University of Illinois Percussion Director William Moersch talks about getting the Illinois job and his experiences in the historic studio (02:00), growing up in Ann Arbor (MI) with a brief sojourn near London (27:30), starting his freelancing career in NYC after 2 degrees at the University of Michigan (39:00), the Pirates of Penzance gig and “infamous” percussion book, along with lots of other NYC experiences (47:30), why he eventually left NYC and his various jobs in and around the Northeast (01:13:45), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (01:29:00).
Finishing with a Rave on the 30 for 30 documentary Seau (01:57:00).
Links:
Wiliaml Moersch’s Illinois page
Wiliaml Moersch’s Innovative Percussion page
From Me Flows What You Call Time - Toru Takemitsu
Century Mallet Instrument Service
Concertino for Orchestra - Paul Creston
Contemporary Directions Ensemble
“Quintetto” - Teruyuki Noda (excerpt)
Kontakte - Karlheinz Stockhausen
Hary Janos Suite, movement 5 - Zoltan Kodaly
Interview With the Vampire trailer
“King of Denmark” - Morton Feldman
“Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra” - Richard Rodney Bennett
Marimba Concerto - Libby Larsen
Reflections on the Nature of Water - Jacob Druckman
“Variations on Japanese Children’s Songs” - Keiko Abe
“Time for Marimba” - Minoru Miki
“Conversation” - Akira Miyoshi
“Variations on Lost Love” - David Maslanka
“Preludes for Marimba” - Raymond Helble
Concerto for Marimba - Eric Ewazen
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