Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 259 - Andy Smith (Part 2)

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 258 - Andy Smith (Part 1)

University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Percussion Professor Andy Smith stops by to talk about his UTEP job and his previous work in Nashville (04:00), his drumline experience and commissioning works for solo drum set (26:25), growing up in Connecticut, New England’s marching band culture, and early gigging experiences (48:30), and his undergrad career at Berklee College of Music (MA) and UMass-Amherst (01:02:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2020 film One Night in Miami… (01:10:30).

Links:

Andy Smith’s UTEP webpage

Rich Holly on the podcast

Majoring in Music - Rich Holly

Lalo Davila

Julie Davila on the podcast

Larry White

Glory Road trailer

Don Haskins

Sun Bowl

Blue Highways - William Least Heat-Moon

Lysistrata - Aristophanes

Thom Hannum

Colin McNutt

Star of Indiana DCI

Alexis C. Lamb on the podcast

Evan Chapman on the podcast

Peter Tanner

Steve Gadd

George Parks

Ed Uribe

Ian Froman

Alan Hall

Raves:

One Night in Miami… trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 257 - Alan Shinn's 2017 interview (rebroadcast)

Reposted (with a new introduction) in Memory of Alan Shinn.
Included:
Texas Tech teaching years (05:30)
Growing up in Kansas City and Columbia, MO (22:30)
Undergrad at Mizzou (32:45)
Texas Tech Grad School years (56:00)
The usual close to the podcast (01:10:20)

Links:

Alan Shinn’s Texas Tech page

Charles Emmons

Tim Lautzenheiser

Lisa Rogers on the podcast

Michael Udow

Allen Teel on the podcast

John Patterson

Herb Alpert and Tijuana Brass

John Brophy

Advanced Techniques - Jim Chapin

Rudiments Around the Drums - Joel Rothman

God of Our Fathers - arranged Claude T. Smith

“Oye Como Va” - Santana

“Come Together” - Beatles

“Love The One You’re With” - CSN&Y

Allen Beeson

“Confirmation” - Charlie Parker

“One O’clock Jump” - Count Basie

Key Club International

Kaz (TV show)

Kevin Lepper

“Ceremonial” - Paul Creston

Buddy Rich

David Garibaldi

“Saturday Night” - Bay City Rollers

Dan Devine

Gary Pinkel

Julia Gaines on the podcast

“Ballad for the Dance” - Saul Goodman

Tom Stubbs

“Meditation” - Paul Creston

“Sonata for Trumpet and Percussion” - Anthony Cirone

Marimba Concerto - Robert Kurka

Josh Armstrong on the podcast

“Hey Jude” - Beatles

End of Abbey Road - Beatles

“That’ll Be The Day” - Buddy Holly

Abe Laboriel Jr.

“Slippin’ Into Darkness” - War

This American LifeI podcast

You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me - Sherman Alexie

Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness - George Saunders

Todd Meehan on the podcast

S-Town podcast

Let It Be Told - Julian Argüelles

The Rite of Spring - The Bad Plus

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 256 - Alexis C. Lamb

Composer and Percussionist Alexis C. Lamb stops by to talk about her current percussion and composition duties and getting started on her composition doctorate at the University of Michigan (03:00), taking care of her physical and mental health (17:00), growing up in Colorado, her band “Local Youth”, and making coffee at a local trampoline park (26:30), studying at Northern Illinois for her undergrad and her work with Projeto Arcomusical (45:00), her 2 years as a high school band director in Illinois (58:20), heading to Yale for her composition master’s, teaching second graders in New Haven, and the local pizza situation there (01:08:30), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, with commentary on the descriptor “emerging” and other imposed labels, “bro-cussion” pieces, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the Colorado Rockies, and the band HAIM (01:20:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 1995 film The Usual Suspects (01:59:00).

Links:

Alexis Lamb’s website

We the Purple

Curtis Institute

Third Coast Percussion

Projeto Arcomusical

“Wipeout” - Surfaris

“When I Come Around” - Green Day

“Funk 49” - James Gang

“I Love Rock and Roll” - Joan Jett

“Sunshine of Your Love” - Cream

“Sympathy for the Devil” - Rolling Stones

“Fortunate Son” - CCR

“Bad Moon Rising” - CCR

“Revolution” - The Beatles

“The End” - The Doors

Hamlet 2 trailer

Robert Chappell

Liam Teague

Greg Beyer

Cliff Alexis

Rich Holly on the podcast

Abby Rehard on the podcast

Raychel Taylor on the podcast

Mike Mixtacki

Ben Wahlund

Suzanne Farrin

St. Luke’s Steel Band

Guide to Pizza in New Haven

David Lang

Chocolat trailer

Sharknado trailer

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest trailer

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’w Nest - Ken Kesey

Educated - Tara Westover

Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens

Colorado Rockies 2007 season

Hartford Yard Goats

Lansing Lugnuts

Beloit Snappers

“Chant” - Liam Teague

“Hands Like Lightning” - Liam Teague

“Pan 2000” - Cliff Alexis

Pig Minds Brewing Company

“The Steps” - HAIM

Raves:

The Usual Suspects trailer

Petes Percussion Podcast: Episode 255 - Emily Salgado

University of Oklahoma Adjunct Professor of Percussion Emily Salgado stops by to talk about her new job, her DMA program at Michigan, and her research and time as a drum major (02:35), her percussion duo Catch XXII (14:35), her work on the PAS Diversity Alliance and her composition consortium “Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History” (24:40), growing up in Asheville (NC), her piano beginnings, DCI time, and her athletic career (43:15), going to Furman University (SC) for undergrad and the challenges of a liberal arts program (01:05:40), her years at FSU for her Master’s and getting to Michigan for the doctorate (01:18:45), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (01:33:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2018 film You Were Never Really Here (01:55:20).

Links:

Emily Salgado’s website

Andrew Richardson

Doug Perkins

Carolina Crown

Catch XXII Duo

Layne Mauldin

Catch-22 - Joseph Heller

Paul Buyer on the podcast

Ivan Trevino on the podcast

Julie Hill on the podcast

Escape Ten

Andrea Venet on the podcast

Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History consortium

Adam Groh

“Bless the Broken Road” - Rascal Flatts

The Biltmore Estate

French Broad Chocolates

Biscuit Head

McFarlan Bakery

Krispie Kreme

“Drum Corps on Parade” - John Pratt

2014 Carolina Crown DCI show

Women’s 4x400 final at Tokyo Olympics

Omar Carmenates on the podcast

Rebecca McDaniel on the podcast

Ryan Patterson on the podcast

“Gravity” - Marc Mellits

John W. Parks IV on the podcast

Raves:

You Were Never Really Here trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 254 - Julie Spencer (Part 2)

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 253 - Julie Spencer (Part 1)

Percussionist, Composer, Improvisationalist, Visual Artist (and many more!) Julie Spencer stops by to talk about her artistic life these days, writing “purposeful music”, and many other artistic endeavors (03:15), what motivates her art, finding a way to do what she loves amongst many obstacles, and her openness to learning outside of her comfort zone (26:30), how she got settled and made a career for herself and with her family in Germany (55:15), and the many challenges that she’s faced in college employment (01:06:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2020 novel The Resisters (01:37:00).

Links:

Julie Spencer’s website

Harvey Milk

“Everybody Talk About Freedom” - Julie Spencer (performed by Beverley Johnston)

Beverley Johnston

Gordon Stout

Katarzyna Mycka

Norsk Musikforlag

Gernot Blume

Menna Mulugeta

Rainer Maria Rilke

Bob Becker

Russell Hartenberger

John H. Beck

Morton Subotnik

Emil Richards

Jerry Steinholtz

John Bergamo

Lalo Schifrin

Rubén Alvarez

Valerie Naranjo

Michael Burritt

Rich Holly’s appearance on the podcast

Robert Chappell

Greg Beyer

Rodrigo Villanueva

Nancy Zeltsman

Dane Richeson

Johnny Lee Lane

Ndugu Chancler

Michael Udow

Silk Road Ensemble artists

David “DJ” Johnson

Amy Knoles

Payton MacDonald

Jonathan Singer

Doug Walter

Eric Middleton

Raves:

The Resisters - Gish Jen

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 252 - Patrick Moore

South Carolina State University Director of Bands and Percussion Professor Patrick Moore stops by to talk about his current job, teaching show-style vs. corps-style band, and writing for the drumline (02:40), teaching at an HBCU, getting his doctorate while working, and his doctoral research (30:50), growing up in Arkansas, the influence of Stax Records, playing in church, and travel struggles (46:00), his undergrad years at the University of Arkansas, his master’s years at Texas Tech, driving famous artists to/from the airport, and getting his first shots teaching band (01:07:45), and the Random Ass Questions segment, including sections on developing well-rounded percussionists, his experiences as an African American in the band and percussion world, his love of all things Lion King and Action Movies, and Frédéric Chopin (01:39:00).

Finishing with a Rave on F9: The Fast Saga (02:12:30).

Links:

Patrick Moore’s website

Patrick Moore’s Kendor Music page

South Carolina State’s Band Page

Allen University (SC) Band staff

Jovon Milford on the podcast

“Theme from Shaft” - Isaac Hayes

“The Thrill is Gone” - BB King

Wayne Jackson

Jeopardy theme song

Maurice White

Chal Ragsdale on the podcast

Lisa Rogers on the podcast

Alan Shinn on the podcast

Thomas Spann, Jr. on the podcast

Jeff Moore

“Dreaming With a Broken Heart” - John Mayer

“Land” - Takatsugu Muramatsu

“Beads of Glass” - Gordon Stout

“Country Gardens” - Percy Grainger

“Raga No. 2” - Bill Cahn

“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell Peters

“Apache” - Sugarhill Gang

Chester Overture - William Schuman

Lamon Lawhorn on the podcast

The Lion King trailer

Die Hard trailer

John Wick trailer

Remember the Titans trailer

The Fast & The Furious trailer

“Country Grammar” - Nelly

“Living for the City” - Stevie Wonder

“Working Day and Night” - Michael Jackson

“Roar” - Katy Perry

“Rapunzel” - Dave Matthews Band

“The Payback” - James Brown

“So Sick” - Ne-Yo

“Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2” - Frederic Chopin

Raves:

F9: The Fast Saga trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 251 - Brad Meyer, 2021

Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU) in Texas Percussion Professor Brad Meyer returns to the podcast to talk about getting tenured and promoted and the requirements to do so at his school (02:30), the pandemic and its effects on his teaching (16:30), his stint as Chair of the PAS Health and Wellness Committee and the expansion of idea of wellness for the percussionist (30:00), and follows with the Random Ass Questions segment, with discussions on drumset, disc golf, travel, art museums, and bidets (51:25).

Finishing with a Rave on traveling to see your folks (01:31:30).

Links:

Brad Meyer’s 2016 appearance on the podcast

Brad Meyer’s 2020 appearance on the podcast

Brad Meyer’s homepage

Brad Meyer’s SFASU homepage

Ben Tomlinson

Start With Why - Simon Sinek

Working Toward Excellence - Paul Buyer

Paul Buyer’s 2019 appearance on the podcast

Mariah Taller’s presentation on Psapphas at NCPP

The Percussionist’s Art - Steven Schick

Instruction Course for Xylophone - G.H. Green

Andy Bliss

James Campbell

Tony Royster Jr.

Cadets 2005 vocal drum break

American Beauty trailer

Batman & Robin trailer

Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise - Anders Ericcson

“What’s Up” - 4 Non Blondes

Paul McBeth article from The Ringer

James Conrad’s “Holy Shot”

The Water Lillies - Claude Monet

Raves:

No link - visit your folks!

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 250 - Matthew Coley (Part 2)

EPISODE 250!!!  Matthew Coley returns to talk about his years teaching at Iowa State University, and the challenges and accomplishments during his time there (01:50), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions segment, with discussions on bringing marimba to the masses, being LGBTQIA+ in the percussion world, buying glasses, student impressions of their teachers, movies made from books he’s read, his enjoyment of great food, and the inspiration of abstract art (30:40).

Finishing with a Rave on Ted Lasso (01:18:45).

Links:

Part 1 with Matthew Coley

Matthew Coley’s website

The Heartland Marimba website

Barry Larkin

David Colson

Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert trailer

RuPaul’s Drag Race trailer

Strictly Ballroom trailer

Baz Luhrmann

Atlas Shrugged, Part One trailer

Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand

Dan Brown

The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Patricia Highsmith

The Talented Mr. Ripley trailer

“Love Shack” - B-52s

Edition Svitzer

Jenny Klukken

Raves:

Ted Lasso trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 249 - Matthew Coley (Part 1)

Heartland Marimba Founder, Entrepreneur, and Arts Administrator Matthew Coley stops by to talk about the history of Heartland Marima, freelancing, and his background in arts administration (02:25), the many ways the Covid pandemic has affected his life (28:15), growing up in southwest Virginia and the beginnings of his percussion career (37:30), studying with Mark Ford at East Carolina University and North Texas, along with discussion of North Carolina percussion back in the day (48:15), and his Northwestern grad school years under Michael Burritt and She-e Wu (01:17:10).

Finishing with a Rave on Brené Brown’s Daring Greatly (01:32:25).

Links:

Matthew Coley’s Website

Matthew Coley’s Marimba One page

Heartland Marimba

Heartland Marimba Quartet

Ujjal Bhattacharyya

Joe Millea

Hannah Weaver

Clocks in Motion

“Root Beer Rag” - Billy Joel (percussion version)

Mark Ford

Christopher Deane

Harold Jones

John Floyd

Annie Stevens

Erik Johnson

Cort McClaren

Martinsville Speedway

Rob Falvo

“Two Mexican dances” - Gordon Stout

Ed Smith

Poovalur Sriji

Sandi Rennick

Patricia Islas

Girls March

Nick Werth

Dave Hall’s appearance on the podcast

“Merlin” - Andrew Thomas

“Concealed Chambers” - Matthew Coley

“Drums” - Sven-David Sandstrom

Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion - Bela Bartok

“Ambient Resonances” - Peter Klatzow

Concierto Madrigal - J. Rodrigo

“Cryin’ Time” - Bob Becker

“Three Transformations” - Andrew Thomas

“And Legions Will Rise” - Kevin Puts

Michael Burritt

She-e Wu

Anthony Calabrese

Owen Clayton Condon

James Ross

Velocities - Joseph Schwantner

“Mirage” - Yasuo Sueyoshi

Raves:

Daring Greatly - Brené Brown

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 248 - Nathan Daughtrey, 2021

C. Alan Publications owner, composer, and percussionist Nathan Daughtrey returns to the podcast to talk about taking over C. Alan Publication, then having to deal with the pandemic (02:15), developing composers, making a pathway into the concert band literature world, and company changes during the pandemic (19:30), the joys of fatherhood and creating a work/life balance (34:15), and settles into the Random Ass Questions, including discussions on self-publishing, movie trivia, favorite books, UVA basketball, and Chris Thile (43:15).

Finishing with a Rave on the musical film In The Heights (01:31:30).

Links:

Nathan’s 2016 appearance on the podcast

Nathan Daughtrey’s homepage

Nathan Daughtrey’s C.Alan page

Cort McClaren

NAMM

TMEA

Midwest Band Clinic

“Limerick Daydreams” - Nathan Daughtrey

“Immortal Dream” - Nathan Daughtrey

Stempien and Turner

Bruce Broughton

“Heroes” - Bruce Broughton

Jim Casella

“Burn” - Nathan Daughtrey

“Spitfire” - Nathan Daughtrey

John Baldwin

Casey Cangelosi’s 2017 appearance on the podcast

Ivan Trevino’s 2017 appearance on the podcast

Beyond Talent - Angela Myles Beeching

Spiral Passages - Nathan Daughtrey

Yuletide Marimba - Nathan Daughtrey

Almost Famous trailer

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Gone with the Wind trailer

Schitt’s Creek: Season 1 trailer

UMBC vs. Virginia 2018 NCAA tourney

UVA vs. Texas Tech 2019 NCAA final

Beach Music - Pat Conroy

Bag of Bones - Stephen King

House of Leaves - Mark Danielewski

Ready Player One - Ernest Cline

Laura Franklin’s 2016 appearance on the podcast

“Warhammer” - Daniel McCarthy

Marimba Concerto, Third Movement - David Long

Chris Thile

Raves:

In The Heights trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 247 - Jeff Hewitt, 2021

Episode 15 guest Jeff Hewitt returns to talk about what’s been going on in his career in the past 5 years (03:45), teaching in the Park Hill School District in Kansas City, Missouri, during a pandemic and getting creative in delivering content (16:!5), unexpectedly teaching high school full time and focusing on your quality of life (34:45), and the Random Ass Questions segment, with items on Michael Bolton, the KC Chiefs, tornadoes, and Thomas Hart Benton (41:35).

Finishing with a Rave on a very packed June sports calendar (01:26:45).

Links:

Jeff Hewitt on the podcast in 2016

Jeff Hewitt’s KSU update

World Percussion Group

Kansas City Percussion Group

The Van Cliburn Piano Competition

“Your Love” - The Outfield

Elvis Grbac

“To Love Somebody” - Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton on Celebrity Dating Game

Frank Darabont

Shawshank Redemption trailer

Tenet trailer

Tusk trailer

Shoeless Joe - W.P. Kinsella

Field of Dreams trailer

Super Bowl LIV

Kansas City Power & Light District

“Dysfunctional” - Tech N9ne

Dee Ford

“Baby’s Coming” - Jellyfish

“I’ll Catch Up” - The Get Up Kids

“Jesse” - Paw

2013 Moore Tornado

Thomas Hart Benton

Ken Burns’ Thomas Hart Benton Documentary

Raves:

USA-Mexico 2021 National League Final Highlights

Bucks-Nets Game 7 Highlights

Hawks-Sixers Game 7 Highlights

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 246 - Thomas Spann, Jr. (Part 2)

Fisk University’s Thomas Spann, Jr. returns to talk about his Benedict College (SC) undergraduate years (01:40), his master’s degree time at Tennessee State and getting into the church performance scene in Nashville (14:30), touring the world for the U.S. State Department with Blended 328, and interacting with many different cultures (33:20), and takes time for the Random Ass Questions (50:15), with segments on hybrid drumline writing, going from student to teacher, and bandwagon sports fandoms.

Finishing with a Rave on the autobiographical travel book Blue Highways (01:31:45).

Links:

Part 1 with Thomas Spann, Jr.

Thomas Spann, Jr.’s homepage

Sean Daniels

Jovon Milford on the Podcast

“You’re All I Need” - Hezekiah Walker

“The Blessing of Abraham” - Donald Lawrence

Bobby Jones Gospel

“Rivers Flow” - Jonathan Dunn

Judah Temple of Praise

Stateland Missionary Baptist Church

Brother Gabe’s House (Formerly Blended 328)

Shona

“Paid in Full” - Eric B. & Rakim

“Hypnotize” - Notorious B.I.G.

“You Got Me” - The Roots

“Changes” - 2Pac

The Gullah Geechee

Phantom Regiment

“Super Bass” - Nicki Minaj

“Here I Am” - Rick Ross

“Middle Child” - J. Cole

Avengers: Endgame Trailer

Joker trailer

Batman Returns trailer

Cavs beat Warriors in 2016 Finals

“A Long Walk” - Jill Scott

BIlly Cobham drum solo

Steve Gadd - “50 Ways” groove

Chris Dade

Tiny Desk - Kirk Franklin

Raves:

Blue Highways - William Least Heat-Moon

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 245 - Thomas Spann, Jr. (Part 1)

Fisk University (TN) Director of Bands and Percussion Professor/Performer Thomas Spann, Jr. stops by to talk about all of his music activities in and around Nashville (02:30), the Creative Soul Music School (17:15), getting the marching band up and running at Fisk after a 20 year absence (29:05), the legacy of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, along with growing up in South Carolina and the influence of his family and his high school band director on his music career (49:45).

Finishing with a Rave on In the Pit with Piper and the WWE Biography on “Rowdy Roddy Piper” (01:16:50).

Links:

Thomas Spann, Jr.’s homepage

Thomas Spann, Jr.’s Pearl Drum webpage

Creative Soul Music Academy

Fisk University’s Marching Band

“S.O.S” - S.O.S. Band

“Lotus Flower Bomb” - Wale

“London Bridge” - Fergie

Lalo Davila

Harvey Thompson and Ralph Nader

“You’re All I Need” - Hezekiah Walker

“The Blessing of Abraham” - Donald Lawrence

“For The Night” - Pop Smoke

“Alabaster Box” - CeCe Winans

“T.R.O.Y.” - Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth

“Golden” - Jill Scott

“Lovely Day” - Bill Withers

Fork’s Drum Closet

Vann Newkirk Sr.

“Optimistic” - Sounds of Blackness

Sean Daniels

Fisk Jubilee Singers

Fisk Jubilee Singers win Grammy

Ryman Auditorium

National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM)

“Set It Off” - Juvenile

“Doo Wop (That Thing)” - Lauryn Hill

“You Make Me Wanna…” - Usher

The Cadets DCI

Blue Devils DCI

Madison Scouts DCI

“Them Basses” - Getty Huffine

Standard of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method

Benedict College (SC)

Raves:

In the Pit With Piper - Roddy Piper and Robert Picarello

Biography: WWE Legends - “Rowdy” Roddy Piper

Petes Percussion Podcast: Episode 244 - Paige Durr

Percussion Performer and Educator Paige Durr stops by to talk about playing for Six The Musical on a cruise that shut down due to Covid (01:40), teaching in Texas (13:40), getting ready for Girls March 2021 and that time she went to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with James Madison University’s band (22:15) growing up in Maryland and her experiences in National Honor Society (34:40), her college years at JMU (VA) learning from Bill Rice and Casey Cangelosi (46:30), her experiences at T.A.P.S. (01:08:00), and completes the podcast with the Random Ass Question segment, including a discussion of her experiences as a Black woman in percussion (01:12:20).

Finishing with a Rave on the documentary Tina (01:36:55).

Links:

Paige Durr’s website

Six the Musical

Jersey Boys

“Late in the Evening” - Paul Simon

“Cut the Cake” - Average White Band

Steve Gadd

Girls March staff

Raychel Taylor on the podcast

Annie Chernow on the podcast

Hit Like A Girl Contest

Casey Cangelosi on the podcast

Robert Marino

Howard County Youth Orchestras

Ku-Ka-Ilimoku - Christopher Rouse

Jesus Christ Superstar

“Moby Dick” - Song Remains the Same

Marlon Foster

Portraits of Rhythm - Anthony Cirone

Twelve Studies for Snare Drum - Jacques Delécluse

Paige Durr’s performance videos

“Eight on 3 and Nine on 2” - Robert Marino

“Ella-Babella-McMella-Barbarella” - Kevin Bobo

Kevin Bobo on the podcast

Dave Hall on the podcast

Laurel Black on the podcast

“Get It!” - Gene Koshinski

Alexander Technique

Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar

“Time for Marimba” - Minoru Miki

Eric Guinivan

Jamieson Carr

Shaun Tilburg on the podcast

George Nickson

Ralph Nader

Drumline trailer

Overcooked 2 trailer

White Chicks trailer

Chris Rock at the 2005 Oscars

Elf trailer

Step Brothers trailer

The Color Purple - Alice Walker

The Color Purple musical

Cynthia Erivo on the Daily Show

Nate Smith

Tina trailer

Beehive the Musical

Raves:

Tina trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 243 - Annie Chernow (Part 2)

Coppell ISD’s Annie Chernow returns to talk about her grad school years at Minnesota-Duluth (03:45), getting to Texas to take Percussion Specialist Positions (14:25), keeping up with self-care, and the high level of burnout that’s has been happening in Texas Percussion (19:15), her experiences as a Woman in the Percussion Field (28:15), and the rest of the Random Ass Questions (44:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2020 film Another Round (01:03:05).

Links:

Part 1 with Annie Chernow

Annie Chernow’s Coppell ISD homepage

Gene Koshinski

Tim Broscious

Ben Toth

Thom Hannum

Girls March

Airplane trailer

New Girl

Schitt’s Creek

The Stand - Stephen King

Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens

Looks Like You Need Iceland

The Sound at Cypress Waters

Amanda Gorman at the 2021 Inauguration

Coming Together - Frederic Rzewski

Raves:

Another Round trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 242 - Annie Chernow (Part 1)

Coppell ISD (TX) Director of Percussion Activities Annie Chernow stops by to talk about leading Coppell’s massive percussion program, JV and Varsity Marching Band, and the challenges of Covid-19 (03:00), Coppell hosting the 2021 Girls March (34:30), growing up in New Jersey, her father’s San Juan Music licensing company, and playing in the pit for HS musicals (42:10), and her undergrad experience at the University of Delaware and her years marching DCI (57:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the nonfiction essay collection Trick Mirror: Lessons in Self Delusion (01:14:05).

Links:

Annie Chernow’s Innovative Percussion Page

Annie Chernow’s Coppell ISD page

Simple Steps to Successful Beginning Percussion - Kennan Wylie

Kathleen Kastner on the Podcast

“Velocities” - Joseph Schwantner

“Merlin” - Andrew Thomas

Momentum - Patricia Islas

2021 Girls March

Raychel Taylor on the Podcast

Lauren Teel on the Podcast’

Quey Percussion Duo

San Juan Music

A Chorus Line opening sequence

Thom Hannum

Jim Ancona

Iain Moyer on the Podcast

Colin McNutt

Raves:

Trick Mirror - Jia Tolentino

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 241 - Jovon Milford

Allen University (SC) Percussion Professor Jovon Milford stops by to talk about his job responsibilities and building a new percussion program (03:00), establishing a percussion identity at Allen and that time the host played a recital at Benedict College (SC) (15:10), getting the job at Allen, his work in high school and elementary programs, and getting his Master’s (30:45), growing up near Charleston, SC and his high school band experience (48:30), his Benedict College HBCU undergrad experience (58:15), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions segment (01:14:45).

Finishing with a Rave on the film Summer of Soul (01:42:30).

Links:

Jovon Milford’s homepage

Lamon Lawhorn’s most recent PPP appearance

Harvey Thompson

Ralph Nader (drummer)

Leigh Howard Stevens

Raynor Carroll

“U Can’t Touch This” - MC Hammer

Sean Daniels

Thomas Spann Jr.

“Sonata for Timpani” - John Beck

Mitchell Peters

“Rhythm Song” - Paul Smadbeck

“Crystal Mallet” - Arthur Lipner

Bad Boys trailer

Soul trailer

Coming to America trailer

Coming 2 America trailer

Kobe Bryant buzzer beaters

Method of Movement - L.H. Stevens

“Fanfare for Tambourines” - John Alfieri

Raves:

Summer of Soul trailer

Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 240 - Matthew Lau

Hong Kong-based Percussionist and Educator Matthew Lau stops by to talk about educating his home country on LGBTQ+ rights and concerts there (02:00), being back in Hong Kong as an adult and Covid times there (20:20), growing up in Hong Kong, the school system there, and cultural differences (33:40), his higher education career there and in NY (53:15), the Fisher/Lau duo and traveling around NY and Long Island (01:13:30), and the Random Ass Questions segment (01:22:30).

Finishing with a Rave on the short film Two Distant Strangers (01:49:30).

Links:

Matthew Lau’s Website

“The Reinvention of Romance” - Sarah Hennies

“Water, Wine, Brandy, Brine” - Viet Cuong

Fisher/Lau Project

Abby Fisher on the podcast

“Khan Variations” - Alejandro Viñao

“Libertango” - Eric Sammut

Hong Kong Protests

Jonathan Haas

David Herbert

William Moersch on the podcast

Eduardo Leandro

“Rebonds B+A” - Iannis Xenakis

Tim Genis

So Percussion

Sandbox Percussion

“Hop (2)” - Paul Lansky

Contemporary Chamber Players

Stephen Hall

“Mirage” - Yasuo Sueyoshi

Legally Blond trailer

“Loops for Vibraphone & Computer” - Von Hansen

Sex and the City opening credits

Guernica - Pablo Picasso

Made You Look trailer

Franco Donatoni

Jose Manuel Lopez Lopez

Raves:

Two Distant Strangers trailer