Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 368 - Andrew Richardson

University of Oklahoma Chair of the Percussion Area Andrew Richardson stops by to talk about his job, the OU-Texas football rivalry, and the OU Percussion Press (03:40), growing up in Northern Virginia and playing in jazz band and marching band (24:15), getting his undergrad degree from James Madison University (VA) and playing in a pop/punk band in high school (34:20), returning to JMU for his masters (49:05), heading to OU for his doctorate and his dissertation research on the marimba music of Raymond Helble (59:35), and stays for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on the OKC Thunder, Oklahoma tornados, What-A-Burger, and local concerts (01:14:25).

Finishing with a Rave about attending a recent Samara Joy concert (01:28:30).

Andrew Richardson Links:

Andrew Richardson’s OU page

OU Percussion Press

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Lance Drege in 2017

Nathan Daughtrey in 2021

Cort McClaren in 2022

Other Links:

Benjamin Holmes

Richard Gipson

NCPP

“Red River Showdown” 2023

“Crown of Thorns” - David Maslanka

“Palace of Nine Perfections” - Eric Ewazen

“Debris Field” - Jessica Flanigan

“Stained Glass” - David Gillingham

“Hey Jude” - The Beatles

“The Final Countdown” - Europe

“Kokomo” - The Beach Boys

“Tequila” - The Champs

Yamaha Sounds of Summer

Marlon Foster

The Go-Go’s documentary trailer

End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones documentary trailer

“London Calling” - The Clash

“Chain Saw” - The Ramones

Teaching Percussion - Gary Cook

“Diabolic Variations” - Raymond Helble

“Limerick Daydreams” - Nathan Daughtrey

“The Crystals” - David Long

“Sharpened Stick” - Brett Dietz

“Sculpture in Wood” - Rudiger Pawassar

“Stubernic” - Mark Ford

Modern School for Xylophone, Vibraphone, and Marimba - Morris Goldenberg

“Preludes 1-5” - Michael Burritt

“Der Provokateur” - Leander Kaiser

“The Worried Drummer” - Adolf Schreiner

“Nagoya Marimbas” - Steve Reich

“Beads of Glass” - Gordon Stout

“Canticle” - Stanley Leonard

Raves:

Samara Joy’s website