Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 337 - Edward Choi
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After Pete discusses a very busy month for the Athletics Bands at Mizzou, Principal Percussionist for the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and educator Edward Choi stops by to talk about his orchestral position, the ways he serves the greater Korean percussion community, and his college teaching schedule (04:10), his work with the Percussion Conservatory (27:25), growing up mostly in Toronto, his Drum Corps years, getting an English degree and studying Asian languages, and coming to percussion later in life (33:50), living and learning in Korea, and teaching Drum Corps in Asia (49:00), studying with Michael Burritt at Northwestern and She-e Wu at Rutgers (01:04:50), his time learning from Alan Abel (01:11:45), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, with discussions of the value of both Drum Corps and Orchestral Music study, issues of IDE, watching U.S. sports in Korea, and great books (01:23:50).
Finishing with a Rave regarding more of Pete\\u2019s recent travels (01:59:10).
Links:
Edward Choi\\u2019s Percussion Conservatory page
Edward Choi\\u2019s Seoul Philharmonic page
Will James on the podcast in 2017
Norm Weinberg on the podcast in 2017
\\u201cThe Birds\\u201d - NEXUS Percussion, 1984
Method of Movement for Marimba - L.H. Stevens
\\u201cMirage pour Marimba\\u201d - Yasuo Sueyoshi
\\u201cVariations on Lost Love\\u201d - David Maslanka
\\u201cCaprice No. 24\\u201d - Nicolo Paganini/Johan Bridger
\\u201cVelocities\\u201d - Joseph Schwantner
\\u201cRhythmic Caprice\\u201d - L.H. Stevens
\\u201cRhythm Song\\u201d - Paul Smadbeck
Scheherazade, Mvt. III - N. Rimsky-Korsakov
Rebecca Lloyd-Jones on the podcast in 2022
Franny and Zooey - J.D. Salinger
Old Dutch Ketchup Potato Chips
Symphony No. 1 - Jean Sibelius
Becca Laurito on the podcast in 2023
Raves:
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