Podcasts about percussion studies

Dr. Terry Longshore, Professor of Music, Artist in Residence, and Director of Percussion Studies joins the Exchange to discuss the Northwest Percussion Festival, April 4-6.

Northern Illinois University (NIU) Instructor of Percussion and Director of Percussion Studies at the College of DuPage (IL) Ben Wahlund stops by to talk about his teaching at both universities, the role of instructor/lecturer vs. professor, and PAS experiences (03:15), his compositional career and the Mile Marker Zero project (29:30), growing up all over the world with a military band director father, his early musical experiences, and settling in North Dakota (46:40), his undergrad degree at the University of Mary (ND), teaching middle school in Iowa, getting to the Chicago area and doing his master's at NIU (01:03:50), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (potty mouth!), including discussions of accessibility, Chicago sports, great books, and important travel experiences (01:18:45).Finishing with a Re-Rave on the 2018 documentary film King in the Wilderness (01:49:00).California Wildfire Contribution Links:Habitat for HumanityAmerican Red CrossWorld Central KitchenLos Angeles Regional Food BankPasadena Humane SocietyCalifornia Fire FoundationBen Wahlund links:Ben Wahlund's NIU pageBen Wahlund's homepageBen Wahlund's College of DuPage webpagePrevious Podcasts Guests Mentioned:Rich Holly in 2020Andy Bliss in 2023Erin Walker Bliss in 2024Raychel Taylor in 2020Alexis C. Lamb in 2021Melissa Wang in 2024Julie Spencer in 2021Megan Arns in 2017Nathan Daughtrey in 2021Rebecca Kite in 2018Ben Charles in 2017Raynor Carroll in 2023David Eyler in 2020Marvin Sparks, Jr. in 2017Other Links:Gregory BeyerRobert ChappellLiam TeagueOrlando CottoVicky JenksMike MixtackiNeil deGrasse TysonBobby BroomGeof BradfieldAlejandro ViñaoPius CheungJohn Wittman“Funky Beat” - Whodini“It's Tricky” - RUN DMCBeat Street trailerMichael BlakeArthur LipnerCliff AlexisRon CarterThe Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew QuickThe Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor DostoevskyHaruki MurakamiWislawa SzymborskaRaves:King in the Wilderness trailer

Bonnie Whiting is a percussionist, composer, and educator based in Seattle. She's the Chair of Percussion Studies at the University of Washington and the Co-Artistic Director of the Seattle Modern Orchestra. In her work, she seeks out projects involving the speaking percussionist, non-traditional notation, improvisation, and interdisciplinary performance. Stephen Anthony Rawson sits down with Bonnie at her studio at the University of Washington. They talk about pieces from her speaking percussionist repertoire, the music of John Cage, narratology in music, her project Through the Eye(s), and more!

In this episode of The Bandwich Tapes, I'm thrilled to welcome my longtime friend and phenomenal percussionist, Michael LaMattina. Michael and I go way back when we first met at the District Honor Band in Georgia. Our shared passion for music saw us performing together in various ensembles throughout high school, setting the stage for Michael's illustrious career.Now, Michael holds the prestigious position of Principal Percussionist with The Dayton Philharmonic and serves as the Director of Percussion Studies at Miami University. He conducts the Miami University Percussion Ensemble there, bringing his expertise to the next generation of musicians. With the DPO, Michael dazzles audiences through classical programs, pops concerts, chamber music, ballet, and opera. His summers are equally dynamic as he steps into the role of principal percussionist with the Lancaster Festival Orchestra.Michael's impressive resume includes past roles such as Principal Percussionist with The Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, Principal Timpani & Percussion with The ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, and Principal Percussionist of theCanton Symphony Orchestra. He's also showcased his talent as a Section Percussionist with the Erie Philharmonic and an Associate Section Percussionist with the Columbus Symphony. Beyond these roles, Michael has performed with the Cincinnati and Atlanta Symphony Orchestras.Michael's academic credentials are equally remarkable. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree in percussion performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Master of Music degree from Cleveland State University. His formative years were further enhanced by attending the Music Academy of the West in 1997 and being a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in 1998.Join us as we dive into Michael's journey from our humble beginnings in school bands to his distinguished career. We'll explore his experiences, the nuances of his various roles, and the vibrant world of percussion. Be sure to check out Michael's YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelLaMattinaPercussionThank you for listening! If you have any questions, feedback, or ideas for the show, please contact me at brad@thebandwichtapes.com. Please tell your friends about the show.The theme song, Playcation, was written by Mark Mundy.

This week on the podcast is part two of our interview with Jauvon Gilliam. He's a musician with a portfolio career comprised of 3 demanding jobs. His day job is as the Principal Timpanist of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC, but he's also the Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Maryland, and the owner of Capitol Percussion and Backline Rentals--a thriving backline company in the greater Washington DC region that has recently opened a multi-studio rehearsal facility. Much of our interview will focus on his backline company, and how Jauvon handles a variety of business activities from bookkeeping, to branding, to contracts, inventory, and more.  Tune in for information any arts entrepreneur can apply to their situation.Show notes: https://www.artsentrepreneurshippodcast.com/episodes/187-jauvon-gilliam-music-pt-2-of-2

This week on the podcast is part one of our interview with Jauvon Gilliam. He's a musician with a portfolio career comprised of 3 full-time jobs! His day job is as the Principal Timpanist of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC, but he's also the Director of Percussion Studies at the University of Maryland, and the owner of Capitol Percussion and Backline Rentals--a thriving backline company in the greater Washington DC region that has recently opened a multi-studio rehearsal facility. Much of our interview will focus on his backline company, and how Jauvon handles a variety of business activities from bookkeeping, to branding, to contracts, inventory, and more.  Tune in for information any arts entrepreneur can apply to their situation.Show notes: https://www.artsentrepreneurshippodcast.com/episodes/186-jauvon-gilliam-music-pt-1-of-2

“Ultimately the sound is almost irrelevant to the musical experience, with the important caveat that what matters about the sound is the psychological process it triggers in the mind of the listener. So it obviously plays an important role there, but what really matters is how it's being perceived and how it's being heard. So if there's something like a gesture that can change the perception, then you have changed the music, because music is something that really exists only in the mind of the listener.” --  Dr. Michael Schutz   This episode's guest is the Associate Professor of Music Cognition/Percussion at McMaster University.  Drawing on his interdisciplinary training in music, psychology, and computer science, he directs the MAPLE Lab, which researches Music, Acoustics, Perception, and Learning, while also conducting the McMaster Percussion Ensemble and serving on faculty at the Honors Music Institute in Pennsylvania.  Designated a "University Scholar" in recognition of his innovative merging of music performance and perception, he's received the Ontario Early Researcher Award and the 2019 Alumni Award from the Penn State School of Music, as well as numerous grants to support his research. Before McMaster, he spent five years as Director of Percussion Studies at Longwood University, taught percussion at Virginia Commonwealth University, and performed frequently with symphonies. His https://youtu.be/Ap8geRll6F0/ (TEDx Talk “Death by Beep”) is now available on the TED website and the below YouTube link. His name is Dr. Michael Schutz and you'll want to hear his suggestions about how to fix a very real problem that's happening right now in hospitals all over the world. As always, if you have any questions for my guest, you're welcome to reach out through the links in the show notes.  If you have questions for me, just visit http://www.audiobrandingpodcast.com/ (www.audiobrandingpodcast.com) where you'll find all sorts of ways to get in touch. Plus, subscribing to the newsletter (on the http://www.audiobrandingpodcast.com/ (www.audiobrandingpodcast.com) webpage) will let you know when the new podcasts are available.   Listening to the Echoes The show starts with Dr. Schutz recounting a memorable early experience with sound, how he first discovered the mystery of echoes as a child by dropping his lunchbox and listening to the sound bounce off a neighbor's house, and then the day that he received his first drumset, a Rototom that sparked his passion for music. “I just remember,” he recalls, “at the moment thinking that there's something really fascinating about these percussive musical sounds.”   Questions of Psychology We continue with his introduction to psychology, and how his early skepticism about the importance of body language while playing the marimba gave way to the understanding that music and psychology have a lot in common, and that in some ways music stands at the forefront of psychology. “I realized,” he tells us, “that a lot of the things that we spend a lot of time exploring as musicians are, essentially, you can think about them as questions of psychology.”   Magic Between the Ears Dr. Schutz goes on to talk about the McGurk Effect, a dramatic example of how what we're seeing can quite literally change the way we perceive sound, and the surprisingly complex and active role that the listener plays in a musical performance. "Music is something that really exists only inside the mind of the listener," he explains. "Outside our minds, it's a bunch of sound waves, a bunch of air molecules bumping together. The magic happens between the ears."   A Musical Perspective The first part of our interview concludes with a look at the limitations of audio research and how his team is working to bring a musical perspective into the medical field and find ways to reduce the stress, turmoil, and even accidental deaths that hospital alarms can still cause. “The...

Joining Michael, Sky and Sui Lin today on Episode Nine of the TAMS Percussion Podcast is Earl Yowell! Earl Yowell was the Professor of Percussion Studies at Shenandoah Conservatory from 2007-2021. In addition to teaching during his time at Shenandoah, he has also been a featured soloist with the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra and Wind Ensemble. Prior to his appointment at Shenandoah, he performed for 20 seasons as the principal timpanist and percussionist of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. He toured extensively with the SPCO throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He was a featured soloist with internationally famous percussionist Evelyn Glennie in the SPCO performances of Andrzej Panufnik's “Concertino for Timpani, Percussion and Strings” and was timpani soloist in the Chamber Orchestra's premier performances of Johann Carl Christian Fischer's “Symphony for Eight Obbligato Timpani.” In 2006 and 2007 he has appeared as a Chamber music soloist with the SPCO. His performance of Marta Ptaszynskas multiple percussion solo Spiderwalk in 2007 received both audience and critical acclaim. He was also a regular performer with the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota where in 2001 he premiered, with cellist Yo Yo Ma, a concert of new chamber music works. The making of this concert was the subject of a PBS television production. In addition to participating in numerous recordings with the SPCO. Yowell has also played on two Grammy A ward-winning albums: “The Art of Arleen Auger” and Samuel Barber's ”Antony and Cleopatra.” He has appeared on Minnesota Public Radio's “Saint Paul Sunday” and “Prairie Home Companion” programs. More recently in 2010, he was a guest clinician for the Atlanta International Timpani Seminar. In 2011, Yowell was invited to be a guest artist at the 9th International Patagonia Percussion festival in Argentina. He was also in 2011 a featured Timpani clinician at the 50th Anniversary International Percussive Arts Society Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 2012, Yowell served as a judge for the Mock Percussion Audition at the Percussive Arts Society International Conference held in Indianapolis, Indiana. While teaching he has also maintained an active performing schedule. Performing solo and chamber works and with orchestras. He performed as timpanist with the Atlanta Symphony in 2008 and 2011 and percussionist with the Maryland Symphony 2009. In 2010 he also performed with the internationally acclaimed percussion group, Nexus. In the fall of 2008, he performed the world premiere of William Cahn's “Night Ride for Timpani and Orchestra.” Additionally, in 2008 he co-founded the Ear Candy Contemporary Music Series. He also served on the Symphonic Committee of the Percussive Arts Society. More modernly, you can find Earl Yowell working on crafting timpani mallets and writing new music for percussion solos and ensembles! You can help us over at TAMS by following us on Instagram @tamspercpodcast and ask any questions you wish via email @ tamspercussion@gmail.com

Since 2008, Dr. Sigurd Johnson has been an Associate Professor of Music and Director of Athletic Bands and Percussion Studies at North Dakota State University. Prior to his appointment at NDSU, he served as Director of Bands and Percussion at Valley City State University in Valley City, ND; Director of Bands and Instrumental Music at Rust College in Holly Springs, MS; and as a percussion arranger and instructor on the staff of the University of Memphis Marching Band. While living in the mid-south, Dr. Johnson was a member of the percussion section of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, an active jazz and theater freelance performer and a clinician/adjudicator. He also spent four years teaching and performing in Norway. Currently, Dr. Johnson spends a portion of his summer teaching percussion at the International Music Camp, where he is also an executive member of the IMC board and President of the IMC US Corporation. He has served as the East Region Band Representative for the North Dakota Music Education Association, is a past president of the North Dakota National Band Association; and has served as North Dakota State Chair for the collegiate chapters of the Music Educators National Conference (NAFME). Johnson has also served as Chapter President of the North Dakota Percussive Arts Society. He is active in the upper Midwest as a percussion, jazz ensemble and marching/concert band clinician and adjudicator, as well as a guest conductor of Festival and Honor bands. Dr. Johnson is a Yamaha Percussion Instruments, Sabian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads and Vic Firth Sticks and Mallets artist as well as a member of the Black Swamp Percussion Instruments Education Team. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Johnny Lee Lane: A Luminary in Music Education and Percussion Studies —  Many of us have been touched by a teacher and/or professor who has made a significant impact on our lives. That is Johnny Lee Lane. Professor Lane has educated music and percussion students all over the US and world as a college professor and Director of the United States Percussion Camp at Eastern Illinois University (EIU). Listen today as Professor Lane discusses his musical evolution and his passion for music education with Ramona. Professor Johnny Lee Lane is one of the nation's foremost college percussion educators, having served as Professor of Music and Director of Percussion Studies at EIU and Director of Education at Remo. He is now an adjunct professor at Butler University. Originally from Florida, Professor Lane currently makes Indianapolis, Indiana his home. To learn more about Professor Johnny Lee Lane, visit https://www.facebook.com/johnny.l.lane.

We are so excited to share our interview with THE ONE AND ONLY, Jauvon Gilliam!Jauvon is a triple threat. He is the Principal Timpanist with The National Symphony, the Coordinator of Percussion Studies at The University of Maryland, and the owner of Capitol Percussion and Backline Rentals. Most importantly, Jauvon is a wonderful human and someone I truly enjoyed talking with. Checkout his new line of timpani mallets from Innovative Percussion if you want to step up your timpani game and I hope you enjoy the episode!If you don't mind taking a few seconds to Rate and Review PPP on your streaming services, we would greatly appreciate it!One Love,Tommy Dobbs *********************Music by Ryan Robinson Logo by Janell AnnFind out more about Tommy Dobbs 

We are excited to welcome composer, educator and conductor, Giovanni Santos to the Band Room Podcast LIVE! Join Dylan and Giovanni as they discuss his journey to where he is, his position at La Sierra University Department of Music and how they've been ensembing during a pandemic, keeping creative during COVID, diversity in programming and so much more!Help Support the Band Room Podcast by Becoming a Patron Through Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/bandroompodBRP Storehttp://www.bandroompod.com/storeMusic used in this episodeBRP Theme Music: Skyline by EKR HammellPerforming Ensemble: University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, Dr. Gillian MacKay – ConductorSecond Suite in F, Fantasia on the "Dargason" by Gustav Holst Performing Ensemble: Air Combat Command Heritage of American Band About GiovanniGiovanni Santos serves as Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Wind and Percussion Studies at La Sierra University, where he directs the University Wind Ensemble, Chamber Winds, Big Band, and teaches courses in instrumental music education, popular music, and conducting (currently on study-leave). Professor Santos has conducted successful performances across the United States and Europe. Most recently, Santos led successful performances at Carnegie Hall, the Disney Concert Hall, and the Kennedy Center of the Arts (with the US Naval Academy Band Brass Ensemble). Santos has proudly implemented a yearly wind band conducting workshop at La Sierra University, and has worked alongside Prof. H. Robert Reynolds, Dr. Thomas Lee, Dr. Travis J. Cross, and Prof. Allan McMurray, helping some of the brightest young music educators in the United States. A strong advocate for music education, Santos frequently presents at conferences, school in-service days, classrooms, and as clinician for young ensembles across the US. Most recently, Prof. Santos presented at the California All-State Music Education Conference (CASMEC), for the California Music Educators Association’s ‘Casting a Wider in Net at Azusa Pacific University, the North American Division National Teachers Convention, the Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago, the 2019 SCSBOA Professional Development Conference, and for the College Band Directors National Association National Conference at Arizona State University. Santos is a graduate of La Sierra University (B. Mus) and earned his MM in Music Education from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, where he was also a scholarship trumpet student. He has been published by the International Trumpet Guild Journal on two occasions. Santos had the privilege of studying trumpet with Richard Hofmann, Boyde Hood, and Donald Green. Santos also enjoys composing chamber music and wind band works and has been commissioned by high schools, community bands, and universities across the United States. Professor Santos is inspired by his family. His wife Tanya, is an elementary teacher in Perris, CA. Tanya and Giovanni are proud parents of Gianna and David.Episode LinksGiovanni Santos Websitehttps://giosantosmusic.com/La Sierra University Department of musichttps://lasierra.edu/musicSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bandroompod)

Hi! Jamie Wind Whitmarsh here! In this episode I get to talk with Brian Nozny, Assistant Professor of Musicand Director of Percussion Studies at McNeese State University. Brian is a composer and percussionist, and you can hear a lot of his works here:http://briannozny.com/The music in this episode is from a video game called 'Plexarium', which I quite enjoyed scoring! This game was created solely by Daniel Parrott, and you can hear some of the other tracks here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8IG8tjsxSy3XmLbGP46I32d3nP5GKryV

http://www.john-lane.com/John Lane is an artist whose creative work and collaborations extend through percussion to poetry/spoken word and theater. As a performer, he has appeared on stages throughout the Americas, Australia, and Japan.Commissioning new works and interdisciplinary collaborations are integral to John's work. Over the last few years, he has been connected with a number of composers including Peter Garland, Mark Applebaum, Yo Goto, Emiliano Pardo, Mara Helmuth, Christopher Deane, John Luther Adams, Kyle Gann, Michael Byron, Wen Hui Xie, Kazuaki Shiota and David Farrell. John has several on-going collaborations with writer Ann McCutchan, poets Nick Lantz and Todd Boss, percussionist Allen Otte, visual artist Pat Alexander, and has created original music for choreographer/dancer Hilary Bryan and granite sculptor Jesús Moroles.John is the creator and host of a podcast, Standing in the Stream: Conversations with Creatives. Through long-form conversations and audio collaborations, the podcast explores the lives and works of artists in a variety of fields from visual art, music, filmmaking, dance, writing/poetry, to everything in between. It is a podcast for and about artists seeking to live and sustain creative lives.Currently, John is the Director of Percussion Studies and Professor of Percussion at Sam Houston State University. He taught previously at the University of Wyoming and held fellowships at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the University of North Texas.John is a Yamaha Performing Artist and is an Artist with Innovative Percussion, Evans Drumheads, and Zildjian Cymbals.0:00 Intro and hello 3:00 Your podcast, "Standing in the Stream"?  5:40 Composer, Peter Garland.  9:50 Working with composers12:00 Your methods of composition?  15:30 Ben: Percussion Group Cincinnati 24:50 Percussion Group Cincinnati and sponsorships30:40 The Innocents project43:33 Intersection of politics and art47:57 Working with Christopher Deane? 54:25 Thank you and farewell, Michael Colgrass1:02:00 Casey: This day in music history 1:06:45 Interpreting new works and finding meaning?  1:09:35 Upcoming works and projects? 1:13:10 Recommended books? Watch here. Listen below.If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element

Visit and follow @uteppercussionstudies on Facebook and look for his music project Batuque Trio on streaming platforms.

Next up on At percussion - a podcast the Chair of Percussion Studies at the University of Washington, Bonnie Whiting! Bonnie is widely known for her performances and commissions of new experimental music, and projects that include new notation, interdisciplinary performance, and especially speaking percussionist.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello.  How was everyone's PASIC?1:39 Bonnie, your involvement in the PAS Diversity Alliance?11:52 A common opposing opinion towards diversity and tokenization.  Thoughts on having more diverse applicant pools.  Thoughts on the importance of representation19:29 Laurel and Bonnie:  Female percussionist + full-time jobs + kids.  How?!26:00 Casey: What's the sound?   Daphne Oram29:52 Daphne Oram's Oramics Machine33:57 Your collaboration with composer Eliza Brown and women in prison.  Upcoming project in Turkmenistan.42:55 Megan: “A Culture That Supports Creativity” article.  Curricular changes pros and cons1:09:41 Studying with Steven Schick?

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?

Hello, 2017!  To start off this new year we are joined by Tom Burritt, Director of Percussion Studies at UT, Austin.  Tom is known as a marimba soloist and percussionist for the twice GRAMMY-nominated choir Conspirare.  Additionally, his video-based episodic Axiom TV was one of the first dives into the combination of classical percussion and new technology.We talk about the details of his IP mallets, Joseph Schwantner, the "10,000 hour rule" of mastery, being a student for life, and "grit;" he also answers several questions from Facebook.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 hello 3:25 Ted Jackson: Tom's new mallets from IP? 12:00 Joseph Schwantner 22:00 Gordon Stout: Your overall philosophy of teaching? 28:20 Micah Detweiler: Performing with vocal ensembles? 31:22 Caleb Pickering: Music in three dimensions? 38:50 Ben: Studying with Gordon Stout? 42:02 Tony Kirk: Time and balance? 45:54 10,000 hour "rule", "Student for Life", and "Grit" 59:27 Thom Hasenpflug: How you approach a MM student and a DMA student, level of autonomy / lit / etc. 1:01:28 Axiom TV/ what's next? 1:06:36 Quote

Joining us this week is Colin Hill, Assistant Professor of Percussion Studies at Tennessee Tech University.  In our chat, we learned that his dissertation research on practice colors his teaching.  Laurel shares her newest essay in the Marimba Body series from her blog, which is all about thumbs and a little about anatomical variants.  There's a tendon in the forearm that some have and others don't!Thanks to all for Facebook questions.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello6:15 Keeping a busy real-life balance, how?13:12 Student peer environment17:20 Student to adjunt to full-time job26:23 Colin's dissertation: 10,000 hours, practice habbits, routines, methods 58:45 Normal variences: fingers, tendons, muscles, grips1:11:30 What's next for you, Colin?

This week's guest is Eric Willie, Director of Percussion Studies at UNC Greensboro, active PAS committee chair, performer, and commissioner of new music. He also has extensive marching experience, spending bits of each summer with different corps of DCI.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00  intro and hello1:07  How was the Moscow Drum Fest.?  3:00  How was the competition different?  9:35  PASIC 17.  Percussion Ensemble Competitions  17:40  Thoughts from Megan's Pedagogy panel at PASIC25:00  Casey: what's the sound?31:37  Laurel: TN football and marching band  56:10  Working with John Mackey on "Drum Music"?

Giovanni Santos joins me to discuss social media, being selfless, and his willingness to take risks. Topics: Giovanni’s background including his time in college and his teaching stops including starting a band program in a new high school with some special challenges. The music program at La Sierra University and tips for building a program. The importance of being true to yourself. Do things the way that you think that they should be done. The value of having guest composers, conductors, and other teachers into your band room and giving your students an experience that they will remember. Special things take time to build. Have patience and persistence and good things will happen. Building relationships by being a nice person, not letting people down, and listening to your heart. Not having regrets and making your dreams happen any way that you can. Links: La Sierra University Giovanni Santos Holst: First Suite in E-flat Biography: Giovanni Santos serves as assistant professor and Director of Wind and Percussion Studies at La Sierra University, where he directs the University Wind Ensemble, Big Band, and teaches courses in instrumental music education, popular music, and conducting.. For 7 years, Professor Santos had the privilege of leading the band department at Loma Linda Academy, where he led their Wind Symphony in performances across the United States and Europe. Santos has led successful performances in such venues and festivals as the Notre Dame Cathedral of Chartres (France), Fete de la Musique in Paris, San Giovanni Valdarno Classical Music Festival (Italy), Teatro Titano (Republic of San Marino), the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, ForFest International New Music Festival (Czech Republic), MaskFest International New Music Festival (Republic of San Marino), San Ignazio di Loyola Basilica (Rome). Santos will lead the La Sierra University Wind Ensemble in performance at Carnegie Hall this coming March, 2018. Professor Santos also enjoys frequent engagements as a guest conductor/clinician for festivals across the US, Mexico, and Europe. Prof. Santos has proudly implemented a yearly wind band conducting workshop at La Sierra University, and has worked alongside Prof. H. Robert Reynolds and Dr. Thomas Lee, helping some of the brightest young music educators in the U.S. Santos welcomes Prof. Allan McMurry to this year’s workshop. As a composer, Prof. Santos has premiered his works across the United States and Europe. In January, the United States Naval Academy Band Brass Ensemble will premiere his composition in the prestigious John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. In classes, lessons, and workshops, his conducting mentors have included, Barbara Favorito, Donald Thurber, H. Robert Reynolds, Sharon Lavery, Mallory Thompson, Tim Robblee, Frank Battisti, Mark Davis Scatterday, and Brad Lubman. Santos had the privilege of studying trumpet with Dr. Richard Hofmann, Boyde Hood, and Donald Green. Santos is a graduate of La Sierra University (B. Mus). He earned his MM in Music Education from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, where he was also a scholarship trumpet student. He continues an active performance schedule as a freelance musician (trumpet), and has been published by the International Trumpet Guild Journal. Professor Santos is inspired by his family. His wife Tanya, is an elementary teacher in Perris, CA. Tanya and Giovanni are proud parents of Gianna and David.

You are listening to the twentieth episode of Voc/zes: el podcast de la U de M. This week, we had the privilege of sitting down with Fernando Meza, Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Music. Since 1993, Fernando has been the Director of Percussion Studies, where he has established one of the most comprehensive centers of percussion studies in the U.S. Originally from Costa Rica, Fernando now lives in the Twin Cities, but continues to travel around the world, teaching and performing music! We hope you enjoy this interview with our special and talented guest!

Percussionist Kristin Shiner McGuire tells the story of how a moment of frustration at the Department of Motor Vehicles landed her in physical therapy. She describes her lifelong passion for fitness, and what she tells students who show up for lessons without breakfast. Kristen has been the Coordinator of Percussion Studies at Nazareth College since 1984. read more

Matt Henry, Director of Percussion Studies at UMSL joins Phil Dunlap to discuss Latin Jazz which was developed as salsa, or dance music. Phil and Matt explain and demonstrate two of the most important instruments in Latin Jazz, the clave’ and the conga.

Matt Henry, Director of Percussion Studies at UMSL joins Phil Dunlap to discuss Latin Jazz which was developed as salsa, or dance music. Phil and Matt explain and demonstrate two of the most important instruments in Latin Jazz, the clave’ and the conga.

2005/03/13. Selection from a concert of traditional African drums. Directed by Dan Adams, Director of Percussion Studies.