@Percussion 308 - Making a Marimba Career with Manuel Leuenberger
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Hosts: Caleb Pickering, Karli Viña, Ksenija Komljenović, and Ben Charles Producer: Ben Charles Guest: Manuel Leuenberger https://www.patreon.com/marimba_artist
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0:00 Introduction and welcome 2:24 Today in history, December 2: birthdate of composer Katherine Hoover, premiere of Carmen Jones on Broadway 6:05 Welcome Manuel Leuenberger! 8:45 “The business side” of being a career musician 17:04 Diversifying one’s portfolio 24:04 Investing in one’s self 25:36 Marimba and magic: Leigh Howard Stevens’s piece, Houdini’s Last Trick 26:45 Thoughts on interdisciplinary collaboration 29:58 Maintaining a Patreon page and projects 34:24 Gaining experience with recording projects 38:18 Manuel’s composition Anna and future composition plans 44:48 Manu’s plans to visit the US in March 2022 49:00 Combining marimba and organ 53:03 Instagram question from Jesse Guo: How do you decide what concerti to learn?