@Percussion 254 - Vassilena Serafimova
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Hosts: Casey Cangelosi, Ben Charles, Karli Viña, and Ksenija Komljenović Intro music by: Reese Maultsby - https://reesemaultsby.com
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0:00 Intro and Hello 1:19 Casey: Paul is (not) dead! 6:05 Karli: NY Metropolitan Opera House opens 8:09 Welcome, Vassilena Serafimova! 9:38 Musical roots in Pleven, Bulgaria 15:55 Studying abroad 19:23 Bulgarian folk music 24:04 Arranging and improvising folk music on the marimba 29:52 Advice for young players 35:18 Deciding to be a professional musician 38:32 Selecting repertoire 46:40 Ben: Telephone hold music 1:00:45 Sylvio Gualda 1:09:40 What is essential for success as a concert artist? 1:15:25 Questions from social media: rapid fire! 1:21:10 Ben looks for gossip(!) 1:23:10 Wrap/Look out for Vassilena’s new albums!