Lauded as having “consummate virtuosity” by The New York Times, percussionist Stuart Gerber has performed extensively throughout the US, Europe, Australia, and Mexico as a soloist an chamber musician. He is Professor of Music at Georgia State University in Atlanta.
As an active performer of new works, Stuart has been involved in a number of world-premiere performances. He gave the world premiere of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s last solo percussion work Himmels-Tür in Italy, and his percussion trio Mittwoch-Formel at the annual Stockhausen-Courses in Kürten, Germany. He has also given the US and Australian premieres of Stockhausen’s duo version of Nasenflügeltanz for percussion and synthesizer, and the US premiere of his solo percussion work Komet. Dr. Gerber has been the faculty percussionist for the Stockhausen-Courses since 2005 and has recorded a number of pieces for the Stockhausen Complete Edition released by the Stockhausen-Verlag.
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0:00 intro and hello.
3:50 How do you practice and approach this music that is so differently challenging?
5:31 "Conceptual" music? Zyklus Stockhausen
7:35 Stockhausen's "Heaven's Door" (HIMMELS-TÜR). Practice, the door, meaning.
21:00 Some John Cage thoughts, open ears, defining music.
28:18 Stockhausen's personality? The infamous (and completely out of context) 9/11 quote
34:11 How do you help audiences connect with this avant-garde music?
40:00 Percussion/piano...Bartok Sonata
45:40 Casey: today in music history: Varese, Ives, Cage, Tudor.
49:20 How have your collaborations with composers changed in the last 20 years?
59:20 Casey: podcast speed trivia
1:05:00 RIP Christopher Rouse.
@Percussion-242-Patti Niemi & Chris Deviney
@Percussion 241 Filip Merčep
@Percussion - 240 - Marianna Bednarska - Marimba in Poland
@Percussion - 236 - Anne-Julie Caron - Marimba During COVID & Social Unrest
@Percussion - 235 - Tribute to Alan Abel
@Percussion - 239 - Alli Martin - Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Human Rights
@Percussion 234 Steven Schick - "Toucher" (live performance) and Turning Points.mp3
@Percussion 237 - PAS Diversity Alliance
@Percussion - 233 - Garrett Mendelow - Xenakis and Movement
@Percussion - 232 - Michael LaMattina - Orchestra, Recording, Film, Mischief
@Percussion - 231 - The PAS Composition Committee
@Percussion - 230- Arthur van der Drift - The Tromp Competition
@Percussion - 229 - Ronni Kot Wenzell - Denmark to Brazil and Around the World
The@Percussion podcast 228 - Andy Akiho
The_Percussion_podcast_227_-_Matt_Nichols
The@Percussion podcast 226 - Jennifer Torrence
The@Percussion podcast - 225 Evelyn Glennie
The@Percussion podcast 224 Cory Hills
The@Percussion podcast 223 Josh Jones returns!
The@Percussion podcast 222 with Ivana Bilic
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