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Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
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Guest: Third Coast Percussion https://www.thirdcoastpercussion.com/
@Third Coast Percussion
Listen to TCP's latest single, Derivative: https://www.thirdcoastpercussion.com/...
00:00 Intro
01:37 Genesis of TCP
04:20 Hopes for what the quartet would bring to the table that already had Amadinda, NEXUS, and the likes of percussion giants seated at it
10:20 Vespertine Formations by Christopher Deane
14:25 Choosing to kill off another possibility (say, quit a college teaching job), to pursue a full-time career in performance
24:17 The story of February 12, 2006, when TCP played at the Neo-Futurarium and first met Ethelbert Williams, who helped with marketing
27:23 Advice for baby-quartets figuring out the business/marketing side of their young careers
35:20 Performing at the GRAMMY’s (and winning a GRAMMY!) in 2017
47:35 How does winning a GRAMMY change one’s career
53:41 Managing to curate and deliver so much artistic activity (+ finding a balance between what you want and what the market wants)
1:05:45 Working with Danny Elfman
1:16:28 Commissioning Philip Glass and getting in touch with Danny Elfman
1:19:04 Single release “Derivative” by JLIN
1:25:53 Upcoming GRAMMYs and being nominated in three categories for your album Archetypes?
1:29:12 Attending the GRAMMYs in 2022
1:32:05 IG Question @Linuselias - How do you run your organization? Are all for of you leading the group and has this changed over the years?
1:33:35 IG Question @Acornmuseum - Why do you play?
1:35:15 IG Question @Beelfuillee - Who is the TCP Barber/costuming? You boys are always too fresh.
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
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1:12 history and guest introduction
12:30 Beginner Pedagogy
20:06 Common Issues
27:14 Homogenous vs Heterogenous teaching
35:28 Ben had a bad time as a student teacher/advice for student teachers
39:03 John’s book “Firm Foundations”
50:06 The seventh grade year…
1:00:00 Beginner Selection
1:06:48 Upcoming projects
1:10:44 Wrap!
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
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Hosts: Karli Viña, Ksenija Komljenović, Caleb Pickering, and Ben Charles
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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
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
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Guests: Jauvon Gilliam, Eric Shin, and Scott Christian of the National Symphony Orchestra
https://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/ho...
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0:00 Intro and Hello
1:24 Today in History: Adoption of the Star-Spangled Banner as National Anthem of the U.S.
6:02 Welcome to the show, Jauvon, Eric, and Scott!
8:23 Playing well together
12:13 Cueing within the section
18:49 Timing within the orchestra
27:13 How does chemistry play a role in your playing?
30:40 Finding the right “fit”
34:05 What is the personality of the NSO percussion section?
35:55 What surprised you about playing with the NSO?
40:19 How does playing with an orchestra differ from audition preparation?
45:04 What are some important non-musical skills for an orchestral percussionist or timpanist to have?
52:58 Favorite memories together?
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
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Guest: Pathos Trio https://www.pathostrio.com/
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00:00 Intro
03:29 Music History for February 24: Dance Marathons
10:00 Guest Introduction: Pathos Trio
11:20 Trio and the idea behind this album
13:43 The goal of releasing an album today
16:41 Album cost and financial support
19:02 Learning about securing funding
25:55 Translating the visual element to stage in live performance
29:08 Album launch concert
30:58 Album marketing
40:10 Expectations from the album
42:50 Role a label has in an album release
47:23 How does one get a label?
49:21 The most challenging part of this journey
52:28 Something you wished you knew before you started this journey
54:47 IG Question from Jade Hails: Can you talk about blending piano and percussion?
58:24 Alan’s composing for Amazon, commercials
59:52 William Craft and George Crumb passed away
1:03:50 Where to buy the album & get tickets for the album release
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
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Hosts: Karli Viña, Ben Charles, Ksenija Komljenović, and Caleb Pickering
Producer: Caleb Pickering
Guest: https://finearts.tcu.edu/faculty_staff/brian-a-west/
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1:45 History//David Maslanka
8:50 Guest introduction
11:30 what is "percussion orchestra?"
16:20 Standard instrumentation of the percussion orchestra
20:12 OU Percussion Press
24:00 TCU Percussion Orchestra
28:12 the importance of conducting
33:25 Commissioning new works
41:00 the future of percussion orchestras
49:12 student compositions and COVID
53:06 the TCU Percussion Festival
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
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Hosts: Karli Viña, Ksenija Komljenović, and Ben Charles
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Guest: David Harvey
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0:00 Introduction and welcome
2:24 Today in history, December 2: birthdate of composer Katherine Hoover, premiere of Carmen Jones on Broadway8:20 Welcome David Harvey!
8:57 the value of studying percussion history
13:18 resources for percussion history
22:33 David’s personal history with mallet percussion and the introduction of the 5 octave marimba
26:36 David’s Facebook group
28:52 David’s interviews with historical percussionists beginning in the 1970s
43:33 lesser known ragtime xylophonists
47:22 mid-century female marimba artists
50:30 the xylophone in Japan
57:11 David’s Marimba and Xylophone History course
59:02 David’s personal collection
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
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Hosts: Karli Viña, Ben Charles, Ksenija Komljenović, and Caleb Pickering
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Guest: Nicholas Tolle https://www.nicholastolle.com/
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0:00 Intro and Hello
1:19 Today in History: Gloria Estefan receives her star on the Walk of Fame
5:56 Welcome, Nick!
6:49 How did you get started playing cimbalom?
10:30 How did you acquire your cimbaloms? What kind of prices do they go for?
13:23 Hammered dulcimer vs. cimbalom, string layout on cimbalom: https://www.nicholastolle.com/compose...
16:28 Hary Janos
19:38 What are some strengths and limitations of the cimbalom?
20:55 Cimbalom mallets
22:34 Reading music on cimbalom, other musical skills
29:07 Cimbalom career highlights
33:16 Moving the cimbalom and other common audience questions
35:47 Percussion repertoire without percussion instruments (including this: https://youtu.be/n1NOAiy2sZ8)
39:45 Nick’s path as a musician
44:29 Lost and Found by Frederic Rzewski (http://icking-music-archive.org/score...)
47:02 Nick’s performing schedule
50:09 Ludovico Ensemble (https://www.ludovicoensemble.org/)
54:16 Nick’s freelancing advice
57:24 Nick’s next projects
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
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Hosts: Karli Vina, Ben Charles, and Ksenija Komljenović
Producer: Caleb Pickering
Guest: Jamie Whitemarsh https://www.jamiewhitmarsh.com/
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1:30 History and Tinnitus
5:37 Welcome Jamie!
7:40 Jamie's background
17:09 Making time for yourself
25:55 The benefits of a composition degree
34:36 Chaos ensues on the Podcast
35:17 Jamie's composition seminar
41:25 Composing for Video Games
47:06 American Biomes Quartet
52:54 Timpani and the OKC Philharmonic
58:58 Jamie's upcoming events
1:00:52 What we consumed this week (La Casa Lobo and PASIC Online)
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
Thursday Jan 20, 2022
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Hosts: Ben Charles, Tracy Wiggins, Casey Cangelosi
Producer: Casey Cangelosi
Guest: Paige Durr http://paigedurrpercussion.weebly.com/
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0:00 intro and hello
1:38 Today in history: Alexander Tcherepnin and early percussion pieces
6:45 Welcome Paige Durr!
8:00 What is a typical week like on the cruise ship?
10:30 Any unexpected things on the boat?
12:00 Obligations beyond the Six shows?
13:00 How'd you get the gig? Learning the show.
17:50 Your character, Maria?
21:00 Gear?
24:45 The gig and need for a music degree?
29:04 Having a digital presence?
35:10 Welcome, Mariana Ramirez! SIX on Broadway.
38:55 Advice and roads to Broadway?
44:15 The new percussion book on SIX?
47:50 From social media: is the risk of being away on the ship worth what you might miss ?