@Percussion 319 - Establishing an Artistic Identity with Jason Treuting

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Hosts: Karli Viña, Ksenija Komljenović, Caleb Pickering, and Ben Charles
Producer: Ben Charles
Guest: Jason Treuting https://jasontreuting.com https://sopercussion.com

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0:00 Introduction and welcome
1:51 Today in history: Simon and Garfunkel record The Sounds of Silence, Bad Bunny’s birthday, David Friedman’s birthday
10:25 Welcome Jason Treuting!
11:06 The founding of Sō Percussion, David Lang’s The So Called Laws of Nature
15:17 Sō Percussion’s thoughts on carrying the torch from Percussion Group Cincinnati, Nexus, and Amadinda; the evolution of Sō Percussion
18:18 The moment when Sō Percussion “made it”
22:26 How Sō Percussion’s artistic vision has changed over the years
25:13 Jason’s journey as a composer and his piece, Extremes
34:58 Improvisation vs. composition
35:34 Jason’s influences, studies with Keiko Abe and Steve Gadd
46:52 Nexus and introducing ragtime to their concerts
48:00 Sensibility to composers’ work
48:37 Early Japanese marimba works—Tanaka Two Movements and Miyoshi Conversation Suite
50:22 Sō Percussion collaborations
55:26 Raising the bar rather than doing the minimum requirements
1:01:14 Sō Percussion Summer Institute