Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 324 - Vesna Duo

December 22, 2022 Pete Zambito

Ksenija Komljenovic and Liana Pailodze Harron of Vesna Duo stop by to talk about their (then) upcoming performance of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring at PASIC 2022 and the origins of their version of the work (05:35), the challenges of arranging this, along with comparing to the two-piano version of the same work (20:40), the intense experience of recording their album (29:25), piano and percussion as a genre, and the popularity of their version (38:50), and the origins of their duo name, the strength of their partnership, and shooting photos in NYC (48:10).

Finishing with a Rave on the documentary The Conductor (58:45).

Links:

Vesna Duo website

The Rite of Spring - Vesna Duo

Ksenija Komljenovic’s appearance on the podcast in 2020

Ksenija Komljenovic’s website

Liana Pailodze Harron’s website

Mitya Nilov

The Rite of Spring - 2 piano version (Lucas and Arthur Jussen)

Michael Burritt

Ivan Trevino on the podcast in 2022

Concerto No. 1 for marimba - Ney Rosauro

Vesna: Goddess of Spring

“The Ever Evolving Etude” - Avishai Cohen

Raves:

The Conductor trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 323 - Christopher Thompson (2022)

December 15, 2022 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Educator, Composer, Songwriter, Entrepreneur, and Rapper Christopher Thompson (a.k.a. Master Christopher) returns to the podcast to talk about his recent performance at PASIC 2022 (03:10), his personal and professional update for his life since we last talked in 2020 (25:40), and an updated Random Ass Questions segments, including portions on karaoke songs, sports in Philadelphia, UNC/Duke, and taking in the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture (49:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2019 film Zombieland: Double Tap (01:04:30).

Links:

Christopher Thompson’s 2020 appearance on the podcast

M.A.P.S. Motivation Project

“Music Desegregation” Videos

Julian Allred

Matt Henry on the podcast in 2017

Shawn Mativetsky

Adam Riviere

Shure Wireless Headset System

“Been Broke” - Toby Nwigwe

“Humble” - Kendrick Lamar

“Bad and Boujee” - Migos

“Mind Yo Business” - Juicy J

“You Gotta Jump to Be Successful” - Steve Harvey

“Can’t Truss It” - Public Enemy

Xavier Ware drum solo

Lamon Lawhorn on the podcast in 2020

John’s Roast Pork

Cookout

“Let’s Get It On” (Live) - Marvin Gaye

Bojangles

Villanova beats UNC for national championship

UNC - Duke Final Four 2022

Marian Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Raves:

Zombieland: Double Tap trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 322 - Adam Groh

December 8, 2022 Pete Zambito

Western Carolina University Percussion Professor Adam Groh stops by to talk about his percussion ensemble’s PASIC 2022 performance on the New Music Research Day (04:30), his job at WCU, his predecessor, the Marching Band there, the town of Cullowee and the remoteness of the campus (19:15), growing up in St. Louis, band experiences, playing drumset, and lacrosse (35:20), his undergrad years at Truman State University (MO) (49:30), eventually getting to Florida State for the master’s and studying with John W. Parks IV (01:02:10), getting his doctorate with Tom Burritt at UT-Austin (01:11:20), teaching at Graceland University in Iowa (01:20:00), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (01:29:15).

Finishing with a Rave of Appreciation for the live of Marching Mizzou member Alex Jackson (01:56:00).

Links:

Adam Groh’s website

Adam Groh’s Western Carolina University page

Western Carolina’s PASIC page

Inti Figgis-Vizueta

Diana Loomer

Melinda Leoce’s appearance on the podcast in 2021

Mario Gaetano

Matt Henley

Giant Steps - John Coltrane

“Enter Sandman” - Metallica

“Night Moves” - Bob Seger

“Sharp Dressed Man” - ZZ Top

“Sweet Home Alabama” - Lynyrd Skynyrd

“All The Small Things” - Blink 182

“All Downhill From Here” - New Found Glory

“Basket Case” - Green Day

“‘97” - Alkaline Trio

Tom Burritt on the podcast in 2021

“First Construction” - John Cage

So Percussion

“Last Train Home” - Pat Metheny

Birdman soundtrack - Antonio Sanchez

Shaw Communications

Ghostbusters (1984) trailer

Oliver Molina on the podcast in 2022

Bluey

FC Liverpool

East of Eden - John Steinbeck

Ted Drewes Frozen Custard

“I Want It That Way” - Backstreet Boys

“Honeybee, 1820” - Evan Chapman

“Bad Guy” - Billie Eilish

“Burn the House Down” - AJR

“Grace” - Marcus Mumford

Sol LeWitt

Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival

Raves:

Alex Jackson obituary

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 321 - Rebecca Lloyd-Jones

December 1, 2022 Pete Zambito

After Pete recollects a whirlwind Thanksgiving week with Marching Mizzou, Queensland Conservatorium at Griffith University (AUS) Percussion Professor Rebecca Lloyd-Jones stops by to discuss her PASIC 2022 performance, the percussion music canon, the challenges of playing experimental music, and Steve Shick (05:00), her teaching position, finishing up her doctorate, and her research on lesser-known percussion composers who are women (32:50), getting the job in Australia and the city of Brisbane (46:15), growing up in Queensland, her piano and percussion background and her undergrad experience (58:15), touring with a dance company after undergrad, her years performing with the Australian Navy Band, and getting her master’s degree later in her career (01:16:45), more about UC-San Diego and Steve Schick (01:37:05), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including diverse and diversity-lacking programs, great authors, and enjoying visual art (01:41:50).

Finishing with a Rave of Appreciation for everyone connected to Marching Mizzou (02:10:00).

Links:

Rebecca Lloyd-Jones personal website

“The Snakes Are Loose” - Natasha Anderson

“Allegro Ma Non Troppo” - Unsuk Chin

“Rebonds A.B” - Iannis Xenakis

“Bone Alphabet” - Brian Ferneyhough

Sarah Hennies

Steven Shick

Pauline Oliveros

Erick Hawkins Dance Company

Mark Ford

Robert Oetomo

Vanessa Tomlinson

“Dust” - Rebecca Saunders

Autobiography of Red - Anne Carson

Orwell’s Roses - Rebecca Solnit

The Hour of the Star - Clarice Lispector

“Sunday Morning” - Maroon 5

“My Love is Your Love” - Whitney Houston

Uluru

Kakadu National Park (AUS)

Chiharu Shiota

Raves:

Marching Mizzou at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 320 - Tracy Wiggins (2022)

November 17, 2022 Pete Zambito

University of North Alabama (UNA) Percussion Professor Tracy Wiggins returns to talk about his upcoming PASIC 2022 Virtual Session on Improvisation (03:30), updates from UNA (13:45), how the COVID pandemic was handled at his school (23:00), joining the PAS Board of Advisors (36:50), and a shortened Random Ass Questions portion, including discussions of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, great books, Braum’s, and Gemma Peacocke’s “Death Wish” (43:15).

Finishing with a Preview of Pete’s PASIC 2022 Virtual Session on Using and Creating Podcasts to Improve your Teaching (01:03:20).

Links:

Tracy Wiggins’ appearance on the podcast in 2017

Tracy Wiggins’ PASIC page

Tracy Wiggins’ University of North Alabama page

Virtual PASIC Registration

Gloria Yehilevsky’s appearance on the podcast in 2018

Tim Feeney

Aaron Michael Butler

Alice Pan’s appearance on the podcast in 2018

University of North Alabama percussion faculty

Neil Grover

Andrea Venet’s appearance on the podcast in 2018

Scott Johnson

Bob Becker

Til Eulenspiegel - Richard Strauss (horn solo)

Impressions on Wood - Julie Davila

Four-Mallet Marimba Playing - Nancy Zeltsman

Sequential Studies for Four-Mallet Marimba - Julia Gaines

Exercises, Etudes, and Solos for the Timpani - Raynor Carroll

Momentum - Patricia Islas

Dracula - Bram Stoker

The Energy Bus - Jon Gordon

Braum’s

Head Country BBQ

Death Wish - Gemma Peacocke

Rave:

Pete’s Virtual PASIC Session Info

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 319 - PASIC 2022 Preview (Part 2)

November 9, 2022 Pete Zambito

It’s PASIC 2022 time! We have Part 2 of our Annual Preview Episodes, focusing on presentations by Bri Wiegand (01:40), Becca Laurito (15:45), Ksenija Komljenovic and Liana Harron (Vesna Duo) (38:00), Aundre Wesley (54:20), Jillian Baxter (on behalf of the PAS Diversity Alliance Panel) (01:09:45), and Neil Grover (01:23:35).

Links:

PASIC 2022

PASIC 2022 Preview (Part 1)

Jillian Baxter and the Diversity Alliance Panel

Neil Grover

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 318 - PASIC 2022 Preview (Part 1)

November 8, 2022 Pete Zambito

It’s PASIC 2022 time! We have Part 1 of our Annual Preview Episodes, focusing on presentations by Rebecca Lloyd-Jones (02:10), Adam Groh (20:00), Karli Viña (35:00), Christopher Thompson (59:20), and Cameron Leach (01:17:50).

Links:

Percussive Arts Society’s PASIC website

Rebecca Lloyd-Jones

Adam Groh and WCU’s Percussion Ensemble

Karli Viña

Christopher Thompson

Cameron Leach

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 317 - Ivan Trevino, 2022

November 3, 2022 Pete Zambito

Composer, Percussionist, and Educator Ivan Trevino returns to the podcast to update us on life since his previous appearance in 2017, including his family, teaching full-time at UT-Austin, and his composition project for Eastman (02:20), his current composing influences and experiences teaching composition (15:50), issues he ran into during the first 18 months of the pandemic as well as writing for non-percussion-specific genres (36:10), and goes for another round of the Random Ass Questions, including IDE issues, the upcoming Men’s Soccer World Cup, his San Antonio Spurs, and basketball coach Becky Hammon (44:10).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film Tár (01:20:15).

Links:

Ivan Trevino’s 2017 interview on the podcast

Ivan Trevino’s website

Todd Meehan’s 2017 appearance on the podcast

Tom Burritt’s 2021 appearance on the podcast

Natalia LaFourcade’s 2017 NPR Tiny Desk concert

“Immigrant Song” - Ivan Trevino

“Faceshopping” - SOPHIE

“Libertango” - Astor Piazzolla/Sammut arr (from Pete’s 2022 recital)

Michael Burritt

Megan Arns on the podcast in 2017

Jacob Nissly

Leigh Howard Stevens

“Asphalt Cocktail” - John Mackey

“My Lady White” - David Maslanka

Paige DeDecker

Nief-norf

Mark Boseman on the podcast in 2019

Jerry Junkin

Ryan Kelly

“My Pretend Music School” - Ivan Trevino, 2014

USA - Mexico 2002 World Cup

Victor Wembanyama vs. Scoot Henderson

Spurs vs. Mavs 2006 Game 7 Western Conference Semis

Spurs vs. Heat 2013 NBA Finals Game 6

Spurs vs. Heat 2014 NBA Finals Game 5

Drew Tucker

Becky Hammon

Dawn Staley

Sue Bird on 60 Minutes

GOOD LUCK

Joe Bean Roasters

Desnudo Coffee

“Bidi Bidi Bom Bom” - Selena

“Basket Case” - Green Day

Song Exploder podcast

SI Media Podcast: Adnan Virk

Raves:

Tár trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 316 - Andrew Eldridge (Part 2)

October 27, 2022 Pete Zambito

University of Texas-Arlington Percussion Director Andrew Eldridge returns to talk about his doctoral studies at TCU, his research on crowdfunding, and the early years at UTA (03:15) and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on social media networking and breaks, mental health and the importance of family, and his love of Science Fiction movies and books (29:15).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream (01:04:20).

Links:

Part 1 with Andrew Eldridge

Andrew Eldridge’s webpage

Andrew Eldridge’s UTA webpage

Brian West

Michael Varner

Richard Gipson

“Image” - Martin Blessinger

“Prelude to Paradise” - Jacob Remington

“Critical Mass” - Matt Moore

“Nocturne” - Pius Cheung

“Occhio” - Casey Cangelosi

“Consider the Birds” - Ryan George

“Vespertine Formations” - Christopher Deane

“The Night Watch” - Joseph Blaha

“Palace of Nine Perfections”, Third Movement - Eric Ewazen

“Duo Chopinesque” - Michael Hennagin

“Crown of Thorns” - David Maslanka

Lone Star Wind Orchestra

“Into the Zone” - Dan Welcher

Chris Nadeau

Joe W. Moore III on the podcast in 2017

Alan Shinn on the podcast in 2017 (rebroadcast from 2021)

Atomic Habits - James Clear

Dumb and Dumber trailer

Our Pet’s Heds Are Falling Off Beer

Rogue One trailer

Andor trailer

The Mandalorian trailer

Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer

Rendezvous with Rama - Arthur C. Clarke

Ender’s Game - Orson Scott Card

Wheel of Time series - Robert Jordan

The Belgariad series - David Eddings

The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury

Dallas Mavericks 2011 NBA Finals highlights

Gabriela Lena Frank

FINNEAS

“Bad Guy” - Billie Eilish

Raves:

Moonage Daydream trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 315 - Andrew Eldridge (Part 1)

October 20, 2022 Pete Zambito

University of Texas at Arlington Coordinator of Percussion Studies Andrew Eldridge stops by to talk about his UTA job, “preplanning the job you want”, various local gigs, and the commissioning process (03:20), growing up in Germany and Texas, Texas weather, his steel pan experience, and growing up in the Texas band culture (28:30), and his undergrad years at Texas A&M-Commerce, master’s years at the University of Illinois, personal tragedy, band directing, and the stress of percussion specialists in Texas (53:00).

Finishing with a Rave/Appreciation of the life of composer Raymond Helble (01:22:45).

Links:

Andrew Eldridge’s webpage bio

Andrew Eldridge’s University of Texas at Arlington page

Joe W. Moore III on the podcast in 2017

Lone Star Wind Orchestra

WASBE

David Maslanka

Doug Bush

Percussive Arts Society (PAS) in Lawton

“On Fire” - Michel Camilo

“Lorena’s Tango” - Chucho Valdéz

I-Pan

Cort McClaren on the podcast in 2022

Launchpad X

Dave Gerhart on the podcast in 2018

Mark Ford

“Four Way Cross” - Texas A&M band

Brian Zator on the podcast in 2017

Keiko Abe

William Moersch on the podcast in 2019

Raves:

Raymond Helble

“Toccata Fantasy in E-Flat Minor” - Raymond Helble (performed by me)

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 314 - Matt McClung (Part 2)

October 13, 2022 Pete Zambito

St. Olaf College (MN) Percussion Professor Matt McClung returns to talk about transitioning into full-time percussion before and during his master’s at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (02:45), going to Rice University (TX) for the doctorate (17:40), working for 3 years in the Honolulu Symphony (HI) (35:00), his job at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and leaving it to move to Minneapolis/St. Paul (49:00), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on student impressions, “bad” Tom Hanks movies, great authors, and Michelangelo’s “David” (58:20).

Finishing with a Rave on musical acts from the 2022 Roots N Blues Music Festival (01:28:30).

Links:

Part 1 with Matt McClung

Matt McClung’s St. Olaf page

“Music for Pieces of Wood” - Steve Reich

“George Washington Bridge” - William Schuman

TI-35 Calculator

“Five Scenes from the Snow Country” - Hans Werner Henze

“Mirage” - Yasuo Sueyoshi

“Time for Marimba” - Minoru Miki

Percussion Group Cincinnati

Richard Brown

Ann-Margret

Doug Perkins

Musser M31 4.0 Octave Windsor II Kelon Marimba

Robert Van Sice

Eduardo Leandro

Todd Meehan’s 2017 appearance on the podcast

Eurhythmics at Cleveland Institute of Music

Presser Foundation Scholarship

Alexis C. Lamb on the podcast in 2021

Joe vs. The Volcano trailer

Turner and Hooch trailer

Love Actually trailer

Ambar India Restaurant

Goode Company BBQ

Kentucky Symphony Orchestra

Uffizi Gallery - Florence (Italy)

Raves:

Roots N Blues Festival

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 313 - Matt McClung (Part 1)

October 6, 2022 Pete Zambito

St. Olaf College (MN) Percussion Educator and Performer Matt McClung stops by to talk about the St. Olaf job, stepping into band directing, and the wide range of students that attend the school (05:45), leaving his job at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, getting connected in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, his wife’s violin career, and moving during COVID (22:00), growing up near Chicago, his church music background in voice and percussion, and his early ensemble experiences (40:30), and his undergrad degree at the University of Cincinnati, where he majored in Engineering and did a lot of percussion on the side (01:02:20).

Finishing with a Rave on the 1976 film All the President’s Men (01:18:10).

Links:

Matt McClung’s St. Olaf page

Matt McClung’s ROCO page

Eri Isomura

Philip Hey

10th Wave Chamber Collective

CERN Particle Collider

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

Maureen Nelson

Dave Hagedorn

Patsy Dash

Crystal Lake Heraldry Guard

Modern School for Xylophone, Marimba, and Vibraphone - Morris Goldenberg

Snare Drum in the Concert Hall - Al Payson

William Moersch on the podcast in 2019

Percussion Group Cincinnati

Ben Toth

Zeitgeist New Music Group

Overture to Candide - Leonard Bernstein

Rusty Burge

Raves:

All the President’s Men trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 312 - Colleen Bernstein (Part 2)

September 29, 2022 Pete Zambito

Colleen Bernstein returns to talk about her years at the University of Michigan for her Masters, working with the Contemporary Directions Ensemble, moving to Detroit, and her “Strength and Sensitivity” Concert Series (04:05), and contributes to the Random Ass Questions segment, with segments on Percussion Mastery, Diversity in Music, New York Sports fandom, her themed performances of “Afta-Stuba!” in high school, and the musical The Phantom of the Opera (26:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the jazz albumThelonious Monk plays Duke Ellington (01:11:00).

Links:

Part 1 with Colleen Bernstein

Colleen Bernstein’s website

Contemporary Directions Ensemble

A Soldier’s Tale - Igor Stravinsky

“Strength and Sensitivity” Highlights

Nicole Patrick on the podcast in 2020

Miracle trailer

1980 US Hockey Team

Paranormal Activity trailer

“Afta-Stuba!” - Mark Ford

NY Mets 2022 Highlights

The Phantom of the Opera

Raves:

Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 311 - Colleen Bernstein (Part 1)

September 22, 2022 Pete Zambito

New York City-based Freelancing Percussionist and Educator Colleen Bernstein stops by to talk about her portfolio career in New York and New Jersey, playing on Broadway, teaching K-12 and college, and the New Jersey Youth Symphony (04:45), her work with the Percussive Arts Society Diversity Alliance (26:15), growing up in Albany (NY), her piano background, and her experiences Empire State Youth Orchestra (34:00), and her undergrad experiences at Eastman (NY) and recording Robert Aldridge’s “From My Little Island” (54:00).

Finishing with a Rave and a Thank You for all those involved and who watched Pete’s September 19th recital (01:10:00).

Links:

Colleen Bernstein’s webpage

The Rock Orchestra

Talea Ensemble

Victor Pablo

William Paterson University Percussion Faculty

Payton Macdonald

New Jersey Youth Symphony

Helen Cha-Pyo

Empire State Youth Orchestra

Jason Treuting

Richard Albagli

Mark Foster

“Colas Breugnon” Xylophone Excerpt

Scheherazade -movement III - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Michael Burritt

“Third Construction” - John Cage

“Rebonds A+B” - Iannis Xenakis

Matt Curlee

“From My Little Island” - Robert Aldridge

Raves and Recital Link:

Pete Zambito Faculty Recital - 9-19-22

Pete’s Facebook Live Appearance on the PAS University Pedagogy Committee

Facebook Live Link

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 310 - Eric Willie

September 15, 2022 Pete Zambito

University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) Percussion Professor Eric Willie stops by to talk about the job there (05:00), his time in Brazil studying Maracatu earlier this year on a Fulbright Fellowship (25:45), growing up in West Tennessee and his time in DCI (40:40), his undergrad career at the University of Tennessee-Martin and Austin Peay University (TN) (49:20), attempting the band director thing and eventually heading to the University of Kentucky for his masters (55:50), teaching in a challenging situation at Wisconsin-Whitewater for a year (01:08:45), heading to North Texas for his doctorate, working at Tennessee Tech, and the reasons he took the UNCG job (01:16:20), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including segments on percussion literature, the Indiana Jones movies and his love of popcorn (01:40:15).

Finishing with a Rave on attending live events (02:03:00).

Links:

Eric Willie’s homepage

Eric Willie’s UNCG page

Megan Arns’ 2016 appearance on the podcast

Alexandros Fragiskatos’ 2019 appearance on the podcast

Cort McClaren’s 2022 appearance on the podcast

David Steinquest’s 2022 appearance on the podcast

Fulbright Scholarship

John R. Beck’s 2022 appearance on the podcast

Juan Álamo’s 2021 appearance on the podcast

Adam Groh

Lamon Lawhorn’s 2020 appearance on the podcast

Joseph Van Hassel

Nief-Norf

New Hampshire Music Festival

Cavaliers DCI

Samba de Coco

Candomblé

Julie Hill’s 2019 appearance on the podcast

Bun E. Carlos

Music City Mystique

Southwind DCI

Four Movements For Marimba - Michael Burritt

“Children’s Songs” - Chick Corea

“Sinister Minister” - Bela Fleck

Row-Loff Productions

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 309 - John Lawless

September 8, 2022 Pete Zambito

Kennesaw State University (GA) Percussion Professor and Freelance Percussionist John Lawless stops by to talk about his teaching gigs, the local gigging scene, and the Atlanta Percussion Trio (03:30), growing up in the Atlanta area, getting started in percussion, and training for triathlons (23:45), his college years at Georgia State and years after undergrad teaching college, performing, his golf background, and more about the Percussion Trio (48:20), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions (01:07:45).

Finishing with a Rave on the 1999 novel Girl With a Pearl Earring (01:23:25).

Links:

John Lawless’s Kennesaw State page

John Lawless’s Innovative Percussion page

Marcus Hawkins’ appearance on the podcast in 2022

Jack Bell

Robert Shaw

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

Claire Kenney

Scott Douglas

Steve Hemphill’s appearance on the podcast in 2020

Bruno Kirby in City Slickers

Chris Deviney

Rory McIlroy

Somewhere in Time trailer

Friday the 13th trailer

Augusta National

The Joy of Music - Leonard Bernstein

Pictures at an Exhibition - Modest Mussorgsky

Silent Night - Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell

Raves:

Girl with a Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 308 - Scott Herring

September 1, 2022 Pete Zambito

University of South Carolina Percussion Professor Scott Herring stops by to talk about the USC position, doubled-up performances at PASIC, the promotion process, and the Sympatico Percussion Group (03:00), growing up in NC, early drumset and percussion years, and time spent playing tennis (24:15), going to East Carolina University for undergrad (35:40), getting his Masters and Doctorate at Northwestern University (IL), teaching at Emporia State (KS), and getting to USC (44:25), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions segment, including sections on challenging marimba literature, Star Wars, golf, and Malcolm Gladwell (01:10:25).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2021 documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song (01:38:30).

Links:

Scott Herring’s USC page

Sympatico Percussion Group

Rosewind Duo

Bailey Seabury

Jim Hall

Emily Lemmerman on the podcast in 2019

“Girls, Girls, Girls” - Mötley Crüe

“Round and Round” - RATT

Billy Cobham

Even in the Odds - Ralph Humphrey

A Change of Seasons - Dream Theater

“Tom Sawyer” - Rush

Dave Albert playing “Sing Sing Sing”

Christopher Deane

Harold Jones

“Yellow After The Rain” - Mitchell Peters

“Rain Dance” - Alice Gomez

“Merlin” - Andrew Thomas

Angela Zator Nelson

North Carolina Teaching Fellows

Michael Burritt

Stevens Marimba Seminar

Thomas Burritt’s 2021 appearance on the podcast

Jeremy Fitzsimons

Stephen Peterson

Rodney Dorsey

Thom Hasenplug’s 2019 appearance on the podcast

Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell

Revisioinist History podcast

The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany

“March” - Elliott Carter

“Three Shells” - Christopher Deane

Raves:

Hallelujah trailer

“Hallelujah” - Jeff Buckley

“Hallelujah” - Shrek Scene

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 307 - Emily Miclon (Part 2)

August 25, 2022 Pete Zambito

Recent Mizzou Masters of Percussion Performance Graduate Emily Miclon returns to talk about her upcoming studies in India and what it took to get to go (02:00) and takes a turn through the Random Ass Questions, including commentary on women in percussion, reading for fun, and listening to podcasts by comedians (20:45).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2019 documentary film Billie (41:00).

Links:

Part 1 with Emily Miclon

Emily Miclon’s Wildlight Publications page

Emily Miclon’s 2022 Masters Recital

The Frank Huntington Beebe Fund

Mark Twain Fellowship

Yousif Sheronick

Glen Velez

Drawful

Pretty Woman trailer

The Revenant trailer

Becoming - Michelle Obama

Johnny Cash: The Life - Robert Hilburn

Open Book - Jessica Simpson

“Toxic” - Britney Spears

Dear Chelsea podcast

Oops podcast

JTrain Podcast

Girls Gotta Eat podcast

Maria Bamford

Raves:

Billie documentary trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 306 - Emily Miclon (Part 1)

August 18, 2022 Pete Zambito

Mizzou Masters Degree in Percussion Performance Graduate Emily Miclon stops by to talk about her Masters recital, Assistantship, teaching Percussion Techniques and Percussion Ensemble, and organizing the So Percussion residency (05:00), leading the Mizzou Student IDE Collective, performing outside of Mizzou, and playing a lot of new music (20:00), growing up in Connecticut, her piano background, having a life outside of music, being High School Class President, and her theater background (30:45), going to Eastern Connecticut State University (ECSU) for her undergrad and studying with Jeff Calissi (51:15), and getting to Mizzou, working under Megan Arns, and staying for a third year with other Masters graduates (01:09:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film Marcel the Shell With Shoes On (01:25:45).

Links:

Emily Miclon’s Wildlight Publications page

Emily Miclon’s Master’s Degree Recital in 2022

Jennifer Jolley

Valerie Naranjo

Drew Worden’s 2016 appearance on the podcast

“Cranes” - Tigue

So Percussion

Peter Lea

Alfred’s Premier Piano Course

Faber Piano Adventures

The Missouri Symphony

Missouri Contemporary Ballet

Wontanara

Emmanuel Agbeli

Jeff Calissi’s 2017 appearance on the podcast

“Revolutionary Etude” - Frederic Chopin

“Liebstraum No.3” - Franz Liszt

“Rain Dance” - Alice Gomez

Concerto for Vibraphone - Nathan Daughtrey

“March” - Elliot Carter

Megan Arns on the podcast in 2016

Michael Burritt

Gordon Stout

“Sextet” - Steve Reich

Cort McClaren on the podcast in 2022

Stephen Landy on the podcast in 2022

Jordan Nielsen on the podcast in 2022

Raves:

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 305 - Caleb Pickering

August 11, 2022 Pete Zambito

Percussionist, Composer, Podcaster, and Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU) Percussion and Theory Professor Caleb Pickering stops by to talk about his school responsibilities, living in Missouri, and NWMSU’s sports powerhouses (02:40), his composition career and getting into self-publishing (24:00), his work with the @Percussion Podcast (35:00), growing up in Paris ,TX, Texas band, video gaming, and playing in punk and metal bands in high school (43:25), undergrad years at Texas A&M-Commerce (59:34), master’s degree time at UNLV and living in Las Vegas (01:05:50), teaching in Texas after his master’s, then heading to James Madison University (VA) for his doctorate, along with discussions of his dissertation on Percussion Methods classes (01:19:45), and finally finishing with the Random Ass Questions (01:40:35).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 film Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (01:57:45).

Links:

Caleb Pickering’s website

Caleb Pickering’s NWMSU page

Katy Strickland

Casey Cangelosi’s 2017 appearance on the podcast

Aaron Trumbore

Artifact Percussion

Karli Viña’s 2019 appearance on the podcast

Ben Charles’ 2017 appearance on the podcast

Ksenija Komljenovic’s 2020 appearance on the podcast

Pearl Export Snare Drum Series