Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 446 - Cassidy Lester

Episode 446 - Cassidy Lester Pete's Percussion Podcast Executive Director for the Symphony of the Mountains Orchestra, Percussionist, Freelancer, and Educator Cassidy Lester stops by to talk about her work with the Symphony (03:05), her freelancing and teaching and how important performing is to her mental health (16:30), growing up in the Tri-Cities region of Tennessee, traveling with family to jam band concerts, getting into percussion, and her unique marching experiences (31:30), attending East Tennessee State University, getting her undergrad and MBA degrees, and how COVID changed her path (51:20), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including discussions of instrument stereotyping, the Pride and Prejudice movie from the mid-2000s, the Fourth Wing books, and great artwork (01:12:05).Finishing with a Rave on the 2022 nonfiction book Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld (01:52:00).Cassidy Lester links:Symphony of the MountainsPrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Matthew Geiger in 2019Evan Chapman in 2019Andy Bliss in 2023Other Links:David MitchellDiana LoomerMorgan TaoBlue Iron PercussionThe Planets - Gustav HolstDon Felder“The Hero” - Clarice Assad (arr. TCP)“Second Thoughts” - Evan Chapman“Re(new)al” - Viet Cuong“Happy Now” - Blue Iron Community Steel Band“Watercolor Sun” - Ivan TrevinoRhythm & Roots Reunion FestivalThe 1927 Bristol SessionsWidespread Panic live“Esther” - Phish“Cassidy” - The Grateful Dead“Welcome to the Black Parade” - My Chemical RomanceRande SanderbeckPride and Prejudice Original SoundtrackPride and Prejudice trailerEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind trailerIT trailer (1990)Avengers: Endgame trailerThe LEGO Movie trailerThe LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part trailerFahrenheit 451 - Ray BradburyFourth Wing - Rebecca YarrosThis is Your Brain on Music - Daniel J. LevitinMusicophilia - Oliver SacksInto the Wild - Jon KrakauerRhinoceros Success - Scott AlexanderHeaven Breaker - Sara WolfTo Sleep in a Sea of Stars - Christopher PaoliniVampire Diaries: Season 1 trailerRed - John LoganFour Darks in Red - Mark RothkoThe Stranger - Albert CamusLong Day’s Journey into Night - Eugene O’NeillRaves:Dangerous Rhythms: Jazz and the Underworld - T. J. English