University of Oklahoma Lecturer in World Music and Principal Timpanist with the Missouri Symphony Orchestra (MOSY) Chrissie Souza stops by to talk about her job at OU (03:15), playing with MOSY and working with other local orchestras (12:30), growing up in Southeast Missouri and her musical upbringing (24:50), attending the U.S. Percussion Camp and discussing her undergrad years at the University of Missouri (31:45), attending OU for her master’s and doctorate degrees, working for OU Press, her dissertation on Marimba Concertos, and eventually working as faculty there (47:40), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including her experiences being a woman in the percussion and world music fields, great books, and eating incredible food in Brazil (01:10:55).
Finishing with a Rave on the 2023 documentary series Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World(01:39:10).
Chrissie Souza links:
Chrissie Souza’s Oklahoma University page
Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:
Other Links:
Symphony No. 9, Second Movement - L.V. Beethoven
“Stained Glass” - David Gillingham
“Living Room Music” - John Cage
Marimba Concerto - Jorge Sargimentos
Concertino for Xylophone and Orchestra - Toshiro Mayuzumi
Concerto for Marimba and Band - David Long
“Nagoya Marimbas” - Steve Reich
Raves: