Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 283 - Mike Sammons (Part 2)

University of Utah Percussion Professor Mike Sammons returns to talk more about this undergraduate experience at Florida, Utah’s Drumline, and being a band director’s son (02:25), going to the University of Arizona for his master’s and doctorate (28:00), and going through the Random Ass Questions, including rolling on marimba, playing pickup basketball, parenting books, and paying attention to nature (36:10).

FInishing with a Rave on the 2021 film Drive My Car (01:04:10).

Links:

Part 1 with Mike Sammons

Mike Sammons’s Utah page

Mean Girls musical

Ken Broadway

David Waybright

Gary Cook

Norman Weinberg on the podcast

Teaching Percussion - Gary Cook

CrossTalk

Cantata para America Magica - Alberto Ginastera

Lex - Mark Rush

Josh Armstrong on the podcast

Elf: The Musical

Aladdin: The Musical

Babywise

The Gift of Failure - Jessica Lahey

Antifragile - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Nicole Detling

Raves:

Drive My Car trailer