@Percussion 319 - Establishing an Artistic Identity with Jason Treuting

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Hosts: Karli Viña, Ksenija Komljenović, Caleb Pickering, and Ben Charles Producer: Ben Charles Guest: Jason Treuting https://jasontreuting.com https://sopercussion.com

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0:00 Introduction and welcome 1:51 Today in history: Simon and Garfunkel record The Sounds of Silence, Bad Bunny’s birthday, David Friedman’s birthday 10:25 Welcome Jason Treuting! 11:06 The founding of Sō Percussion, David Lang’s The So Called Laws of Nature 15:17 Sō Percussion’s thoughts on carrying the torch from Percussion Group Cincinnati, Nexus, and Amadinda; the evolution of Sō Percussion 18:18 The moment when Sō Percussion “made it” 22:26 How Sō Percussion’s artistic vision has changed over the years 25:13 Jason’s journey as a composer and his piece, Extremes 34:58 Improvisation vs. composition 35:34 Jason’s influences, studies with Keiko Abe and Steve Gadd 46:52 Nexus and introducing ragtime to their concerts 48:00 Sensibility to composers’ work 48:37 Early Japanese marimba works—Tanaka Two Movements and Miyoshi Conversation Suite 50:22 Sō Percussion collaborations 55:26 Raising the bar rather than doing the minimum requirements 1:01:14 Sō Percussion Summer Institute