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

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