101 - Gene Koshinski
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This week's guest, Gene Koshinski, is a performer, composer and educator, teaching at The University of Minnesota Duluth. He has performed worldwide, receiving awards as player and composer throughout his career. Recent notable publications are his method book TWO, a guide to two-mallet technique and practice, and his Concerto for Marimba and Choir. He has also commissioned great composers such as John Luther Adams, Alejandro Vinao, Stuart Saunders Smith, and others. Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 intro and hello 1:30 Summer, projects, kids. 5:25 Maximizing practice time 8:00 Gene's book, "TWO" currently 10:57 Some favorite two-mallet rep.? 13:33 Gene's new snare drum solo 16:20 Ben: "When Snare Drum gets Weird" 5 orchestra pieces that use snare drum in unusual ways. 22:03 How to "get started" composing? 30:15 Writing for other instruments and the unfamiliar? 33:45 Quey Duo 39:00 Megan: Make Music NY Day 45:07 State of Minnesota percussion community? Music education in Minnesota 52:40 Where are you finding your inspiration? 54:20 PAS Competition Committee?
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