Western Michigan University Percussion Professor Marja Kerney returns to talk about her grad years at UMKC and her fondness for Kansas City (04:15), her immediate post grad and teaching in Florida (28:15), and the Random Ass Questions, where Marja talks about, among other things, navigating the percussion world as a woman, gendered honorifics in emails, and the greatness of Ani DiFranco (35:45).
Finishing with a Rave on the documentary Driving While Black (01:06:45).
Links:
“Invisible Men” - Nigel Westlake
“Sculpture in Wood” - Rudiger Pawassar
“Whole Toy Laid Down” - Dave Hollinden
Clarinet Concerto - Nielsen (snare part)
MaddAddam Trilogy - Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid’s Tale - Margaret Atwood
A People’s History of the United States - Howard Zinn
The Hunt for Red October trailer
Raves: