@Percussion 265 - Allen Otte
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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