Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 268 - Juan Álamo

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill Percussion Professor Juan Álamo stops by to talk about his 2021 PASIC presentation (03:30), his job at UNC-Chapel Hill and his compositional and performing outlets (22:45), growing up in Cidra, Puerto Rico, his beginnings playing timbales to recordings, and his time at the Conservatory in San Juan, PR (44:15), getting his master’s and doctorate at North Texas (01:09:45), teaching adjunct in TX and making a career out of many parts prior to getting to UNC-CH (01:21:20), and takes a spin through the Random Ass Questions (01:27:20).

Finishing with a Rave on the people Pete talked to at PASIC 2021 (01:51:00).

Links:

Juan Álamo’s UNC page

Juan Álamo’s PASIC page

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