Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 491 - Bob McCormick

Episode 491 - Bob McCormick Pete's Percussion Podcast Current Tampa-based Percussion Freelancer and Educator and Retired Director of Percussion Studies at the University of South Florida Bob McCormick stops by to talk about his current life and how he stays healthy (03:40), growing up in Cleveland and Southern California, his early musical influences and his time in undergrad (10:55), his work with the Army band and getting his master’s degree (27:30), his year of playing in Harry Partch’s Ensemble (36:15), teaching briefly at Florida State University before heading to USF, building the program there, literature choices in the early years, and the importance of investing in recordings (45:00), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including his feelings on current percussion literature, the PASIC New Music/Research Day, the musical landscape during the first half of the 20th century, Tony Cirone’s “Symphony Special”, and so much more! (01:19:20)Finishing with a Rave about Pete performing How to Train Your Dragon live in concert with the Missouri Symphony (01:39:05).Bob McCormick Links:McCormick Percussion Group HomepagePrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Lee Hinkle in 2026Kevin von Kampen in 2024Neil Grover in 2023Jeff Moore in 2023Andrea Venet in 2018Chrissie Souza in 2024Sarah Hasekamp in 2024Other Links:Harry PartchDanlee MitchellTony CironeGene KrupaBuddy RichForrest Clark“Zyklus” - Karlheinz StockhausenTom SiwePaul PriceNancy ZeltsmanLeigh Howard StevensEmil RichardsVic Firth“Canaries” - Elliott CarterEd ThigpenLarry AustinStuart Saunders SmithThad AndersonSvet Stoyanov“Synchronisms No. 5” - Mario Davidovsky“Marimbastuck” - Maki IshiiPayton MacDonaldBaljinder SekhonMichael Colgrass2001: A Space Odyssey trailerThe Sound of Music trailerArtful Noise - Tom SiweThe Rest is Noise - Alex RossPierrot lunaire - Arnold SchoenbergWozzeck - Alban BergRaves:How to Train Your Dragon in Concert