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.
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The @Percussion - Episode 219 - Anthony Di Bartolo
The @Percussion Podcast ep.218 - Josh Roberts
The @Percussion Podcast ep.217 with John Kilkenny
The @Percussion Podcast ep.216 Roundtable - University job interview questions.mp3
The @Percussion Podcast - 215 Martin Bresnick
The @Percussion - Episode 214 - Roundtable
The @Percussion - Episode 213 with Matthew Duvall
The @Percussion - Episode 212 - Jeff Stern
The @Percussion Podcast ep.211 - Conrado Moya
The @Percussion Podcast ep.210 Roundtable with Bill Shaltis, Ben Charles, Karli Vina, Ksenija K., Casey Cangelosi
The @Percussion - Episode 209 - Alexandre Esperet
The @Percussion Podcast - Episode 208 - David Herbert
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The @Percussion Podcast ep.204 - PAS Education Committee PART 1
The @Percussion - Episode 203 - Roundtable with Ksenija Komljenović, Ben Charles, Brian Nozny, Brian Blume, Caleb Pickering, Casey Cangelosi
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