Orchestral Timpanist, Percussionist, and Percussion Professor Laura Noah stops by to talk about her busy schedule of performing and teaching all over Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida (03:10), following her creative pursuits during the first part of COVID (19:50), her work with the PAS Diversity Alliance (25:25), growing up in Centreville (AL), growing up in the Funeral Home business, Drum Corps, the Aspen Music Festival, and getting connected to Peabody (29:50), going to the University of Alabama for undergrad, and explaining the differences between Goodman school vs. the Duff school (46:25), going to Peabody (MD) for her Master’s, studying with Jonathan Haas, and living in Baltimore (56:30), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, with sections on auditions, Marie Kondo, Dave Ramsey, Stargate SG1, and Mahler 2 (01:13:30).
Finishing with a Rave on Pete’s recent trip back to Wake Forest University for an Orchestra Reunion Concert (01:40:00).
Links:
Laura Noah’s University of Mobile page
Laura Noah’s University of West Florida page
Laura Noah’s Innovative Percussion page
Sean Noah’s McGill-Toolen page
Symphony No. 104 (“London”) - Franz Josef Haydn
“Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage” - Ludwig van Beethoven
Suite from The Firebird - Igor Stravinsky
Symphony No. 5, 4th movement - Dmitri Shostakovich
Grand Canyon Suite - Ferde Grofé
String Quartet No. 4 : “Allegro Pizzicato” - Bela Bartok
Tom Brady’s Michigan highlights
The Total Money Makeover - Dave Ramsey
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - Marie Kondo
Symphony No. 2: Finale - Gustav Mahler
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