Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 19 - Jennifer Caputo

A New York themed episode this week, featuring University of Alabama Ethnomusicologist (and fellow native Long Islander) Jennifer Caputo.  We discuss New York traffic (01:30), her story of arriving at Alabama (03:05), growing up in West Islip, NY (18:25), transitioning from violin to percussion (23:55), her high school years doing show choir, dance, and playing drumset for pit band (37:15), going to Queens College (CUNY) for undergrad (54:15), dealing with a comment from the crowd for her junior recital (01:09:30), working for Ethos Percussion Group before heading to Tufts University for her Master's (01:11:05), her master's thesis on Italian American Religious Festivals in Boston's North End (01:19:10), working on her Ph.d. at Wesleyan (CT) (01:29:40), researching in Southern Italy (01:35:00), and moving from the Northeast to the Deep South (01:42:20).

Closes with a rave on a special version of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (01:52:40).

Links:

Jennifer Caputo's Alabama page

1010 WINS

Triborough Bridge (Now RFK Bridge)

Andrew Dewar

Long Island Rail Road

Nassau County, NY

Suffolk County, NY

Long Island Expressway Exits

Phil Cimino

Chet Doboe Drum School

"Research 1" University

Random Show Choir Cole Porter Performance

NYC's Columbus Day Parade

NYSSMA

Michael Lipsey

Heath Brothers

Carl Schacter

Schenkerian Analysis

Journey Through a Japanese Landscape - Thea Musgrave

Marimolin

Nagoya Marimbas - Steve Reich

Psappha - Iannis Xenakis

Ethos Percussion Group

Robert Levin

David Locke

Boston's North End Feasts

Tomie Hahn

Alessandra Belloni

Glen Velez

Raves:

"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" - The Partridge Family

 

 

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 18 - Victoria Sparks

University of Manitoba and Brandon University (MB) Percussion Professor Victoria Sparks talks about some end-of-the-semester oddities (02:40), Canada's cold weather and live hockey games (04:00); her current job situation and scheduling at 3 separate schools in Manitoba (07:15); getting filmed for a documentary (30:25); Canadian benefits? (34:45); growing up outside of Winnipeg (41:15); beginning piano and transitioning to percussion (56:50); doing undergrad at the University of Manitoba (01:08:15); her semester in Iceland (01:10:40); getting the master’s at Butler University while also working in the Orchestra Box Office (01:20:00); working with a community drumline in Indianapolis (01:36:45); watching the Butler men’s basketball team’s run to the NCAA Championship Game in 2010 (01:42:25); and the good and bad about being a woman in the percussion world (01:48:30).

Closes with a rave on a special version of "O Holy Night" (02:03:20).

Links:

Victoria Sparks' Brandon University page

University of Manitoba Percussion Page

Victoria Sparks' Prairie Percussion page

Ben Reimer

Jauvon Gilliam

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Manitoba Chamber Orchestra

Amphibex Dredging

Red River Flood of 1997

Rick Mercer Report

Delecluse Snare Book

"Back in Black" - AC/DC

"Cold Sweat" - James Brown

"Take the Long Way Home" - Supertramp

"The King of Denmark" - Morton Feldman

Steef van Oosterhout

Thorrablot

John Crabiel

Jeff Queen

Gordon Hayward's half-court shot near-make vs. Duke, 2010

Beverly Johnston

Evelyn Glennie

Rave:

"O Holy Night" - Mariah Carey

Pete's Percussion Podcast - Episode 17: Bobby Lopez

Texas State University Percussion Professor (and Mariachi Guitar Hero) Bobby Lopez talks about the NordicTrack in my basement (02:00), getting the Trinity adjunct job and Texas State job (03:10), growing up in Corpus Christi, TX (24:05), beginnings of playing guitar (29:00), his life in mariachi bands (36:45), high school band (54:00), going to Del Mar College (01:01:45), calling Steve Weiss on the phone (01:15:15), being a band director in Corpus Christi and Austin (01:17:55), doing the Masters at Texas State University and then getting hired there (01:26:30), minority, diversity, and political issues (01:41:50), and getting involved in NCPP (01:55:10).

Closes with a rave on "Cut the Cake" (02:00:20).

Links:

Bobby Lopez's Texas State Page

Bobby Lopez's Innovative Percussion Page

Frank Ticheli

Eric Martin

Tony Edwards

Genaro Gonzalez

Kari Klier

Butch Miles

"Back in Black" - AC/DC

Wayne's World - Guitar Shop Scene

Guitarron Mexicano

Mariachi High PBS Special

Roland Chavez

Randy Fluman

Norm Weinberg

Paul Bissell

John Mackey

"Marimba Spiritual" - Minoru Miki

"March" - Elliot Carter

"Variations on a Theme from The Magic Flute" - Fernando Sor/Potter

"Four Pieces for Timpani" - John Bergamo

Texas State University post-election Protests

Raves:

"Cut the Cake" - Average White Band

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 16 - PASIC 2016 Review (partial)

In a rare solo episode, Pete recounts his experiences at various clinics and performances from the Wednesday (00:35), Thursday (02:45), and Friday (08:10) days of PASIC 2016.

Links:

PASIC 2016 Grid

Greg Beyer

Third Coast Percussion

Drew Worden

Michelle Colton

Todd Meehan's Marimba Moves

Troy Wollwage

Pedrito Martinez

David Spitzberg

Sherry Rubins

Matt Henry

Andres Espinoza

Neeraj Mehta

Marvin Sparks

Michael Taylor

Ruben Alvarez

Lamon Lawhorn

World Percussion Group

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 15 - Jeff Hewitt

After discussing some upcoming hopeful Christmas albums (02:10), Park University College Professor and Shawnee Mission (KS) East Percussion Director Dr. Jeff Hewitt talks about what he’s doing these days (03:25), his work with the World Percussion Group (12:40), the WPG robbery in San Antonio (29:00), growing up in Kansas City (45:50), his love of Rock N Roll music (50:45), piano lessons and Guns N' Roses (58:50), high school percussion (1:09:20), Toad the Wet Sprocket merchandise (1:13:30), going to Kansas State for undergrad (01:18:10), the 2003 Big 12 Championship game upset (01:36:00), concert reviews (01:41:30), teaching public school in central Kansas (01:44:15), doing the Master’s at Mizzou (01:47:30), “Wednesday” music (01:57:30), doing the doctorate at Arizona (02:02:10) and Norm Weinberg’s rock band Sanctuary (02:09:00).

Finishes with raves: (02:11:00).

Links:

Park University International Center for Music

Shawnee Mission East Marching Bands

Joshua Knight

World Percussion Group

Maraca2 Duo

UpBeat Percussion

Sherry Rubins

News story on San Antonio WPG robbery

National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy

John Hughes

Estonian Consulate in Chicago

"Your Love" - The Outfield

"Bounce" Commercial with The Outfield's music

David Hasselhoff Running

"November Rain" - Guns N' Roses

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana

"Would" - Alice in Chains

"Enter Sandman" - Metallica

"Crazy" - Aerosmith

Worlds of Fun in Kansas City

"Welcome" - Outhouse

Bobby Christian

"Just The Way You Are" - Billy Joel

"Brick" - Ben Folds Five

Keith Larson

George Tuthill

"All I Want" - Toad the Wet Sprocket

Kurt Gartner

"Omphalo Centric Lecture" - Nigel Westlake

"Rite of Passage" - Jesse Monkman

"Third Construction" - John Cage

"Spanesque Oscillations" - Steve Riley

"Going Home" - Mark Knopfler

"Winning It All" - The Outfield (Bulls 1996 championship)

"Twittering Machine" - Al Payson

"Lonelyness of Santa Claus" - Fredrik Andersson

"Prelude and Blues" - Ney Rosauro

2003 Big 12 Football Championship Highlights

Ell Roberson

Jeff Hewitt's article on White Laces in Whurk Magazine

Ginger Zyzkowski

Pat Metheny

"The Sinister Minister" - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

Victor Wooten Bass Solo

Anthony DiSanza

Julia Gaines

She-e Wu

"The Whole Toy Laid Down" - David Hollinden

"Martian Tribes" - Emmanuel Sejourne

Neil Larrivee

Jeff Calissi

Norm Weinberg

Josh Armstrong

Sanctuary

Raves:

Soundbreaking: PBS Series

 

 

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 14 - Drew Worden

PASIC Preview Part 2: New England Conservatory of Music's Entrepreneurial Musicianship Program Director Drew Worden talks about getting the job at NEC (02:15), his PASIC presentation on wellness (12:05), Athletes vs. Musicians (19:30), growing up in Phoenix (29:50), going to Northern Arizona University for undergrad (41:00), playing drumset with Tonight Show bassist Joel DiBartolo (59:20), struggling to get into a Master’s Program (01:17:30), getting his Master’s at Eastman (01:23:45), and his 5 months at Mizzou (01:33:00).

Finishes with a PASIC rave (01:37:15).

Links: 

Drew Worden's Homepage

New England Conservatory's Entrepreneurial Musicianship Website

Drew's arts medicine work at Eastman

The Healthy Musician Project

Michael Burritt

Laurel Black

Steve Hemphill

Humphreys Peak

Gary Cook

Norm Weinberg

Bona's Method for Voice

Olympic Training in Flagstaff

Joel DiBartolo

Joel DiBartolo bass solo on Carson

Buddy Rich rim-shot-filled drum solo

SO Percussion Summer Institute

Erasable Color

Third Coast Percussion

"Rebonds B" - Iannis Xenakis

"Marimba Concerto" - Emmanuel Sejourne

Tigue Percussion Trio

Amy Garapic

"She is Asleep" - John Cage

Owen Davis

Stegall

Thomas Burritt

Jeff Moore

Thad Anderson

Megan Arns

Alarm Will Sound

Maria Finkelmeier

Raves:

PASIC 2016

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 13 - Brad Meyer

Stephen F. Austin percussion director Dr. Brad Meyer talks about his 2016 PASIC presentation on Burnout (01:55), getting the SFA job (10:00), growing up in Ermo (SC) and playing with the Bergen County Cadets (31:20), going to the University of Kentucky for undergrad (51:00), University of South Carolina for his Masters (01:14:30), back to UK for his doctoral degree (01:25:00), and Conceal and Carry in Texas (01:47:55).

Finishes with raves (01:50:25).

Links:

Brad Meyer's webpage

Brad Meyer's Stephen F. Austin page

Brad Meyer's Youtube page

Lisa Rogers

Randy Fluman

Fred Allen

Nathan Nabb

J.D. Salas

Stephen Lias

Eric Willie

Scott Harris

Cadets of Bergen County

Jeffrey Stephenson

Mark Roddy

"Rhythm Song" - Paul Smadbeck

"Frogs" - Keiko Abe

James Campbell

"Polaris" - Mark Ford

"Tork" - James Campbell

"Classic African" - Joseph Aiello

Jason Dye

"See Ya Thursday" - Steve Mackey

"North-South" - Paul G. Ross

"South of Jupiter" - Thom Hasenpflug

"Tangents" - James Campbell

Scott Herring

Cadets 2005 DCI Show

The "Casey Claw"

Julie Hill

Joshua Smith

Andy Bliss

Ben Stiers

Brian Mason

Colin Hill

"B-Radicals" - Brad Meyer

Conceal and carry in Texas

Raves:

"Watching the Wheels" - John Lennon

"Watching the Wheels" - Greg Phillingaines and Aloe Blacc at the John Lennon 75th Anniversary convert.

 

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 12 - Nathan Daughtrey

Percussionist, Composer, C. Alan Publications VP and Pete's former UNCG classmate Nathan Daughtrey gets interrupted by Cort McClaren (02:25).  Then, Nathan reflects on his time teaching at High Point University (03:15), growing up in Durham, NC (07:40), when he (didn’t) meet my wife in high school honor band (31:15), going to UNCG for undergrad (32:00), master’s (42:50), when Bob Van Sice stopped by the UNCG studio (01:10:40), and doctorate (01:16:00), getting started composing (01:26:50), and the business of being a composer (01:34:10).  Also, find out about our extraordinary first meeting!

Concluding with raves (01:41:35).

Links:

Nathan Daughtrey homepage

Nathan Daughtrey's C. Alan page

Billy Joel's "Root Beer Rag"

Chick Corea's "La Fiesta"

Milt Jackson's "Bags Groove"

Lionel Hampton's "It Don't Mean a Thing"

John Locke (UNCG)

Danny Frye

Laura Franklin

Cort McClaren

Stained Glass by David Gillingham

Consortium by Lynn Glassock

Synopsis by David Long

Five Pieces for Clarinet and Percussion Orchestra by Philip Parker

Kelly Burke

Dream of the Cherry Blossoms by Keiko Abe

Dona Eis Requiem by Bruce Roberts

Stubernic by Mark Ford

Marimba Spiritual by Minoru Miki

Gate to Heaven by David Gillingham

Concerto for Marimba and Wind Ensemble by David Long

Nathan's 2001 CD Spiral Passages

Jeff Calissi

Jon Metzger

Robert Van Sice

Warhammer by Daniel McCarthy

Limerick Daydreams by Nathan Daughtrey

Adaptation by Nathan Daughtrey

Lost Souls by Nathan Daughtrey

Raves:

Colbert at the 2016 Republican National Convention

Colbert at the 2016 Democratic National Convention

 

 

 

 

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 11 - Sherry Rubins

University of Texas-San Antonio Percussion Professor Sherry Rubins talks about getting the UTSA job (00:02:35), growing up in Peru (Illinois) (00:14:25), going to Western Illinois University for undergrad (00:27:10), going to Baylor for her master’s (00:38:05), moving to teach at Judson School District in San Antonio and beginning her career (00:52:25), making percussion kids match pitch through sight-singing at auditions (good idea!) (00:57:00), Being a Percussionist While Female (01:01:20), Issues of Diversity (01:12:05), San Antonio life (01:13:40), Home-Life Balance (01:19:05), her other career as a fitness instructor (01:22:55), the teachers in high school who inspired her (01:28:45), and meeting Huey Lewis (01:32:30).

Closes with raves (01:41:15).

Links:

Sherry Rubins' UTSA page

Sherry Rubins' Yamaha page

Sherry Rubins' Mid-Texas Symphony page

Kari Klier

Larry Vanlandingham Baylor obituary

Richard Cheadle Western Illinois Celebration

Dale Hopper's Western Illinois obituary

Variations on Lost Love by David Maslanka

Concertino for Brass and Timpani by Michael Colgrass

Inspirations Diabolique by Ken Tagawa

Concerto for Xylophone and Orchestra by Toshiro Mayuzumi

Todd Meehan

Fernando Meza

Giancarlo Guerrero

TMEA 2017 Band Clinic

2016 Women Band Directors Clinic

Blake Wilkins

Gregg Popovich interviews

Tim Duncan

Peter Rubins

Huey Lewis and the News "Heart of Rock N Roll"

John DeChristopher's blog

Susan Tariq

Louie Bellson Drum Solo

Steve Gadd "Crazy Army" solo

James Taylor's "Steamroller Blues" 1979

Raves: 

Ken Burns' Jazz

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 10 - Josh Armstrong

Delta State percussion professor Dr. Josh Armstrong talks about getting the DSU job (00:02:45), growing up outside Houston (00:17:35), getting to Texas Tech for undergrad (00:34:35) and the masters (00:53:05), his career highlight of meeting me at NCPP (01:00:00), doctoral years at Arizona (01:05:45), and Cleveland, Mississippi in the news (01:25:00).  Plus, Josh tries to watch Texas Tech football in Mississippi!

Closes with raves (01:34:25).

Links: 

Josh Armstrong's Delta State page

Delta State's Pig Pickin'

Josh Armstrong's Dissertation

Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1

Warren Benson's "Three Dances"

Finale from Ken LaFave's "Three Pieces for Five Timpani"

Jeff Hunter's Paint Me a Sky

Norm Weinberg

Doug Smith

Nolan Ryan

Infamous Nolan Ryan/Robin Ventura fight

Blake Wilkins

Lisa Rogers

Alan Shinn

Gary Lewis, Orchestra Director

J.B. Smith

Jesse Willis

Sarah Burke

NCPP

Cort McClaren

Eric Ewazen's Northern Lights

Fernando Meza

Gary Cook

Tony McCutchen

Mike Sammons

Cleveland, Mississippi and integration and football

Delta State School Shooting

Rave:

Do The Right Thing Trailer

Excerpt from Cannes news conference, 1989

Top 50 Films by Black Directors

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 9 - Jeff Calissi (part 2)

Part 2 of "Calissi-Fest" includes Jeff showering me with compliments about the Podcast (00:03:10), taping songs off the radio (00:04:15), getting to UNCG (00:05:55), the highlight of his life...meeting me (00:43:10), studying under Cort McClaren and problems in percussion literature (01:00:15), issues with PASIC College Concerts (01:09:20), working at North Carolina A&T (01:17:15), and family and job concerns when getting the full-time gig in the Northeast (01:29:30).

Concludes with a "Man in the Mirror" rave (01:45:45).

Links:

Laura Franklin on the Podcast

Jason Kihle on the Podcast

Giorgio by Moroder - Daft Punk

Nathan Daughtrey

Cort McClaren

Schenkerian Analysis

Run to the Hills - Iron Maiden

Living After Midnight - Judas Priest

Tom Morgan

MUS 749 at UNCG

Greg Carroll

Al Wojtera

Velocities - Joseph Schwantner

Biff from Back to the Future

Jorge Sargimentos Marimba Concerto

Mambo from West Side Story - Dudamel

Tim Mainland

John Williams

Raves:

"Man in the Mirror" official video

MJ at the 1988 Grammys

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 8 - Jeff Calissi (part 1)

Former UNCG classmate and groomsman to my wedding (along with being Percussion Instructor at Eastern Connecticut State University) Dr. Jeff Calissi talks about getting the job in CT (00:03:50), growing up in NJ (00:38:40), drumset players and rock music (00:58:00), getting to Radford University (01:24:10), and making his way to UNCG (01:42:40).

Closing with raves (01:52:00).

Links:

Jeff Calissi's website

Jeff Calissi's ECSU page

Cort McClaren

John Parks' 2016 PAS Article on Tenure Track Jobs

Nathan Daughtrey

Rush - YYZ

Keith Carlock and Steve Gadd

Simon Phillips

Pete Townsend - Give Blood

Just Friends trailer

Trixter - One in a Million

Sam Goody

Led Zeppelin Box Set

Led Zeppelin - The Rain Song

Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye

Deep Purple - Woman From Tokyo

Al Wojtera

Angel Records

Mark Camphouse

David Long - The Crystals

Daniel McCarthy - River is the Way

David Gillingham - Gate to Heaven

Raves:  

The Best American Non-Required Reading Series

"If He Hollers, Let Him Go" by Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah

 

 

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 7 - Julia Gaines

University of Missouri School of Music Director (and former Percussion Instructor) Dr. Julia Gaines talks about getting the Mizzou job (00:02:40), growing up in Idaho (00:13:35), getting to Lawrence University (00:32:30), playing with Santa Clara Vanguard (00:42:20), going to Russia and ending up at Eastman (00:56:25), and the University of Oklahoma (01:09:50).  She talks also about going into administration (01:22:50), being a conservative and a mom in academia (01:37:55), and appearing on TV as a "professional drummer" (01:47:05).  Also...find out which direction her career NEARLY went after undergrad!

Concludes with me raving about John Williams (01:50:45).

Links:

Julia Gaines's web page at the University of Missouri

Marimba Levels and Marimba Pedagogy Book

Melvin Platt's Missouri Page

Richard Gipson's TCU page

OU Press

The Love of L'Histoire by Charles DeLancey

Marimba Spiritual

Tanaka's Two Movements for Marimba

Julia's Doctoral Dissertation

Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival

Daniel Bukvich's University of Idaho page

Interlochen Summer Music Camp

Dane Richeson's Lawrence University page

Joseph Gramley

Susan Powell

Robert Levy

Marauders Drum Corps

Santa Clara Vanguard

SCV's 1989 Phantom of the Opera Show

Ralph Hardimon

Murray Gusseck

Kirk Gay

Jim Casella

Kari Klier

Kevin Erickson

Doug Wolf

Blake Wilkins & Compendium

Lisa Rogers

Robert Shay

Darin Olson

Jeanne Sinquefield

Raves:

John WIlliams Wikipedia page

The Olympic Fanfare

 

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 6 - Edward White

 

River City Drum Corps (KY) director Edward White talks about the beginnings of his group (00:05:00), growing up in Louisville (00:14:45), house building and house rehabilitation (00:23:30), post high school career (00:37:15), working as a commercial photographer (00:47:20), getting lost in the wrong town at the wrong time (00:57:30), and the present and future of RCDC (01:12:50).  Also, find out how to make photographing electric razors and golf clubs fun!

Concludes with Raves (01:30:25).

Links:

River City Drum Corps

Da' Ville Classic

Baile's African Drum Works

Service Merchandise

Boom Squad Drumline

Iroquois (KY) Amphitheater

Louisville Convention Center

Kentucky Center for the Arts

Kentucky Derby Festival

The SIAC (Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference)

Kentucky State Band

Clark Atlanta Band

Alabama A&M Band

Don Parker's Fayetteville State University page

Dick Sisto biography

Raves:

"The Armor of Light" trailer

Frankenstein book

"Wanna Be Startin' Something" Live in Japan 1987

Pete's Percussion Podcast - Episode 5: Laura Franklin

Laura talks about getting the Brevard College job (00:02:30), the Saint Louis University job (00:17:15), how she got out of being a farmer in West Texas (00:30:25), Texas Tech life (00:46:10), the story behind her one "B" in undergrad (00:59:30), the culture-shock of Boston and studying with Vic Firth (01:04:45), and the UNCG years (01:23:40).  Also, find out how YOU can tell it was a good year for farmers in drought/flood ridden Abernathy, TX (there'll be a test).

The podcast concludes with Raves (01:43:00).

Links:

Laura Franklin's Saint Louis University page

Cort McClaren's C. Alan Composers page

Kurt Gartner's Kansas State page

National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy

Brevard Music Center and Festival

Brevard College Percussion

Alan Shinn's Texas Tech page

Lisa Rogers' Texas Tech page

Randy Fluman's Texas A&M Kingsville page

Kari Klier's Texas State page

Vic Firth Recollections page

Ted Atkatz homepage

Nancy Zeltsman homepage

Allen Teel's Abilene Christian page

Raves:

Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford

Love & Mercy trailer

"Surfer Girl" by The Beach Boys

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 4 - Jason Kihle

Jason meets my wife via FaceTime (:07), talks about getting the Texas A&M Kingsville job (:09), growing up all over the country (:26), mutually dodging the Pre-Med track (:42), surviving the Red River flood of 1997 (:52), taking middle-school and high-school jobs in Arizona and Colorado (1:04), finding his way to Northern Colorado for grad school (1:23), and the state of percussion literature (1:36).  Also, Jason drives me nuts by constantly referring to Northern Colorado as "UNC".  Like I'm not supposed to have an allergic reaction to that acronym.

Links:

Jason Kihle's homepage

Jason Kihle's Texas A&M-Kingsville homepage

David Lang's "Anvil Chorus"

Art Pepper's Plus Eleven

Andrew Thomas's "Merlin"

Matthias Schmitt's "Ghanaia"

1985 St. Louis Cardinals roster

Don Denkinger's blown call in 1985 World Series (2:20 mark)

Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher"

Dave Samuels' "Footpath"

Mark Ford's "Head Talk"

The 1997 Red River flood in North Dakota

Thomas Gauger's "Gainsborough"

Randy Fluman's Texas A&M Kingsville page

Raymond Helble's "Diabolic Variations"

Norm Weinberg's Percussion History and Literature Course

Raves:

Ghostbusters (2016) and Ghostbusters (1984) trailers

The Best American Sports Writing series

"Buggin' Out" by A Tribe Called Quest

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 3 - Megan Arns

Megan Arns talks about growing up in St. Louis, teaching and performing in Amman, Jordan, and navigating a tough year at Mizzou while also interviewing at other schools.  Also, we debate about whether or not I played a recital at Truman State while she was a student there (spoiler alert: I did).

Arns interview notes:

Megan Arns website

Megan Arns' Missouri home page

Julia Gaines' Missouri home page

Khan Variations

Michael Burritt's Eastman home page

John Parks' Florida State home page

Michael Bump's Truman State home page

@ Percussion Podcast Facebook page

Third Coast Percussion

Drum Corps International

Lewis and Clark Fife and Drum Corps

Raves:

Wuthering Heights (1939)

Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life

Let's Groove

 

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 2 - David Grubb

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 1 - Dr. Scott Cameron

Scott Cameron talks about working and living in the midwest, his slightly off-the-beaten-track way of getting to his percussion career, and the joys of editing a 300-page dissertation on a Dot Matrix printer.

Cameron interview notes:

Scott Cameron Homepage

Morris Goldenberg's Modern School

Method of Movement

J.S. Bach's A Minor Violin Concerto, played on marimba

Paul Creston's Concertino

David Maslanka's Crown of Thorns

Lance Drege

Lisa Rogers

RAVES:

OJ: Made in America

Dreams from My Father

Late in the Evening 1991  and 1992 Unplugged