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
News story on San Antonio WPG robbery
National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy
"Bounce" Commercial with The Outfield's music
"November Rain" - Guns N' Roses
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
"Just The Way You Are" - Billy Joel
"All I Want" - Toad the Wet Sprocket
"Omphalo Centric Lecture" - Nigel Westlake
"Rite of Passage" - Jesse Monkman
"Third Construction" - John Cage
"Spanesque Oscillations" - Steve Riley
"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
Jeff Hewitt's article on White Laces in Whurk Magazine
"The Sinister Minister" - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
"The Whole Toy Laid Down" - David Hollinden
"Martian Tribes" - Emmanuel Sejourne
Raves: