Podcast appearances and mentions of andy akiho

Colorado State University Percussion Professor Eric Hollenbeck returns to talk about playing sports in high school and more about percussion sound concepts (01:30) his college undergrad and graduate career and studying with Michael Burritt and Tom Siwe (18:40), a discussion of his first teaching job at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (37:20), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of BBQ, “Starship Troopers”, great fiction and nonfiction books, the “Bob” story, and Andy Akiho (45:50).Finishing with a Rave on the 2024 film I'm Still Here (01:09:55).Eric Hollenbeck links:Part 1 with Eric HollenbeckEric Hollenbeck's CSU pageEric Hollenbeck's Pearl Drums pagePrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Andrew Lynge in 2025Cort McClaren in 2022Other Links:Tom FreerMichael BurrittSusan PowellAmanda Percussion GroupMethod of Movement for Marimba - Leigh Howard StevensFour-Mallet Marimba Playing - Nancy ZeltsmanThomas SiweWilliam DuckworthSteve ReichKarlheinz StockhausenKeiko AbeFour Episodes - Gordon StoutSean WomackKeith Lloyd“Velocities” - Joseph Schwantner“Merlin” - Andrew Thomas“Variations on Lost Love” - David MaslankaAmerican Beauty trailerCrash trailerStarship Troopers trailerWatership Down - Richard AdamsThe Stranger in the Woods - Michael FinkelThe Journals of Lewis and ClarkDoug's Fish FryHofmann Hot DogsPillar VII - Andy AkihoRaves:I'm Still Here trailer

The last time Lisa Lipton sat here in the Artichoke Music Cafe was in August of 2020. I noted at the time what a busy person she was with multiple artistic and executive directorships, plus teaching and a full schedule of her clarinet playing. She still does all that but recently she was brought on as Executive Director of 45th Parallel Universe in addition to retaining the same position with Opera Theater Oregon, as well as Co-founder/Co-owner of Mendelssohn's, Portland's first classical music-themed bar. We recorded our conversation a few weeks ago on her first full day as the capo di tutti capi at 45th Parallel and to say she was psyched is putting it mildly. They have a concert on Tuesday March 5, Pulse and Pillars: an Evening with Andy Akiho and Gemini Percussion. But now let's hear what Lisa Lipton has to say about her big day.

Josh Tague was born and raised in Omaha and has a business degree from UNO. He's played guitar in various bands and is a regular audience member at local concerts — including performances by the biggest local band in town, the Omaha Symphony. As director of marketing and communications at the Omaha Symphony, Tague is responsible for building and cultivating the group's audiences and brand. Today, Tague and Michael Griffin are talking about the symphony's history and about how classical music spaces can become more diverse and inclusive.  The Omaha Symphony could be Grammy winners after this weekend. The ensemble is nominated in three categories for its work with composer Andy Akiho, who was commissioned to pay tribute to Ree and Jun Kaneko. The resulting album, “Sculptures,” was premiered and recorded at the Holland Center in March of last year and conducted by music director Ankush Kumar Bahl.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

Episode #167 with Andy Akiho, composer and steel pan player. Andy Akiho is an intense and rhythmically charged composer who is promoting the steel pan in the contemporary Classical world. He has worked in Trinidad, played in Soca bands and has studied composition at many US universities. He works with some of the best musicians in the country. His music is unique, playful and complex. There is a lot going on so dive right in. A Worldsoul Records production derrikjordan.com Facebook: / 1073372107343276 YouTube: Episode #167 with Andy Akiho, compose... podcast: https://soundcloud.com/hilljoy/ep-167-with-andy-akiho-composer-and-steel-pan-player

Music is everywhere. It's hard to imagine that there was a point where you couldn't constantly listen to music, a time before recordings of music even existed. But there's something in our brains that can't resist rhythm and harmony and the way music makes us feel. Today director of the Omaha Symphony Maestro Ankush Kumar Bahl and VP of Artistic Administration Dani Meier are in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about the power of music and what you can expect this year at the Omaha Symphony, including a world premiere from Grammy nominated composer Andy Akiho on March 17 and 18th honoring Omaha's own world-renowned visual artist Jun Kaneko. Tickets are available here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/riversidechats/support

In this episode, we speak with Melody Buyukozer Dawkins from Slover Linett Audience Research (https://sloverlinett.com/) on the new qualitative report, “A Place to Be Heard, A Space to Be Held: Black Perspectives on Creativity, Trustworthiness, Welcome, and Well-Being” (https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/pages/a-place-to-be-heard-a-space-to-feel-held-black-perspectives.aspx) The wide-ranging discussion includes background information on the creation and execution of the study as well as key takeaways for ensemble music professionals to use in their own work. We also listen to a selection from "Pillar III" from Andy Akiho's Seven Pillars performed by Sandbox Percussion. Program Notes: The article “Close Listening,” is featured in the Spring 2022 issue of Chamber Music Magazine. Read the article online: https://www.chambermusicamerica.org/close-listening The score from the featured Pillar III selection is featured in the Summer 2022 issue of Chamber Music Magazine. Produced for Chamber Music America by Nichole L. Knight and Orchid McRae. Theme music by Orchid McRae. Melody Buyukozer Dawkins appears courtesy of the Wallace Foundation. Seven Pillars was created with support from CMA's Classical Commissioning Program with generous funding from the Mellon Foundation.

with the group Sandbox Percussion. They experimented with different instruments and sounds, and worked together to create a piece called “Seven Pillars.” The piece was nominated for two Grammy awards and the Pulitzer prize this year. It is being performed on Tuesday night at the Alberta Rose Theater in Portland. Akiho joins us to talk about how lights, video and percussion all come together in this piece.

Pianist Lisa Kaplan of eighth blackbird joins us to chat about the many evolutions of their organization, from the original ensemble to their many teaching endeavors. We chat about the Chicago Artists Workshop and Blackbird Creative Lab, two of the ways in which they continue to “move music forward” beyond their primarily performance-based projects. Kaplan shares about how the ensemble conceptualizes and puts projects—such as This is my Home—into action. We speak about how the organization integrates interns into their administrative process. And, we ask, "why 'eighth blackbird'?" Born in Motown, Lisa Kaplan is a pianist specializing in the performance of new work by living composers. Kaplan is the founding pianist and Executive Director of the four-time Grammy Award-winning sextet Eighth Blackbird. Kaplan has won numerous awards, performed all over the country and has premiered new pieces by hundreds of composers, including Andy Akiho, Jennifer Higdon, Amy Beth Kirsten, David Lang, Missy Mazzoli, Nico Muhly, George Perle, and Pamela Z. She has had the great pleasure to collaborate and make music with an eclectic array of incredibly talented people - Laurie Anderson, Jeremy Denk, Bryce Dessner, Philip Glass, Bon Iver, J. Ivy, Glenn Kotche, Shara Nova, Will Oldham, Natalie Portman, Gustavo Santaolalla, Robert Spano, Tarrey Torae, Dawn Upshaw and Michael Ward-Bergeman to name a few. As a proud, single-mama-by-choice, Kaplan has been having an incredible time raising and learning from her happy-go-lucky 4 year old, Frida. Musically as of late, she has also greatly enjoyed and appreciated the opportunity to do both composing and arranging for Eighth Blackbird as well as some producing. In 2019, Kaplan co-produced her first record, When We Are Inhuman with Bryce Dessner. Kaplan is a true foodie, gourmet cook, avid reader, crossword and Scrabble addict, enjoys baking ridiculously complicated pastry and loves outdoor adventures. She has summited Mt. Kilimanjaro, braved the Australian outback, stared an enormous elephant in the face in Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater and survived close encounters with grizzly bears in the Brooks Range of Alaska. The transcript for this episode can be found here. For more information about eighth blackbird, please visit their website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Spotify.

Chelsea Tinsler Jones is an avid percussionist, arts administrator, and educator based in Utah County. She has a unique skill set having studied solo, orchestral, and contemporary percussion in addition to musical styles from West Africa, the Caribbean, Brazil, and the Middle East. Chelsea is percussionist and Director of Operations for Khemia Ensemble, an internationally performing mixed-chamber ensemble dedicated to promoting contemporary classical music. Khemia actively commissions new works and mentors young performers and composers. Performance highlights include National Sawdust, the Mizzou International Composers Festival, Strange Beautiful Music X Festival, New Music Gathering, and the MoxSonic Experimental Sonic Arts Festival, among several university residences. As a soloist, Chelsea has performed with the University of Michigan Symphony Band, Greater Hartford Youth Wind Ensemble, and the Hartt Contemporary Players. She placed second in the 2016 Black Swamp Solo Percussion Competition. Chelsea's performance of Andy Akiho's Stop Speaking for solo snare drum accompanied by a stop-motion animated film by visual artist Alisa Yang won “Best Music Video” at the 2018 Ann Arbor Film Festival. Notable freelance appearances include the White Christmas National Tour (Paducah, KY), Ballet West Orchestra (Salt Lake City, UT), Section Percussionist with Paducah Symphony Orchestra (2017-20), steelworks steelband (2014-present), AEPEX Contemporary Performance (Detroit, MI), Rochester Symphony (MI), New Britain Symphony (CT), Nutmeg Symphony (CT), Adrian Symphony (MI), and the Artful Living Musical Theater Company (CT). A passionate educator, Chelsea is Instructor of Music at Utah Valley University. In 2021, Chelsea's Level Up! 15 Sequential Duets for the Developing Snare Drummer was released by Tapspace. Previously, she has held positions as a Lecturer of Music at the University of Tennessee at Martin, Instrumental Music Teacher in the Ann Arbor Public Schools, and Director of the University of Michigan's Impact Youth Percussion Ensemble. Chelsea has also served on the faculty of summer programs including Littlestone Summer Music Festival (TN), Music for the Sake of Music (WI), and the Hartt Community Division (CT), in addition to 12 years of private teaching. Chelsea received her MM in Percussion Performance and Chamber Music from the University of Michigan and her BM in Percussion Performance and Music Education from the Hartt School, University of Hartford. https://www.chelseatinslerjones.com/

Monica Ellis from Imani Winds joins the Soundweavers team to chat about their ensemble's origin and the gradual development of their mission over their first several years. She shared about Imani's really interesting experience with having "in-house" composers in the ensemble. We chat about the evolution of their recording process and how they have sought out new ensemble members. And, we speak about the ensemble's new gig as faculty members at the Curtis Institute of Music. Celebrating over two decades of music making, the Grammy nominated Imani Winds has led both a revolution and evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing, adventurous programming, imaginative collaborations and outreach endeavors that have inspired audiences of all ages and backgrounds. The ensemble's playlist embraces traditional chamber music repertoire, and as a 21st century group, Imani Winds is devoutly committed to expanding the wind quintet repertoire by commissioning music from new voices that reflect historical events and the times in which we currently live. Present and future season performances include a Jessie Montgomery composition inspired by her great-grandfather's migration from the American south to the north, as well as socially conscious music by Andy Akiho, designed to be performed both on the concert stage and in front of immigrant detention centers throughout the country. Imani Winds regularly performs in prominent international concert venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Walt Disney Hall and the Kimmel Center. Their touring schedule has taken them throughout the Asian continent, Brazil, Australia, England, New Zealand and across Europe. Their national and international presence include performances at chamber music series in Boston, New York, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Philadelphia and Houston. Festival performances include Chamber Music Northwest, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, the Ravinia Festival, Chautauqua, Banff Centre and Angel Fire. Imani Winds' travels through the jazz world are highlighted by their association with saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter, woodwind artist and composer Paquito D'Rivera and pianist and composer Jason Moran. Their ambitious project, "Josephine Baker: A Life of Le Jazz Hot!" featured chanteuse René Marie in performances that brought the house down in New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Los Angeles and St. Louis. In 2016, Imani Winds received their greatest accolade in their 20 years of music making: a permanent presence in the classical music section of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC. The transcript for this episode can be found here. For more information about Imani Winds, please visit their website, Apple Music, Spotify, SoundCloud, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Rubrikoje „Muzikos enšteinai“ – prancūzų XIX amžiaus romantikas Hectoras Berliozas, kurį drąsiai galima vadinti ir išradėju. Kodėl? Ką jis išrado? Rubrikoje „Dabar prieš 100 metų“ – 1921 metų kūrinys „Arabijos šeichas“, virtęs džiazo standartu, kurį atliko net „The Beatles“. Ir pagaliau, rubrikoje „Rytojaus garsai“ – japonų kilmės amerikietis kompozitorius Andy Akiho, kuriantis muziką perkusijai, tik ką nominuotas „Grammy“ už geriausią šiuolaikinės muzikos kūrinį. Visa tai su Domanto Razausko pasakojimais, istorijomis „Kitame laike“.Ved. Domantas Razauskas

★ Support the show by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/atpercussion ★ Follow us on:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atperc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/atpercussion/ PodBean: https://atpercussion.podbean.com/ Hosts: Ksenija Komljenović, Casey Cangelosi, Ben Charles, and Karli Viña Producer: Ben Charles Guest: Chad Crummel https://chadcrummel.com Watch here  Listen below  0:10 Introduction 0:53 Today in history: September 23 - John Coltrane birthday 5:52 Welcome Chad Crummel! 6:31 Chad's recent Navy Band audition 13:45 Band vs. orchestra audition differences 15:30 Balancing excerpts with other musical fulfillment 17:40 Practice habits of highly successful musicians 22:07 Auditioning and performing in Japan's Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra 28:30 What's the one thing you learned about collaborating with people in such a diverse environment? 34:41 Modern Snare Drum Competition: lessons learned from competing more than once 42:02 Andy Akiho's Stop Speaking for snare drum and electronics 46:37 Balance of live electronics with percussion 50:23 James MacMillan's Veni, Veni, Emmanuel percussion concerto 56:01 Chad's upcoming snare drum masterclass

It was so great catching up with Erika Dohi, a virtuosic pianist who is part of the NYC music scene and a friend I met years ago at the 2016 Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival! She collaborates around the contemporary classical and avant-garde scenes with all sorts of composers and performers, including Andy Akiho, William Brittelle, Immanuel Wilkins, and Ambrose Akinmusire. We chat about her upbringing, current creative focuses, her recent album I, Castorpollux, and more! ▶▶ Support Erika Dohi! Website: https://www.erikadohi.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erika.dohi.9 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikadohi/ Bandcamp: https://erikadohi.bandcamp.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6VrJsPSHawPbSdgTWzplV9?si=esYvAKXlTrCks9vDa0U0Nw&dl_branch=1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5PpumqDcLkvkuVB3WSaYxw RighteousGIRLS: https://www.righteousgirls.com/ Life is a Piano focuses on conversations with keyboardists, with host and keyboardist Dutcher Snedeker sitting down with friends and industry professionals to discuss the craft, lifestyle, and opportunities that come with being a proficient keys player. Every two weeks, you can see discussions on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts thanks to Anchor.fm distribution, and if you subscribe on Patreon you can get early access to episodes and behind-the-scenes access to streamed tapings where you can join in on the conversation! ▶▶ Early access and private streams every week! Also, bonus merch and access to lessons, consultations, and remote studio recording! https://www.patreon.com/dutchersnedeker ▶▶ Follow me on other socials for additional music and video content! Linktree (Website, Socials, etc): https://linktr.ee/dutchersnedeker BIG THANKS to my patrons! Tracy Snedeker Chris Bota George Herschel Kyler Byker Cody Wilson Jim Lutz Kevin DePree --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dutcher-snedeker8/support

The Brooklyn-based orchestral collective known as The Knights began as an informal gathering of friends to play late night chamber music. Founded by brothers Colin and Eric Jacobsen, the Knights have grown into a variable ensemble that brings the element of surprise back into orchestral concerts. Sometimes that's in the way they present the music, and sometimes it's in the music itself, like their collaboration with composer Andy Akiho. Andy's main instrument in the steel pan, something usually associated with calypso music and almost nothing else. Members of the Knights present a new recording of an Akiho septet, and they'll also play live in-studio. (From the Archives, 2017.)

Episode #100 with Andy Akiho, composer and steel pan player Andy Akiho is an intense and rhythmically charged composer who is promoting the steel pan in the contemporary Classical world. He has worked in Trinidad, played in Soca bands and has studied composition at many US universities. He works with some of the best musicians in the country. His music is unique, playful and complex. There is a lot going on so dive right in. A Worldsoul Records production derrikjordan.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/109866072979176/videos/477983723405122 YouTube: https://youtu.be/_GD1nyGi9PQ Podcast:

Turns out, I can talk for 17 minutes straight about Christmas in Great Britain (and Italy). Also, turns out I cannot sing, but I decided to do it publicly on a podcast anyway, because in 2020 why not. Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers Intro and outro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo Transcript on britalianpodcast.com

Bonus episode: yes, Great Britain, I love you. You don’t believe me? I’ve told you at least 34 times. Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers Intro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo Transcript on britalianpodcast.com

I can’t find a good equivalent into English for some Italian words, and that’s a shame. How will I say ti voglio bene in English? Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers Intro and outro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo Transcript on britalianpodcast.com

This week, COMPOSER and PERCUSSIONIST Andy Akiho and I talk about his 1 Track, LIGNEOUS V

You know when you wake up having a bad day? This is one of those days. Days when UK does not feel like home. Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers Intro and outro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo Transcript on britalianpodcast.com

Hell must be lined with carpet. Heaven will be tiled. Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers Intro and outro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, additional music: The Toy Robot’s Mechanical Heart, by Christopher Adler, both played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo Transcript on britalianpodcast.com

Part of the integration process is accepting and adapting to local manners. Will Britons ever accept my loudness and bluntness? Will Italians accept my greetings cards? Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers Intro and outro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo Transcript on britalianpodcast.com

When you’re an expat, you have three favourite complaint topics: weather, food and language. If you come from Italy, it’s mainly complaints about food. Except if you are a Britalian. Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers Intro and outro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo Transcript on britalianpodcast.com

"Brew? Let me put the kettle on. How do you like your tea?" "Just normal, please". "Normal? What does normal even mean?" Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers Intro and outro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, additional music: The Toy Robot’s Mechanical Heart, by Christopher Adler, both played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo Transcript on britalianpodcast.com

“Do I sound British?” “Of course you don’t sound British. But you don’t have to change your accent. Just…own it. Wear it”. Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers Intro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, additional music: The Toy Robot’s Mechanical Heart, by Christopher Adler, both played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo Songs by Manchester Lesbian and Gay Chorus @MLGConline Transcript on britalianpodcast.com

Where’s home for me? Well, I suppose Manchester is home now. But so is my hometown. So, what makes one feel home? Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers Intro and outro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, additional music: The Toy Robot’s Mechanical Heart, by Christopher Adler, both played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo Transcript on britalianpodcast.com

What happens when you find out that your application to stay in the country you’ve lived, studied, worked, volunteered, loved in for the past six years is rejected? Well, first you have a meltdown, then you write a podcast to the Home Office. Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers Intro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, additional music: The Toy Robot’s Mechanical Heart, by Christopher Adler, both played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo Transcript on britalianpodcast.com

Welcome to Britalian, a podcast that was born from the very unsettling experience of applying for settled status, also known as a badly planned way to manage the legal situation of the European citizens in Great Britain after Brexit. That’s quite a mouthful! I’ve been living in Britain for 6 years but at first my application was rejected. It was an experience that made me sit down and consider if this is really the country I want to spend the rest of my life in. I thought about it. Short answer, yes. So now what? I am an Italian repotted in British ground. British. Italian. Such far away identities. Should I keep them separate and feel constantly pulled between the two, or embrace the new one? Should I have a split personality? But how do I reconcile my national identity with a new one? Do I need to feel British to fully integrate myself, or can I maintain my original identity? And will Britishness take over my identity, will they sit comfortably side by side, or will they blend together? Can I pick and mix what I like? And first and above all, what is Britishness? Is it talking about the weather all the time? Drinking tea? Received Pronunciation? Stiff upper lip? Getting pissed on a Friday night? This is starting to sound like a bunch of stereotypes So here it is, a sort of diary to track my attempts at becoming more British and coming to term with my new home. An exploration into Britain beyond stereotypes, and a recount of the differences that make me stop and laugh. Welcome to Britalian. Cover art: Ramona Bruno @ramaflowers Intro music: Karakurenai by Andy Akiho, additional music: The Toy Robot’s Mechanical Heart, by Christopher Adler, both played by Passepartout Duo @passepartoutduo Transcript on britalianpodcast.com

Damon gets to interview Andy Akiho and they talk about his path from drum corps to traveling to Trinidad for his steel pan playing. Andy also talks about taking time off of school, and then returning to turn his sights on composing as well as performing. They talk about a bunch of other concepts and ideas. Marcos joins and there are gig alerts, an educational spotlight, product reviews, social soundbyte, music news and other segments.

Andy Akiho is the real deal. Andy talks to Kai about growing up in Columbia, South Carolina, and how that shaped him as a person, moving to New York City in his twenties, and how important drumline was for him growing up. They discuss the importance of being on a team with others who strive for the same goals, his desire to always grow, and the role the steel pan and Trinidad has played in his life and work. 

Composer Baljinder Sekhon joined us from Tampa, FL for this episode.  He serves as an Assistant Professor of Composition at the University of South Florida.  Baljinder's music has been performed worldwide, and there's even a special link on his website that directs straight to the percussion works.Topics: Baljinder's music, "The Next Rembrandt" replication project, David Cope's music replication projects, and the sound/art installation GamelatronWatch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello1:13 “Gradient” and “Gradient 2.0”6:34 Chopsticks, Andy Akiho, Foundry, and “Passageways”10:33 Casey: “The Next Rembrandt” replication project / David Cope’s music replication41:59 Megan: Gamelatron – Sonic Kinetic Sculptures / Robotic gamelan orchestra53:15 Baljinder’s recent projects1:03:02 Wrap

Praised by the New York Times for his "understated but unmistakable virtuosity," Svet Stoyanov is one of the leading percussion soloists of our day. He has appeared at the Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the Kennedy Center, and has performed under the baton of Pierre Boulez, Marin Alsop, and Gerard Schwarz. As an advocate for contemporary music, he has premiered works by Andy Akiho, Mason Bates, and Paul Lansky. He serves as the Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Miami Frost School of Music.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello 1:45 Ben's teacher?! 4:00 Current projects? 7:50 New audio/video series  13:30 On pushing it, "being a little uncomfortable".  Do as I say not as I do21:20 Megan: Border Percussion story - Inuksuit performed across the Mexico/US border43:35 Ben: Alejandro Vinao1:00:37 Marco Schirripa: Your stage presence?  1:03:25 Will Marinelli:  Premiering the Phillip Glass two-timpani concerto at such a young age?

Ayano Katoaka is the Associate Professor of Percussion at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is renowned for her interpretations of modern percussion repertoire, including works of Stuart Saunders Smith, Iannis Xenakis, Andy Akiho, and Steve Reich. She has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax, and is a former student of legendary pedagogue Robert Van Sice.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello2:25 Relationship with the Smiths (Stewart Saunders & Sylvia).  "And Points North"11:00 Thoughts on complex rhythms in Stewart Sanuders Smith's pieces.15:55 Introducing students to advanced contemporary music21:30 Casey: What's the sound?30:40 Minoru Miki37:22 Ben: Taiko drums and history48:00 Xenakis - Rebonds and memorization55:20 performing with Yo Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax?

This week's episode with the delightful duo that is RighteousGIRLS. Which means flautist Gina Izzo and pianist Erika Dohi. We had a good time talking about origins and such, as well as their album "Gathering Blue", and music business type things like the ever-present problem of publicity. They're great. Featured on this episode: "...Out of the Blue (Postlude)" and KARakurENAI (feat. Andy Akiho) from their record "Gathering Blue", available on iTunes. For all things RighteousGIRLS: righteousgirls.com facebook.com/righteousgirlsmusic twitter.com/righteousgirls

This week, I talk to the delightful harp duo, Duo Scorpio, comprised of harpists Kristi Shade and Katie Andrews. We talk about the origin of the duo's name, challenges in harp culture, commissioning new harp duo works, and Rachel McAdams movies(?). Check out their album Scorpion Tales on iTunes and Spotify. This episode features excerpts from Fast Dances by Nico Muhly and Two Bridges by Andy Akiho, both of which will be on the Duo's next album due out in Fall 2016. For all things Duo Scorpio: duoscorpio.com facebook.com/Duo-Scorpio twitter.com/DuoScorpio youtube.com/user/DuoScorpio

完整文稿看周六微信第三条，你懂的呦~ This is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.Tanzania's anti-poaching crusade received a boost when China donated 50 special vehicles worth 1.3 million U.S. dollars for patrolling in the East African nation's parks and game reserves.The Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania handed over the vehicles to Tanzanian officials in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam.The Chinese government also donated mountaineering jackets, tents, patrol generator sets and mobile radio phones.The vehicles and other facilities will be distributed to national parks and game reserves across the country.The support came days after a Chinese delegation visited Tanzania to enhance cooperation between the two countries and share experiences in the management of natural resources, including wildlife.For the past three years, China had extended support amounting to 30 million U.S. dollars for wildlife protection in Tanzania.Tanzania's elephant population has declined by 60 percent since 2009.This is NEWS Plus Special English.Beijing police have detained six people in connection with a sex video taken in a Beijing fitting room that went viral online.Police authorities said the six were detained on suspicion of spreading obscene content.The police said one of the suspects, surnamed Sun, is a 19-year-old man from northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Sun was suspected of posting the sex video at Weibo.com, a major micro blogging platform, while the other three were suspected of spreading obscene information.The video, shot on a smartphone, shows a young Chinese couple having sex in a fitting room. The off-screen broadcast indicated it was taken in a Japanese apparel retailer, Uniqlo store, in Sanlitun, an upmarket shopping district in Beijing in mid-April.The couple admitted having sent the video to some friend at Wechat, a mobile chatting app. But it was somehow hacked and posted on the web, drawing fierce criticism from web users.The police are investigating the case. The couple will face punishment if they are found to have deliberately spread the footage.China's criminal law stipulates that those disseminating obscene books, films, pictures and video clips could face up to two years' imprisonment, while those who make obscene products for profit could be sentenced to life. This is NEWS Plus Special English.The police in eastern China have detained over 20 people in the latest crackdown on the production and online trading of fake drugs.The public security authorities in Zhejiang Province seized at least 20,000 boxes of fake drugs and several tons of raw materials, in the crackdown that lasted for more than three months.The drugs were sold in almost all of the provinces across China, with total economic gains reaching 100 million yuan, roughly 16 million U.S. dollars.Among the best-sold fake drugs were slimming capsules and painkillers that contained banned ingredients. Most of the drugs were sold only at online stores on Wechat, China's most popular mobile messaging app.The police said an increasing number of people complained of health problems after using the drugs.Investigations found an illegal drug production and trading hierarchy that involved dozens of people working in Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces.Further investigations are underway.You are listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. The overall number of cases of adverse drug reactions last year remained on a par with the previous year, but those involving traditional Chinese medicine injections had a noted rise.More than 1.3 million cases of adverse drug reaction were reported in total, a year-on-year increase of almost 1 percent. Injections accounted for 61 percent of the total, up 2 percentage points.That's according to a report released by the China Food and Drug Administration, the public health watchdog. The annual report is a key reference for safety supervision over drugs on the market. The report revealed that traditional Chinese Medicine injections were responsible for almost 130,000 drug reaction cases, up more than 5 percent from the previous year, marking the most significant increase across all types of drugs. Among them, 7 percent were severe cases.Medical experts say that unlike drugs taken orally or applied on the skin, Traditional Chinese Medicine injections usually have more complicated ingredients and are used together with other drugs. Improper dosage or incorrect injection-speed are very likely to induce adverse effects.The administration has urged hospitals to exercise caution when prescribing Traditional Chinese Medicine injections, the main cause of the increasing number of drug reaction cases.This is NEWS Plus Special English.A man in central China has successfully had his severed hand restored to his arm after it was preserved by being grafted to his leg.The patient, surnamed Zhou, is now able to slight move his injured fingers, but his surgeons say he still needs further rehabilitation.This is the second such surgery performed by the team in a hospital in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province. The first such surgery took place in 2013.Zhou lost his left hand in a work accident in another city. He was sent to a local hospital, and was told he needed an amputation. Then he was transferred to the hospital in the provincial capital, with better medical facilities.Surgeons at the hospital could not reattach the hand straight away because the arm was badly hurt and the nerves and tendons needed time to heal.The surgeons grafted the severed hand to the patient's ankle to ensure the blood supply and kept it alive there for more than a month, before they connected the hand and the limb in a 10-hour operation.This is NEWS Plus Special English. A toddler in central Hunan Province has become the first person in the world to have her cranium successfully reconstructed, with the help of 3D printing technology.The three-year-old girl suffered from hydrocephalus, a congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue.The condition has left the child bedridden, as her neck cannot support her head, which has grown to four times its normal size.Surgeons at a hospital in Changsha used 3D printing techniques to create a titanium cranium, based on a model of her head.In a 17-hour operation, the surgeons removed a portion of her cranium, drained excess fluid and put the titanium mesh in place.Doctors used an adult-sized cranium implant, allowing room for the toddler to grow. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging onto NEWSPlusRadio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That'smansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues.New evidence has been found in an archeological site in Beijing, suggesting that the ancestors of modern human beings were able to use fire more than 600,000 years ago.The findings were announced after archeologists spent three years excavating the Zhou-kou-dian fossil site, in the western suburbs of Beijing.Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered a fire site with the remains of sintering soil, and burned rocks and bones.Some animal bones at the site were entirely carbonized and had turned black, a result of burning. Some fire sites are encircled by rocks and lime, resulting from limestone burning.Fossils of "Peking Man" were discovered in the same area in the 1920s. An almost intact skull earned the place the title of one of the birth places of humans.Ashes, burned bones and rocks, as well as charred seeds were also found in 1929, which was taken as proof that "Peking Man" knew how to use fire.However, there has been skepticism which claims that the burning may have been resulted from naturally occurring fire.The researchers say the new evidence is more convincing, because it has been found under the earth untouched, without weather damage. It shows that the "Peking Man" knew how to keep kindling and control fire. This is NEWS Plus Special English.Oxygen matters in the opening match of China's National Basketball League, the NBL, when players from the central plains had to inhale oxygen from time to time.Members of Nanjing city's military team had to be substituted every minute and were forced to inhale oxygen once they sat at the sidelines. They were playing the local team in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, which lies at an altitude of 3,700 meters above sea level. The time of the game was cut short, from 12 minutes to 10 minutes for each period.The local team won the match 53-32 in their NBL debut. Team Lhasa is the first ever professional basketball team in Tibet.The NBL is a basketball league which operates parallel with the better known CBA, the Chinese Basketball Association, and is smaller in scale and has a shorter history. There are nine teams in the league for the 2015 season, while the CBA has 20 teams. You are listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. A table-tennis table and two professional players have joined musicians on the stage in Shanghai, marking a bold move by American composer Andy Akiho. The Ping Pong Concerto, which debuted at the closing ceremony of the Shanghai Music Festival, combined the rhythms of a bouncing ball with violin and percussion.Akiho says the ping pong ball is a unique musical instrument and its bouncing is in perfect harmony with stringed instruments.The New York-based composer said he has always wanted to combine the rhythms of sport and music.Among the team members are U.S. table-tennis players Michael Landers and Ariel Hsing. Hsing is an American of Chinese descent and began playing table-tennis at age seven. She says this was the first time she has played in a dress and high heels, instead of sportswear.Instead of hitting for points, she was requested to play in tune and target the ball at the bass drum from time to time to create different sound effects.The concerto is scheduled to be staged in Beijing this autumn.This is NEWS Plus Special English.The Shanghai Disney Resort will feature attractions unseen in the five other Disney resorts worldwide when it opens next year.According to a plan unveiled in Shanghai recently, new attractions will include those based on Marvel comics and Star Wars, and others inspired by the Chinese culture. They will distinguish the Shanghai resort from its peers in the United States, Europe and other parts of Asia.The "Garden of the Twelve Friends" uses Disney and Pixar characters to recreate the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac; and a section inspired by the new "Pirates of the Caribbean" film will feature a live stunt show."Wandering Moon Teahouse" honors the restless, creative spirit of China's itinerant poets and the diverse and beautiful landscapes that inspired them. The "Restaurant" features authentic Chinese architecture, combined with miniature natural landscapes.In addition, the resort will provide traditional Shanghai food including Shaomai, a steamed dim sum made of sticky rice, pork mince, Chinese mushrooms and onions, to cater to Chinese visitors.That is the end of this edition of NEWS Plus Special English. To freshen up your memory, I'm going to read one of the news items again at normal speed. Please listen carefully.That is the end of today's program. 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