The @Percussion - Episode 113 - Jason Ginter

113 - Jason Ginter

Jason Ginter, faculty at the University of San Diego and renown timpanist. joins us for this episode.  He's been Principal Timpanist with several orchestras, and owns the company JGPercussion, which specializes in quality mallets and other percussion products.

Watch here. Listen below.

0:00  intro and hello
3:40  JG Percussion?  
7:00  Casey:  Newport Music Series fail
15:05  Calculated Risks
22:45  New products on the horizon?  New wood mallet.
24:20  Connections and meeting our people.
27:22  Your Dave Herbert series, and signature artists.
34:09  Casey: What's the sound?
42:57  How can you make the non-percussionists on a committee  "hear" the other parts of an excerpt?
45:15  San Diago Percussion Festival?
47:20  Megan: Wula Drum & Dance Retreat
56:35  Balance business and playing?  "Pathologically busy"
58:50  Favorite timpani part/piece?  What mallets?  Solos?