University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) Percussion Professor John R. Beck stops by to talk about UNCSA, behavioral health drumming and symphonies (02:30), his teaching position and how it’s evolved over the years (12:25), gigging in orchestras (28:15), taking sabbatical replacement jobs at colleges for many years (37:00), growing up in Rochester, NY, his musician parents, “half-ironmans”, and learning from Ruth and Bill Cahn (51:00), doing his undergrad at Oberlin (OH) with Michael Rosen (01:03:40), studying at Eastman (NY) with his father, John H. Beck, for a year, then working for the Marine Band, along with discussions of rarely played literature and “long hair wigs” (01:10:00), freelancing outside of Marine Band, playing with the Jack Daniels Band, and recovering from personal tragedy (01:30:45), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions (01:39:25).
Finishing with a Rave on Martin Duberman’s 1989 biography of Paul Robeson (01:50:40).
Links:
Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale
Wake Forest’s world music ensembles
Eastman Community Music School
“Pieces of Wood” - Steve Reich
“Variations on Japanese Children’s Songs” - Keiko Abe
“Meditation Preludes” - William Duckworth
“Sonata for Timpani” - John H. Beck
“Ever-Livin’ Rhythm” - Neil B. Rolnick
Concerto for Marimba and Strings - Emmanuel Sejourne
“White Knuckle Stroll” - Casey Cangelosi
“Furioso and Valse” - Earl Hatch
“Etude in C Major” - Clair Musser
“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell Peters
Rocky Horror Picture Show trailer
Encyclopedia of Percussion - John H. Beck
The Inner Game of Tennis - Timothy Gallwey
Raves: