The @Percussion Podcast

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Interviews, topics, and discussion

Episodes

Feb 18, 2021

@Percussion 272 - Steven Bryant

Feb 18, 2021

1hr 2 min

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

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Timestamps
0:00 Intro and Hello
:57 Today in History: Clyde Stubblefield
5:24 Welcome, Steven! Repertoire for all levels
9:10 Steve’s breakdancing and radio-controlled car racing background(!)
11:25 Studying with Francis McBeth
13:26 John Corigliano
26:17 On the process of composing
34:13 On motivation to compose
39:36 Steve’s piece, The Automatic Earth; Artificial Intelligence
48:33 Facebook/Instagram Questions
53:17 Favorite percussion instruments, percussion writing
58:50 Upcoming projects

Feb 11, 2021

@Percussion - 271 - Dani Markham

Feb 11, 2021

1hr 5 min

Dani Markham @danimarkham on Instagram

Hosts: Casey Cangelosi, Ben Charles, Karli Vina, and Ksenija Komljenović, Bill Shaltis, Brian Nozny, Caleb Pickering
Intro music by Reese Maultsby

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0:00 Intro and hello.
1:15 Ben: News for Feb 11
6:50 Welcome to Dani Markham!
8:00 What are you doing currently?
9:40 Your career life and schedule?
13:01 What has your classical school training taught you about freelancing?
19:00 Auditioning?
27:00 Early training by wrote and ear?
31:20 Auxiliary Percussionist
39:25 Career path?
44:30 Starting in a new city?
49:15 Any crazy gig stories?
55:04 Keeping busy during COVID?
58:45 Favorite xylo rag?
1:02:50 What is your dream for the year post COVID?

Feb 4, 2021

@Percussion 270 - Sam Solomon

Feb 4, 2021

1hr 5 min

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

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0:12 introduction
1:46 today in history: birth of Alice Cooper, death of Iannis Xenakis and Karen Carpenter
4:51 Welcome Sam Solomon!
6:14 Sam’s new book, The Hitchhiker Etudes
16:20 John Cage’s 27’ 10.554”
22:20 Iannis Xenakis’s Omega
24:13 Juilliard Percussion Seminar online
28:25 chamber music online
32:53 NYT article: The San Francisco Symphony Plunges Into a New World, about Nico Muhly’s world premiere with the San Francisco Symphony under Esa-Pekka Salonen
40:20 What will we learn from pandemic experiences?
43:20 Sam’s older book, Advanced Rhythmic Studies
43:43 counting systems (1-e-and-a, etc.)
49:26 Sam’s book, How to Write for Percussion
1:00:18 percussion specialist vs. totalist
1:03:20 Facebook Question from Adam Silverman: How is it possible that you consistently appeared each year at both sides of the Tanglewood panoramic photograph?

Jan 28, 2021

@Percussion 270 - Julie Strom

Jan 28, 2021

1hr 11 min

Hosts: Casey Cangelosi, Ben Charles, Karli Viña, and Ksenija Komljenović
Guest: Julie Strom https://www.juliestrompercussion.com/
Intro music by: Bartek Miller https://bartekmiler.com/

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00:16 Intro
02:06 Music History – January 28 (Shostakovich’s opera Lady Macbeth & Stalin)
10:15 Julie Strom introduction
10:52 Shoutout to Pete’s Percussion Podcast
11:32 How is the pandemic going?
12:14 What is so important that musicians need to know outside of the practice room? Getting a job after graduation is about so much more than practicing.
17:19 Examples of DO and DO NOT from the perspective of the Personnel Manager
18:12 How to address e-mail etiquette with students
22:52 Diverse teachers influencing artistic identity
27:36 Studying with Peter Sadlo
30:10 Being the only female percussionist in Sadlo’s Munich studio
31:24 Tradition vs. modern times: terminology, visibility, formal attire issues
39:40 Unconventional attire (Julie’s Alice in Wonderland recital)
45:02 Ben’s red pants story
46:50 Article discussion - San Francisco Classical Voice: Everything’s a Drum – Percussion Hits Its Stride
55:55 Generalist vs. specialist. Are ‘violinists’ ever considered ‘stringists’?
57:45 Teaching positions: increasing requirements
01:00:24 Performing predominantly one’s own music when applying for teaching jobs
01:02:14 Julie’s book (helping musicians get into a college and build a career after)
01:02:22 Asking the right questions when sculpting your career (where do you want to live? What do you need?)
01:07:38 Julie’s life post-graduation

Jan 21, 2021

@Percussion - 268 Pedro Carneiro

Jan 21, 2021

1hr 20 min

Hosts: Casey Cangelosi, Ben Charles, Karli Vina, and Ksenija Komljenović, Bill Shaltis, Brian Nozny, Caleb Pickering
Intro music by Luigi Morello www.morleoeditore.com

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0:00 Intro and hello. New years resolutions.
3:22 Ben: Jan 21 in music history.
8:18 Becoming a conductor.
14:25 NY Times, Allan Kozinn - Percussionists Go From Background to Podium
19:30 Gesture as it relates to conducting?
26:20 Co-founding an orchestra!? O
36:46 Your work with John Psathas?
48:20 Your thoughts on sound and marimba innovations? Pedal marimba.
1:00:25 "Superman" review, group concerto.
1:02:50 Advice for young percussionsts?
1:18:30 Excerpt from "Book of Spirals" by Pedro Carneiro

Jan 14, 2021

@Percussion 266 - Marcelina Suchocka

Jan 14, 2021

1hr 8 min

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

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0:00 Intro and Hello
1:20 Today in History
4:20 Welcome, Marcelina!
10:07 Playing in New World Symphony, working with MTT
15:00 International experiences: Poland, Japan
23:47 Influential teachers
26:34 Excelsis Percussion, Pathos Trio
30:23 Orchestral auditions, motivation through pandemic
40:25 Marcelina’s Upcoming Recital
45:02 Ben: music in Stanley Kubrick’s films
54:11 Working with Helmut Lachenmann
59:10 Representation in percussion
66:12 Best thing about living in Miami?

Jan 7, 2021

@Percussion 265 - Allen Otte

Jan 7, 2021

1hr 25 min

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

Recommended reading: Allen recommends Zadie Smith's Intimations as a poignant, relevant reflection on these times.

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0:11 intro
7:04 Welcome Allen Otte!
9:48 Blackearth Percussion Group record stories
14:46 Founding of Blackearth Percussion Group
23:47 Lion’s roar and Mauricio Kagel’s Dressur
27:17 Taking the work seriously
29:44 More about Dressur
38:51 Hurdles in getting started with a chamber group
47:27 Christopher Deane and Facebook question from Brady Spitz: How do you cultivate creativity in your students, not just percussive skills, but artistry independent of instrument?
55:12 “The good old days of new music”
1:01:38 Karli topic: protest music
1:12:40 The Innocents project with John Lane
1:18:48 Allen performs Mark Saya’s piece The Simurgh from From the Book of Imaginary Beings

Dec 31, 2020

@Percussion 264 - Kai Strobel

Dec 31, 2020

1hr 25 min

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Guest: Kai Strobel https://www.adams-music.com/en/artists/adams_percussion/kai-strobel
Hosts: Ksenija Komljenović, Ben Charles, and Karli Viña
Intro music by Antek Olesik https://www.youtube.com/user/br7725

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00:00 Hello!

02:35 December 31 in Music History

07:35 Kai Strobel introduction

08:55 How is life?

10:13 Holographic performance at TROMP 2020

13:55 Social Media Questions from Jacob WH, some_mad_vibes, thomas.perc – How do you practice and memorize large pieces? (Such as Rebonds)

20:03 FB Question from Bensen Kwan – What other musicians have inspired your musicality and interpretation?

22:53 What music have you recently gotten excited about?

25:04 FB Question from Bensen Kwan – What is the one thing musicians around the world should improve on or explore more of? (Your Merlin performance on YouTube is just the most stunning recording I have ever heard! So incredible!)

26:10 Choosing not to play Merlin in recitals these days

32:15 IG Question from Grigory Osipov – I am really curious how someone can achieve such gigantic phrases with his movements. Have you been taught to play with really distinctive gestures from the beginning or you played like other mortals and then transformed your technique?

36:03 IG Question from Antek Olesik – What are some good gym exercises for faster marimba chops? The role of physical health and sports.

40:00 Philosophy of sound

Dec 26, 2020

@Percussion - 267 Bonus Holiday RoundTable

Dec 26, 2020

1hr 3 min

Hosts: Casey Cangelosi, Ben Charles, Karli Vina, and Ksenija Komljenović, Bill Shaltis, Brian Nozny, Caleb Pickering
Intro music by Reese Maultsby

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0:00 Intro and hello.
1:24 Year wrap-up
4:10 Trick by Brian Nozny.
10:30 Large percussion ensembles, percussion orchestra.
12:55 Richard Gibson on Percussion Orchestra
19:50 Making a reduced version of a large percussion ensemble?
24:00 Brian's "Trick" and dedication to Christopher Rouse
25:33 Caleb's White Knuckle Stroll arrangement for 4 mallets. Full, loud, dense marimba
34:14 Bill's 2020 clinic at PASIC
43:20 Yet another semester with COVID, what are your changing?

Dec 24, 2020

@Percussion 263 - Cara Wildman

Dec 24, 2020

1hr 7 min

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Intro music by: Antoni Olesik https://instagram.com/antek.olesik

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Timestamps
0:00 Intro and Hello, Karli’s YouTube Recital
2:43 Today in History: Mozart and Clementi, Verdi, Ricky Martin, First ever performance of Silent Night
6:45 Welcome, Cara! Getting started in traditional music
17:32 Studying traditional Irish music in Limerick
25:22 What is “traditional music?”
28:56 Cultural and musical differences between Ireland and the U.S.
37:05 International bodhran competitions
41:58 Ksenija: The Hidden Cost of Streaming
59:51 Cara’s debut album
1:01:15 History of bodhran playing
1:04:38 Cara's Upcoming Projects and Wrap