@Percussion 254 - Vassilena Serafimova

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Hosts: Casey Cangelosi, Ben Charles, Karli Viña, and Ksenija Komljenović
Intro music by: Reese Maultsby - https://reesemaultsby.com

 

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0:00 Intro and Hello
1:19 Casey: Paul is (not) dead!
6:05 Karli: NY Metropolitan Opera House opens
8:09 Welcome, Vassilena Serafimova!
9:38 Musical roots in Pleven, Bulgaria
15:55 Studying abroad
19:23 Bulgarian folk music
24:04 Arranging and improvising folk music on the marimba
29:52 Advice for young players
35:18 Deciding to be a professional musician
38:32 Selecting repertoire
46:40 Ben: Telephone hold music
1:00:45 Sylvio Gualda 
1:09:40 What is essential for success as a concert artist?
1:15:25 Questions from social media: rapid fire!
1:21:10 Ben looks for gossip(!)
1:23:10 Wrap/Look out for Vassilena’s new albums!