Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 363 - Andy Bliss (Part 1)

Pete's Percussion Podcast - Pete Zambito

University of Tennessee-Knoxville Percussion Professor and Founder and Music Director of Nief-Norf Andy Bliss stops by to talk about getting the UTK job late in the first semester and the challenges of taking over (02:30), getting his system in place, installing group applied lessons, and the transition into a School of Music there (17:50), and talks about the beginnings of Nief-Norf, the importance of Entrepreneurship, and discussions of musicianship and storytelling (42:10).

Finishing with a Rave on the Mizzou-Kansas State football game and a Marching Mizzou special guest (01:07:45).

Andy Bliss Links:

Andy’s homepage

Andy’s University of Tennessee-Knoxville homepage

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Rich Holly in 2020

Julie Hill in 2019

Eric Willie in 2022

Cort McClaren in 2022

Aiyun Huang in 2023

Omar Carmenates in 2018

Other Links:

Kevin Zetina

Nief-Norf

Base4 Percussion Quartet

James Campbell

Shawn Vondran

Peyton Manning

Erin Walker Bliss

Elizabeth Soflin

“Rebonds B” - Iannis Xenakis

“Reflections on the Nature of Water” - Jacob Druckman

Steve Reich

Julia Wolfe

Pauline Oliveros

“King of Denmark” - Morton Feldman

Roots and Rhizomes

John Luther Adams

Steven Schick

Christopher Adler

Raves:

Mizzou-KSU football highlights