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Current Eastman (NY) DMA Doctoral Student and recent colleague Connor Stevens stops by to talk about teaching at Mizzou, working towards finishing his DMA, Charles Wuorinen, and studying for the doctoral exams (03:40), working in marching programs in GA prior to his doctorate (24:30), growing up in NY and GA, his family connections to percussion, and his enjoyment of DCI (51:00), his undergrad years at FSU, Parks and Burritt, and getting into running in FL (01:03:20), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (01:22:50).
Finishing with a Rave on the documentary film King in the Wilderness (01:51:30).
Links:
Connor Stevens’s Hochstein page
Megan Arns on the podcast
Portraits in Rhythm - Anthony Cirone
“Marimba Variations” - Charles Wuorinen
“Janissary Music” - Charles Wuorinen
Percussion Symphony - Charles Wuorinen
Percussion Quartet - Charles Wuorinen
Michael Burritt
The Book of Keyboards - Philippe Manoury
Brant Blackard
Green Box Media
“Spero” - Michael Burritt
Musica Nova
History of Western Music - Grout
John W. Parks IV
Switch~Ensemble
Julia Gaines
“Doll’s House Story” - István Márta
Melinda Leoce
Alexander Jiménez
Symphony No. 10, movement 2 - Dmitri Shostakovich
First Suite in E-flat - Gustav Holst
Ringo Starr
John Bonham
Cadets 2005 show
Phantom Regiment 2006 show
Buster Bailey
Saul Goodman
Josh Jones
Keith Aleo
Ionization - Edgard Varese
Scott Stevens
Christopher Lamb
Tim Church
Bluecoats
Cavaliers
Spirit of Atlanta
James Campbell
“Peaux” - Iannis Xenakis
La La Land trailer
Umbrellas of Cherbourg trailer
Moonlight trailer
The Shining trailer
El Topo trailer
Inland Empire trailer
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me trailer
Eraserhead trailer
Blue Velvet trailer
“I Want to Tell You” - Beatles
“The Ocean” - Led Zeppelin
David Hardman
My Struggle - Karl One Knausgaard
Where The Heart Beats - Kay Larson
Raves:
King in the Wilderness trailer

Tennessee State University Percussion Professor Derrick Greene stops by to talk about teaching and gigging while also finishing his doctorate at the University of Memphis (02:45), his marching band and drumline duties and his involvement in the PASIC 2020 presentation on HBCU Drumming Styles (21:30), growing up in Chattanooga and the influence of church on his musical development (33:35), his undergrad years at Tennessee State (45:35), his grad school time at Memphis and the challenges of recruiting (01:03:30), and the Random Ass Questions portion, including a segment on the importance of African American representation in composition, education and performance (01:19:00).
Closing with a Rave on the 1993 film Addams Family Values (01:45:15).
Links:
Derrick Greene’s TSU page
Sean Daniels
Lamon Lawhorn
Elisha Powell
Magic City Classic
Southern Heritage Classic
NCPP
Bill Shaltis
Mathias Elmer
“Phylogenesis” - Russell Wharton
“Chatterbox” - Chad Floyd
“War Drum Peace Drum” - David Reeves
“Side By Side” - Michio Kitazume
“Being Black” - Joe W. Moore III
“Smile” - Charlie Chaplin
“Pure Imagination” - Bricusse/Newley
“Big Hair Air Guitar” - Casey Cangelosi
“Bad and Boujee” - Migos
Ivan Trevino
Friday trailer
Drumline trailer
How High trailer
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air theme son
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck - Mark Manson
Holes - Louis Sachar
The Music Lesson - Victor Wooten
The Prophet Ezekiel
Raves:
Addams Family Values trailer

Tony Lymon returns!  Tony’s Random Ass Question segment sees him discussing problems in music education (03:45), race in percussion and music, “outperforming your blackness”, politics and social media (08:00), great and terrible movies, and NOT having a sports fandom (37:15), and his love of Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings (50:40).
Finishing with a Rave on the accomplishments of Stacy Abrams (56:00).
Links:
Part 1 with Tony Lymon
Tony Lymon’s Pacific Crest page
George Floyd Protests
Marshall McLuhan
“Think Globally, Act Locally”
Jonathan Swift
Sling Blade trailer
John Ritter
Billy Bob Thornton
Jurassic Park trailer
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at Star Wars
Stephen A. Smith
King Konga in 1998
Star of Indiana 1993
Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber
Platoon and Adagio for Strings
Raves:
Stacy Abrams

Petal (MS) based Marching Arts Designer and Educator Tony Lymon stops by to talk about his PASIC 2020 panel on Electronics and the Marching Arts (05:45), his current career activities, getting his first orchestral pit gig, and making some needed life changes (21:30), the teaching challenges during coronavirus (43:00), growing up near Mississippi Valley State University and his time in the Star of Indiana Drum Corps (52:00), his undergrad time at Southern Mississippi (01:07:00), and touring with the band King Konga and their experiences at Woodstock 1999 (01:15:30).
Finishing with a Rave on the 2020 Pixar film Soul (01:30:15).
Links:
Tony Lymon’s Pacific Crest page
Tony’s 2020 PASIC Presentation
Ryan Saul
Santa Clara Vanguard
Jim Casella
Eminence Drumline
Brett Favre
John Wooton
Annie
Man of La Mancha
The Lion King
Hamilton
Sherman Hong
Haskell Harr
John S. Pratt
Ricky Burkhead
Blue Devils 1986 drumline
Star of Indiana 1991
Thom Hannum
George Zingali
Jim Prime
Todd Ryan
Frank Sullivan
Aaron Wells
Colin McNutt
Memphis Blues Band
“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell Peters
“Two Mexican Dances” - Gordon Stout
“Africa Hot” - John Wooton
Biloxi Blues trailer
Joan Rivers
Regis Philbin
“Rock N Roll Fantasy” - Bad Company
King Konga Live in 1998
Woodstock 1999
Raves:
Soul trailer

Part 2 with University of Northern Colorado (UNC) Percussion Professor Julie Strom begins with her time as a doctoral student at UNC with Gray Barrier (02:20), her years in Canada as a percussion freelancer (15:45), and an extended Random Ass Questions segment with her thoughts on “The Case Against Marimba”, Women in Percussion, and her love of tennis (27:45).
Finishing with a Rave on the 1970 TV special Santa Claus is Coming to Town (01:03:15).
Links:
Part 1 with Julie Strom
Julie Strom’s homepage
Gray Barrier
Peter Sadlo
“Marimba Spiritual” - Minoru Miki
“Etude No. 1” - Delécluse
“13 Drums” - Maki Ishii
“Rebonds B” - Iannis Xenakis
“Fantasie Impromptu” - Chopin
“Temazcal” - Javier Alvarez
Bonnie Whiting
Maria Finkelmeier
Allison Miller
Whiplash trailer
Shawshank Redemption trailer
Pulp Fiction trailer
Father of the Bride trailer
Federer and Nadal
Banksy
Raves:
Santa Claus is Coming to Town

University of Northern Colorado (UNC) Percussion Professor Julie Strom stops by to talk about her PASIC 2020 presentation on networking in the percussion community, and challenges of selecting percussion literature (03:00), her job at UNC and the challenges in the pandemic (28:30), growing up in Charlotte, NC, studying with Charlotte Symphony Percussionists and her years in marching band (43:00), studying with Christopher Lamb at the Manhattan School of Music and why the orchestral career wasn’t her true calling (51:45), and studying with Peter Sadlo and Gert Mortensen in Europe (01:10:45).
Finishing with a Rave on the classic film Citizen Kane (01:31:30).
Links:
Julie Strom’s UNC webpage
Julie Strom’s homepage
Julie Strom’s PASIC 2020 Session
Colorado Symphony
Denver Young Artists Orchestra
Casey Cangelosi
Gray Barrier
Mike Truesdell
Rick Dior
Christopher Lamb
Will James
Peter Sadlo
The Fulbright Program
Gert Mortensen
Raves:
Citizen Kane trailer