127 - She-e Wu

Despite coming off a worldwide tour of concerts and teaching, She-e Wu was gracious enough to join us for this episode on her one day off between travel and resuming teaching at Northwestern. We talk about the soloist-travel life, about developing technique, and the future of our rep. Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and hello 3:10 She-e and the Ewazen Concerto 7:45 Larry Lawless: time balance and schedule? 12:20 Horn collaboration and CD 14:00 Touring and emotions that follow 23:45 Teaching vs performing full-time? 26:27 Getting started, Doc (Robert Schietroma) from UNT, Mr. Ju, coming to UNT from Taiwan 35:20 Troy Hall: favorite memory of UNT drumline? 38:25 Boston Globe article - Boston Symphony and more calls for more diverse composers 51:00 She-e as a composer 55:00 Will Marinelli: how can we continue to advance marimba literature and performance? 59:47 William Brown: building chops without damaging your hands? 1:06:02 AJ Covey: your thoughts on the barrier system?