the mostly white orchestral world (30:00), growing up in central Virginia and his background in sports (43:30), his undergrad at James Madison University (VA) Master’s at Rice University (TX), and his professional career in Detroit (01:02:30), and takes time for the Random Ass Questions (01:23:30).
Finishing with a Rave on the film On Her Shoulders (01:34:50).
Links:
Douglas Cardwell’s Pearl Drums page
Douglas Cardwell’s New Mexico Philharmonic page
“My Favorite Things” - John Coltrane
Jazz Suite No. 2 - Dmitri Shostakovich
African-American Orchestral Percussionists
The National Orchestra Institute
“Gimme All Your Lovin’” - ZZ Top
“Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” - Temptations
Federer-Djokovic 2019 Wimbledon Final
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Instrumental Educator, Percussionist, Arts Manager, and Multi-Language Translator Alix Porembski stops by to talk about living and working in Poland and her work as a liner-note translator (01:30), growing up in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, learning percussion from many sources, and her basketball career (23:30), attending the University of Houston (TX) for undergrad and her extended arts interests (36:20), her years as an Arts Administrator in Chicago and getting her Master’s (47:30), moving to Poland and creating a career there (01:03:00), and sticks around for the Random Ass Questions (01:13:40).
Finishing with a Rave on the 1984 classic Splash (01:34:00).
Links:
Alix Porembski’s Linked-In Page
“Django” - Modern Jazz Quartet
Michael Jordan Career Highlights
“Concerto for Percussion” - Darius Milhaud
“Third Construction” - John Cage
The Five Year Engagement trailer
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure trailer
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Timpanist for the National Symphony Orchestra and University of Maryland Percussion Professor Jauvon Gilliam talks about his current percussion duties and owning Capitol Percussion Backline Rentals (04:30), being an orchestral percussionist who’s African-American (29:40), growing up in Gary, Indiana, his basketball background and attending the 1988 NBA All-Star weekend (37:15), going to Butler University (IN) for undergrad and his Arts Administration background (50:45), his year of Master’s Work in Cleveland and his years in Winnipeg (01:01:00), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions (01:20:45).
Finishing with Raves on Lizzo and Missy Elliott (01:33:15).
Links:
Jauvon Gilliam’s University of Maryland page
Jauvon Gilliam’s Innovative Percussion page
Jauvon Gilliam’s Sabian Cymbals page
African-American Orchestral Percussionists
“Concertino for Marimba” - Paul Creston
14 Modern Snare Solos - John Pratt
Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin
Concerto in F - George Gershwin
“All Night Long” - Lionel Richie
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Eastern Tennessee State University (ETSU) Percussion Professor Matthew Geiger talks about the ETSU job, training music majors and recruiting in the Appalachian Valley (05:20), teaching part-time at Morehead State (KY) and getting the job at ETSU (33:40), growing up in Indianapolis, learning piano, and playing decent golf (50:20), going to the University of Kentucky for undergrad (01:09:45), going to Michigan for the Master’s before heading back to Kentucky for the DMA (01:25:45), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions (01:44:30).
Finishing with a Rave on the documentary Somm (02:05:00).
Links:
Matthew Geiger’s Innovative Percussion page
2012 Kentucky Basketball Championship
Symphony No. 1 - Gustav Mahler
“Bless the Broken Road” - Rascal Flatts
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Toronto-based drumset player and multi-instrumentalist Sarah Thawer talks about her current percussion acitivites and her thoughts on being a woman in the drumset world (02:50), growing up in Toronto with a bandleader father, lots of instruments in the house and a large Indian community in Canada (20:00), her early YouTube days and studying at York University in Toronto for undergrad (34:10), the opening years of her freelancing career and leading her own band (52:15) and her takes on the Random Ass Questions (59:30).
Finishing with a Rave on Chris Herren: The First Day (01:14:05).
Links:
Sarah Thawer Drum Magazine profile
Toronto Raptors win 2019 NBA Championship
“Don’t Know Why” - Norah Jones
York University (Canada) Music
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2019 Mizzou Master’s in Percussion Graduate Brianna Trainor stops by to talk about the 2 recitals she gave this year (01:50), going to Ghana in 2018 (18:20), her experience with the New Music Ensemble at Mizzou and the idea of supporting other musicians (26:25), working as Personnel Manager with the Missouri Summer Symphony and upcoming work (38:05), growing up in Wisconsin and her musical influences (46:10), going to Wisconsin-Stevens Point for undergrad (01:06:00), moving to Chicago to work for Third Coast Percussion (01:20:40), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (01:37:30).
Finishing with a Rave on frequent guest David Grubb and his new Radio Show (01:50:20).
Links:
“Spider Walk” - Marta Ptaszynska
“The mirror in the shoe store that you use…” - Susan Powell
The Contemporary Percussionist - Michael Udow
“Cold Pressed” - David Hollinden
“A Terrible Beauty” - Roger Braun
“Bone Alphabet” - Brian Ferneyhough
“Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra” - Alvin Lucier
“Smells Like Teen Spirit” - Nirvana
“Just Can’t Get Enough” - Depeche Mode
“Holiday in Cambodia” - Dead Kennedys
“Runs in the Family” - Amanda Palmer
“The So-Called Laws of Nature” - David Lang
What We Do in the Shadows trailer
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David Grubb’s appearances on the podcast in 2016, 2017, and 2018
In Part 2, UT-Martin’s Julie Hill returns to talk about her Master’s Degree at Arizona State (02:45), her years teaching high school in TN (14:10), going to the University of Kentucky for her doctorate (23:10), her years in PAS leadership and as PAS President (35:45), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (45:50).
Finishing with a Rave on the David Lee Roth episode of the WTF Podcast (01:03:30).
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“Which Time Mark” - Scott Wyatt
“The Anvil Chorus” - David Lang
“Garage Drummer” - James Campbell
“Canned Heat” - Eckhard Kopetzki
“From My Little Island” - Robert Aldridge
“Dance of Passion” - Robert Aldridge
“Adagietto” from Symphony No. 5 - Gustav Mahler
“One of These Nights” - Eagles
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Part 1 with University of Tennessee-Martin Music Department Chair Julie Hill, as she talks about getting the percussion job there, further building the program and her chair responsibilities (03:00), being a member of the Caixa Trio as well as other ensembles (33:00), growing up in Martin, TN (43:00), her undergrad years at UT-Martin and going to LHS’s Summer Marimba Seminar (55:20), and a brief note about her time at Arizona State for her Master’s (01:13:20).
Finishing with a Rave on the film The Last Black Man in San Francisco (01:20:10).
Links:
Julie Hill’s Innovative Percussion page
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Developing a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System - Raoul Arreola
LH Stevens Summer Marimba Seminar
“Four Movements for Marimba” - Michael Burritt
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Juan José R. Calvo returns to talk about his undergrad years in Costa Rica and about learning English and Japanese (02:25), his undergrad recital and how he got to Mizzou through meeting Megan Arns a decade ago (21:30), and he takes on the Random Ass Questions with panache, including the time he fell off a bus (37:15).
Finishing with a Rave on the WTF Podcast and an interview with Eve Ensler along with a special performance to close (01:12:40).
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“Two Mexican Dances” - Gordon Stout
Costa Rican - North American Cultural Center
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Cthulhu Mythos - H.P. Lovecraft
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - Stephen King
The Demon-Haunted World - Carl Sagan
The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury
The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exúpery
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Recent Mizzou Master’s in Percussion Performance Graduate Juan José R. Calvo stops by in Part 1 to talk about aspects of his recent Master’s recital and Latin American Percussion Curriculum in the United States (02:00), the rest of his recital program, percussion artistry and employment going forward (24:20) and growing up in Costa Rica, his early musical influences, and the school system there (47:10).
Finishing with a Rave on Marc Maron’s live stand-up (01:09:00).
Links:
Juan’s Master’s Recital Announcement
“The Whimsical Nature of Small Particle Physics” - Ben Wahlund
“Verana Porteño” - Piazzolla/Cheung
“Dream of the Cherry Blossoms” - Keiko Abe
“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell Peters
“Khan Variations” - Alejandro Viñao
“Two Mexican Dances” - Gordon Stout
“Surfing with the Alien” - Joe Satriani
“Paganini 5th Caprice” - Steve Vai
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Creator and Owner of The Rock/Star Advocate and host of the Music-Preneur Mindset Podcast Suz Paulinski talks about the beginnings of her current role as a Mindset Coach and some of the changes in the Music Business Market (02:10), how The Rock/Star Advocate has progressed over the years and creating a Music Conference last minute (20:50), hosting her podcast (42:40), growing up in Queens, NY (49:10), going to Drexel University (PA) for Music Business (59:00), the beginnings of her career with many record labels and working as a paralegal (01:11:40), and takes the time for some Random Ass Questions (01:32:45).
Finishing with Raves on A League of Their Own and The Inventor (01:49:00).
Links:
The Music-Preneur Mindset Podcast
Performing Rights Organizations
Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music
The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley trailer
Raves:
Sandbox Percussion Group founder and member Victor Caccese talks about all things Sandbox Percussion (01:40), growing up near Philadelphia, his Italian and Brazilian roots, and his soccer and golf career (27:35), his undergrad years at Peabody Conservatory (MD), studying with Bob Van Sice, and the “Peabody Curse” (52:30), continuing to study with Van Sice at Yale University (CT) for his Master’s and the greatness of New Haven pizza (01:14:10), and takes time for the Random Ass Questions (01:27:40).
Finishing with a Rave on the 2019 movie Rocketman (01:48:45).
Links:
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion - Bela Bartok
“Pieces of Wood” - Steve Reich
“Goldbeater’s Skin” - Christopher Cerrone
Sandbox Percussion Spring Benefit
“Village Burial with Fire” - James Wood
“Rebonds A/B” - Iannis Xenakis
“Khan Variations” - Alejandro Viñao
“Cloud-Polyphonies” - James Wood
Once Upon a Time in the West trailer
Germany over Brazil 7-1 2014 World Cup
Neymar wins Gold Medal for Brazil at 2016 Olympics
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