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0:00 Intro and hello 2:32 Passing the Coordinator of the Composition Program at Yale University role to Christopher Theofanidis
5:02 Working with Robert van Sice on Grace, double marimba concerto
8:50 How to write for the marimba, considering its advantages and challenges
13:45 The concept of composers exploiting shortcomings of the instrument
17:16 How to approach composing openings of pieces
22:07 Martin’s music inspired by/married to other works of art
30:05 Should art be separated from (the morality and political ideologies of) the artist?
39:00 Martin’s chamber opera My Friend’s Story and Chekhov’s “Strakh”
40:58 Specificity of writing for percussion - Sō Percussion and Caprichos Enfaticos
42:34 Paul Lansky – a friend from High School of Music & Art in New York
43:56 Ben Charles: report on György Ligeti
52:44 Meeting Ligeti and early encounters
58:25 Ligeti’s Six Bagatelles – a little secret about Ligeti’s writing (Romanian folk song)
59:31 The becoming of Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre
1:03:45 Ligeti’s Horn Trio
1:05:57 Ligeti – Magyarization of a German name
1:07:18 Nancarrow’s influence on Ligeti
1:08:26 Ligeti: “Martin, who do you think is the greatest living composer?”
1:13:40 A grand lesson from Ligeti
1:15:45 Ligeti’s 70th birthday and meeting Mandelbrot
1:22:30 Poème symphonique for 100 metronomes
1:25:00 Writing an autobiography?
1:26:10 Storytelling
@Percussion 321 - At the GRAMMYs with Third Coast Percussion
@Percussion 320 - The Beginning Percussionist with John Bingaman
@Percussion 319 - Establishing an Artistic Identity with Jason Treuting
@Percussion 318 - Playing as a Section with Jauvon Gilliam, Eric Shin, and Scott Christian
@Percussion - 317 Album Launch & Promotion with Pathos Trio
@Percussion - 316 The Percussion Orchestra with Brian West
@Percussion 315 - Percussion History with David Harvey
@Percussion 314 - Playing The Cimbalom with Nicholas Tolle
@Percussion 313 - Multifaceted Careers with Jamie Whitmarsh
@Percussion 312 -The Cruise Ship Gig with Paige Durr
@Percussion 311 - The Wave Quartet (Pt. 2)
@Percussion 311 - The Wave Quartet (Pt. 1)
@Percussion - 310 Mallet Percussion Research with Frank Kumor
@Percussion 309 - Boutique Mallet Making with Alex Georgiev
@Percussion 308 - Making a Marimba Career with Manuel Leuenberger
@Percussion - 307 Creative Work & Mental Health with Dale Trumbore
@Percussion - 306 Developing Your Youtube Channel with Joe Porter
@Percussion - 305 The Youtube Effect with Boyce Jeffries
@Percussion 304 -Composing for Percussion with Ben Wahlund
@Percussion Podcast 303 - Composing a Career with Emmanuel Séjourné
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