Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 281 - Kyle Peters

Composer, Performer, and Eastman Community Music School Percussion Director Kyle Peters stops by to talk about his gig and life in Rochester (02:45), getting into composing (15:00), growing up in New York - upstate (28:10), studying at SUNY-Potsdam for undergrad (40:30), getting his master’s at Eastman (52:30), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including sections on percussionists as composers, Lord of the Rings, and Stephen Sondheim (01:03:30).

Finishing with a Rave on Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton (01:26:00).

Links:

Kyle Peters

Kristen Shiner McGuire on the podcast

Roberts Weslyan percussion

George Eastman

Eastman Community Music School

Michael Burritt

Charles Ross

Jim Petercsak

“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell Peters

Cameron Leach

“Memories” - Kyle Peters

Andrea Venet on the podcast

Hannah Weaver on the podcast

Connor Stevens on the podcast

Darren Lin

Brant Blackard

Keith Moon

Rob Bourdon

Sean Ritenauer

“Virginia Tate” - Paul Smadbeck

World of Warcraft

“Ballet Mécanique” - George Antheil

“Toccata” - Carlos Chavez

“Ionisation” - Edgard Varése

“Third Construction” - John Cage

Megan Arns on the podcast

John W. Parks IV on the podcast

The Two Towers trailer

Mark Ruffalo

Chris Pratt

Parks and Recreation

The Witcher - Andrzej Sapkowski

No Country for Old Gnomes - Delilah S. Dawson

“Another Hundred People” from Company - Stephen Sondheim

“Sunday in the Park with George” - Stephen Sondheim

Sondheim on Music - Mark Eden Horowitz

Raves:

Alexander Hamilton - Ron Chernow