University of Memphis Percussion Professor and Creator of “Good Beats Percussion” Bill Shaltis see Pete’s Jets t-shirt and responds accordingly (02:40), talks about getting the Memphis job from his work at Missouri Southern and UMKC (03:10), growing up in Michigan (13:30), his Patriots fandom, coupled with some more sports talk (17:10), times in high school percussion (23:00), going to Michigan State for undergrad (27:15), heading to Boston Conservatory for his master’s (41:45), the good and bad of freelancing in Boston post-grad school and then joining Evansville (IN) Philharmonic as principal percussionist (1:00:00), going to UMKC for his doctorate (01:12:25), while video podcasting (01:15:50), along with the logistics of taking the Boise Philharmonic timpani job (01:18:50), and finishing with some Random-Ass Questions (01:38:00).
Closing with a rave on “Master of None” (01:49:10).
Links:
Boise Philharmonic Orchestra Members Page
"Seven to Queens" - Andy Beall
"Blues for Gilbert" - Mark Glentworth
"Cage for One" - Dwayne Corbin
"Jigsaw Falling Into Place" - Radiohead
Finale from Symphony No. 5 - Shostakovich
Movement 1 from Symphony No. 2 - Mahler
"Tambourin Paraphrase" - Keiko Abe
"Sonata for Timpani" - John Beck
Concerto for Percussion - Joseph Schwantner
"Prelude to Endgame" - Philip Glass
"Variations on Lost Love" - David Maslanka
"Cold Pressed" - David Hollinden
"Symphony with Eight Obbligato Timpani" - JCC Fischer
"Third Construction" - John Cage
"The Final Precipice" - Jeffrey Peyton
"Duettino Concertante" - Ingolf Dahl
"Call of Boromir" - Dan McCarthy
"Harmonic Rhythm" - Russell Peck
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