The @Percussion Podcast

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Interviews, topics, and discussion

Episodes

Thursday Apr 29, 2021

@Percussion - 282 PAS New Music Research Committee

Thursday Apr 29, 2021

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Guests: Members of the PAS New Music/Research Committee: Joey Van Hassel, Lee Hinkle, Jennifer Torrence, Aaron Butler, and Sean Hamilton
Hosts: Ben Charles, Karli Viña, and Ksenija Komljenović
Intro music by: Reese Maultsby - https://reesemaultsby.com

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0:00 Intro and Hello
2:19 Today in History: RATM, Freddie Mercury, Hair, Duke Ellington’s Birthday, Philip Glass & Allen Ginsberg
7:41 Welcome Joey, Lee, Jennifer, Aaron, and Sean!
13:01 New Music/Research Presents
21:30 Value Judgements in New Music/Selecting Repertoire
29:32 The Intersection of Performance Art & Percussion
39:23 Compositional Trends
51:16 On the Role of Entertainment
1:05:32 Jennifer’s Current Repertoire
1:07:36 What composer/repertoire is on your radar right now?
1:19:26 Looking ahead to NM/R Presents @ PASIC 2021!
1:20:53 Apply for PAS Committees!

Thursday Apr 22, 2021

@Percussion 281 - Michael Laurello

Thursday Apr 22, 2021

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

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0:11 intro
0:45 today in history: composer Ethel Symth’s birthday, her work The March of the Women
5:00 Welcome Michael Laurello!
6:04 Michael’s work, Spine
14:38 qualities in performers that make the collaboration process more rewarding
16:18 Michael’s favorite collaborations
18:06 new work for Jeff Stern: “I always visit the same imaginary city when I dream” for prepared vibraphone and electronics
20:40 ear training for composers and recording engineers
23:21 new trends in recording expectations for performers and composers
27:24 Ben rant asking if recordings have ruined music, authenticity in recording
29:19 recording skills that students should be learning
35:47 San Francisco Classical Voice article, Freelancers on the Edge: How They Are Making It During Shutdown
41:20 how video editing fits into Michael’s work and the ability to control as a recording engineer
43:40 Glenn Gould’s take on recording vs. live music
51:27 Ksenija story about “cello” vs. “cello” in Serbian
52:35 studying with John McDonald, David Lang, Martin Bresnick, and Chris Theofanidis
55:25 Ben’s rant about music notation
1:00:17 Michael’s musical influences: Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Brad Mehdau, Meshuggah, Tool, Debussy, Ravel, medieval music (hocket, isorhythm)
1:02:28 Michael’s new piece for percussion quartet and chamber orchestra

Thursday Apr 15, 2021

@Percussion - 280 Daniel Levitan

Thursday Apr 15, 2021

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

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0:11 intro
1:31 today in music history: April 15 birthday of “The Empress of Blues,” Bessie Smith
4:48 Welcome Dan Levitan!
5:48 Dan’s piece, Marimba Quartet
12:50 Opening and form of Marimba Quartet
15:57 Approach to articulation on the marimba
18:43 Dan’s beginning as a literature and creative writing major
21:18 Speaking through music
24:25 “Ink on a page” vs. interpretation and Dan’s Baroque Suite
29:51 Dan’s affinity for percussionists as performers
31:38 What if Brahms wrote for percussion?
32:44 Does music have to say something?
36:32 Dan’s tabla studies
43:47 Cross meter, polyrhythm? Gray areas of rhythm and meter
47:30 Perceptions: composer vs. performer vs. listener
49:55 Ithaca College eliminating Master’s in Music in performance, conducting, composition, and Suzuki string pedagogy
1:03:02 Piano tech questions
1:05:41 Dan’s piece, Marimba Singular

Thursday Apr 08, 2021

@Percussion - 279 -Adam Tan

Thursday Apr 08, 2021

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Hosts: Casey Cangelosi, Ben Charles, Karli Vina, and Ksenija Komljenović
Intro music by Luigi Morello www.morleoeditore.com

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0:00 Intro and hello
1:07 Ben: History today...More Cowbell
7:35 Welcome, Adam Tan!
9:26 Impromptu Content Creators' panel discussion at PASIC
10:40 What surprised you most about starting your channel?
12:07 Your editing and production abilities!?
14:00 Rob Knopper connection?
19:53 Choosing your next video projects?
22:37 How has Youtube changed how people learn literature?
28:55 Any content who've ever decided to remove?
31:50 Marimbafest?
38:20 Diversifying faculty at Marimbafest?
42:20 Any big takeaway you hope our community will get from discussions on racism?
44:13 Advice on beginning composing?
49:38 Gary Burton on your show?
52:50 How do modern recording effects change how we approach concert literature?
56:55 The role of content creation in the standard curriculum?

Thursday Apr 01, 2021

@Percussion - 278 - Vivi Vassileva

Thursday Apr 01, 2021

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

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0:11 intro
1:22 today in music history: Sergei Rachmaninoff and Jeff Porcaro birthdays; Scott Joplin dies; Scott Weiland leaves Velvet revolver; John Lennon and Yoko Ono form “Newtopia,” announce dual sex change operation
6:20 welcome Vivi Vassileva!
9:05 Vivi’s current goings on with COVID, Corigliano concerto performance cancelled, new opera
14:45 John Corigliano’s percussion concerto, Conjurer
22:40 learning a new piece quickly and adapting to different practice situations
32:30 studying with Peter Sadlo and Martin Grubinger and career advice
39:42 matteorenzipercussion Instagram question: criteria for selecting repertoire for competitions
43:46 Vivi’s favorite repertoire
44:42 Casey Cangelosi’s Bad Touch
49:03 studying with Martin Grubinger and his busy schedule
51:51 Jessi Guo question about Chakras
56:45 What is undesirable to do on the day of a concert?
58:55 What do you eat on the day of a concert? Pre concert rituals?
1:03:58 international differences in repertoire choices?
1:09:59 Karli’s percussion and bassoon repertoire, more on chamber music
1:14:01 “The Bulgarian rehearsal”

Thursday Mar 25, 2021

@Percussion - 277 - Roundtable

Thursday Mar 25, 2021

The regular @Percussion crew is joined by Chris Dandeles, Caleb Pickering, and Tracy Wiggins to talk about repertoire - some of our favorites, how to select repertoire, and what repertoire has taught us the most. Thanks to our listeners who contributed via social media!

Guests: Chris Dandeles, Caleb Pickering, Tracy Wiggins
Hosts: Casey Cangelosi, Ben Charles, Karli Viña, and Ksenija Komljenović
Intro music by: Bartek Miler - https://bartekmiler.com

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Timestamps
0:00 Intro and Hello
16:33 Selecting repertoire
22:34 What to do when students don’t like the repertoire??
37:31 Essential repertoire
41:44 What repertoire has taught you the most?
51:48 How to teach/talk about phrasing
1:14:16 More repertoire for teaching - input from listeners!

Thursday Mar 18, 2021

@Percussion - 276 Matt Keown

Thursday Mar 18, 2021

Hosts: Casey Cangelosi, Ben Charles, and Ksenija Komljenović
Intro music by Bartek Miler https://bartekmiler.com/

Guest: Matt Keown https://www.mattkeownpercussion.com/about

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01:10 Music History – March 18
Birthdays: Hanna Kulenty, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, premieres: Dmitri Shostakovich – New Babylon (Film), Edward Elgar – In the South, Arnold Schönberg – Verklarte Nacht, Anatoly Lyadov – Baba Yaga
09:10 Guest Intro: Matt Keown
11:56 How are you, where are you?
12:43 What did Robert Van Sice think of the Blue Devils?
17:52 Percussionist father, Alan Keown.
20:02 How do the marching percussion and concert percussion sides interact?
24:22 Animosity between marching and concert percussionists?
27:37 How has your dynamic with your father changed over the years?
34:03 Stereotypes of parents who push children into music
36:38 What have you learned in the past year during Covid-19?
39:37 Topic: NY Times Review “Yuja Wang Makes a Case for Piano as Percussion”
43:53 Bartok’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion – the challenges of programming the work
48:31 Ksenija’s arrangement of The Rite of Spring for percussion and piano
56:13 Icarus Quartet (two pianos, two percussion) – what commissions are you working on?
58:39 Churches Made Out of Shipwrecks by Michael Laurello
01:01:43 IG Question from @Jade_Hails - You’ve spent time on either coast, what would you say is the primary difference between them from a musical perspective? Gigs, player attitude, teachers, etc.?
1:06:48 IG Question from lrklorker – If you were a character from “The Ballad of Poisonberry Pete”, who would you be?
01:07:50 Who is your favorite person to play in the Percussion Collective?
01:09:13 Michael Jackson arrangement played by the Percussion Collective
01:10:32 How does Jeff Stern challenge you?
01:12:55 What was the last thing that challenged you?
01:16:04 Real friends in music and criticism
01:18:18 Ben talks about ugly babies (book: Creativity, Inc.)
01:19:14 Objective vs. subjective arguments in chamber music
01:23:40 What’s your next project? Icarus Quartet performance in April

Thursday Mar 11, 2021

@Percussion - 275 Marta Klimasara

Thursday Mar 11, 2021

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Hosts: Casey Cangelosi, Ben Charles, Karli Vina, and Ksenija Komljenović
Intro music by Luigi Morello www.morleoeditore.com

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0:00 Intro and hello. Teaching online
2:15 Ben: March 11 in music history. Hal Blaine
6:00 Welcome, Marta Klimasara
6:55 Some background
9:15 Your move from Poland to Germany?
11:10 What makes music interesting to you? What makes a good performance good?
14:35 Working with Keiko Abe? Producing such wonderful students.
19:10 Your journey and pivotal moments?
21:30 Understanding pieces of music - Corporal
25:44 Overcoming fear in performance?
26:57 Rupert Kettle's "Tambourines"?
32:20 When can we see you perform online?! Little parent detour
39:30 What are you looking forward to getting back to after COVID?
44:25 What's keeping you going through COVID?
46:15 So nice to see you!! Casey late to Italy..
49:20 Casey: convolution and the Hagia Sofia
1:00:10 Your thoughts on the state of the repertoire?
1:03:30 Penderecki?
1:06:15 Female percussionist struggles?

Thursday Mar 04, 2021

@Percussion - 274 -Jillian Baxter

Thursday Mar 04, 2021

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

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0:12 introduction
1:23 today in history: jazz guitarist Mary Osborne, Ligeti Poème Symphonique For 100 Metronomes, Janis Joplin fined for obscene language, Vivaldi born, Swan Lake and Romeo and Juliet (Tchaikovsky) premiered, Bad Religion album certified gold
6:14 welcome Jillian Baxter!
7:02 teaching during the pandemic
11:35 What is the role of HBCUs in a modern educational landscape?
17:05 Jillian’s GMEA presentation “Level Up: A game plan for improving skills of percussionists with limited time and resources”
25:31 TMEA controversy about systemic racism, NYT Black Artists on How to Change Classical Music
30:51 Jillian’s thoughts on TMEA presentation and NYT article
35:30 the importance of representation
37:40 more thoughts on TMEA presentation from Karli
43:06 Jillian’s work with the PAS Board of Advisors
45:02 Jillian’s work with the PAS Diversity Alliance
49:55 facing discrimination
57:22 Jillian’s hope for what students should learn about diversity: “difference is beautiful”
1:01:30 the weight of advocacy
1:02:37 Executive Director of PAS Joshua Simonds
1:04:44 Jillian’s upcoming projects
1:09:58 Jillian’s hobbies

Thursday Feb 25, 2021

@Percussion - 273 Agostinho Sequeira

Thursday Feb 25, 2021

Hosts: Casey Cangelosi, Ben Charles, Karli Viña, and Ksenija Komljenović
Guest: Agostinho Sequeira https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1sKg64tk8orVg_4LFsGaOw

Intro music by Antek Olesik https://www.youtube.com/user/br7725

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01:17 Music History: Apple’s milestones - surpassed 10 billion song downloads in 2010, Britney Spears released her own brand of CD player – Bubble Gum (2000)
06:38 Guest intro: Agostinho Sequeira
08:09 Homework by François Sarhan
11:37 How was it to compete in TROMP virtually? (lockdown in France)
17:44 Performing as a hologram with an ensemble in the finals
21:39 Should competitions be held virtually in the post-pandemic future? Performing in empty halls to a live-stream.
25:13 Fake audience noise at athletic events
26:35 What has winning TROMP do for you?
29:10 Are competitions necessary to launch careers?
36:21 IG Questions: How do you study during quarantine? How did you manage to work and prepare such a huge repertoire for the competition during the pandemic?
42:44 Where does the healthy competition mindset come from?
46:44 IG Question: Who is your favorite composer?
49:09 Playing jazz on marimba
51:56 USA TODAY: Meet the Under 40 Musicians Who Are Making Classical Instruments Cool
01:02:30 IG Question: When is the last time you practiced tambourine?
01:05:20 Share a story from your rebellious times of studying in Lisbon