Part 2 with FSU Percussion Professor John W. Parks IV as he talks about growing up in Gastonia, NC, info about Wake Forest, UNCG and the Eastern Music Festival, and getting the percussion bug (01:10), going to Furman University (SC) for undergrad and his student teaching experiences (19:40), going to Northwestern for his Master’s and FSU’s Ethnomusicology program (33:15), getting his doctorate at Eastman, taking Comps there, and his first job at Samford University (AL) (52:40), his 3 years working at Kansas University (01:11:40), and he handles the Random Ass Questions (01:18:00).
Finishing with a Rave on the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater (01:34:10).
Links:
Beethoven: The Ninth Symphony (Revised) - David Levy
“Colas Breugnon” Xylophone Excerpt
“Billie Jean” - Michael Jackson/Tony Succar
Manos: The Hands of Fate trailer
Concerto for Marimba - Tomas Svoboda
Piano Concerto in G Major, 2nd movement - Maurice Ravel
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