Percussion Performer and Educator Paige Durr stops by to talk about playing for Six The Musical on a cruise that shut down due to Covid (01:40), teaching in Texas (13:40), getting ready for Girls March 2021 and that time she went to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with James Madison University’s band (22:15) growing up in Maryland and her experiences in National Honor Society (34:40), her college years at JMU (VA) learning from Bill Rice and Casey Cangelosi (46:30), her experiences at T.A.P.S. (01:08:00), and completes the podcast with the Random Ass Question segment, including a discussion of her experiences as a Black woman in percussion (01:12:20).
Finishing with a Rave on the documentary Tina (01:36:55).
Links:
“Late in the Evening” - Paul Simon
“Cut the Cake” - Average White Band
Casey Cangelosi on the podcast
Howard County Youth Orchestras
Ku-Ka-Ilimoku - Christopher Rouse
“Moby Dick” - Song Remains the Same
Portraits of Rhythm - Anthony Cirone
Twelve Studies for Snare Drum - Jacques Delécluse
Paige Durr’s performance videos
“Eight on 3 and Nine on 2” - Robert Marino
“Ella-Babella-McMella-Barbarella” - Kevin Bobo
“Time for Marimba” - Minoru Miki
The Color Purple - Alice Walker
Cynthia Erivo on the Daily Show
Raves: