University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Percussion Professor Stephen Crawford talks about getting the Temple College and Mary Hardin-Baylor jobs and how his responsibilities have changes over the years (02:35), some Spurs sports talk (50:10), growing up in (northern) North Dakota and the nature of Sports Fandom there (52:15), getting into percussion (01:00:00), a summary of his travels in high school and into Minot State University (ND) (01:05:00), his senior recital (01:16:25), grad school as a Wind Conducting focus, after which he teaches at Elmhust College (IA) and finishes grad school at UMKC (01:21:40), Kansas City Sports in the 1980s and 90s (01:26:40), nearly getting to conduct The Air Force Band (01:32:00), and settles in for some Random-Ass Questions (01:37:00).
Finishing with a Rave on the “Hit Parade” podcast (01:56:30).
Links:
Stephen Crawford's Innovative Percussion Page
Stephen Crawford's Majestic Percussion Page
Boris Badenov from "Rocky and Bulwinkle"
Unbroken book and movie
Elliot Carter's "Saeta" and "March"
Mitchell Peters' "Yellow After the Rain"
Joe Montana and Marcus Allen as KC Chiefs
"El Salon Mexico" - Aaron Copland
"Country Band March" - Charles Ives
Raves: