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 200 - Francisco Perez
The @Percussion - Episode 199 -Leigh Howard Stevens PART2
The @Percussion - Episode 198 -Leigh Howard Stevens PART1
The @Percussion - Episode 196 - Yun Ju (Alice) Pan
The @Percussion - Episode 195 - PAS Health and Wellness Committee (PART 2)
The @Percussion - Episode 194 - PAS Health and Wellness Committee (PART 1)
The @Percussion - Episode 193 - Jonathan Haas
The @Percussion - Episode 192 - James Campbell
The @Percussion - Episode 191 - Cameron Leach
The @Percussion - Episode 190 - Round Table #2 - Part 2 - with: Rebecca Kite, Marco Schirripa, Brian Nozny, Brian Blume, Caleb Pickering, Ben Charles, Casey Cangelosi
The @Percussion - Episode 189 - Round Table #2- Part 1 - with: Rebecca Kite, Marco Schirripa, Brian Nozny, Brian Blume, Caleb Pickering, Ben Charles, Casey Cangelosi
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The @Percussion - Episode 187 - John Lane
The @Percussion - Episode 186 - Jaime Esposito and Stephen Hall
The @Percussion - Episode 185 - Mark Wessels
The @Percussion - Episode 184 - Ashley Baier
The @Percussion - Episode 183 - Cynthia Yeh
The @Percussion - Episode 182 - Round Table #1
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