Joining us this week is Ross Karre: a per­cus­sionist, arts admin­is­trator, and inter­media artist. He works with a variety of media and prac­tices ranging from con­tem­po­rary clas­sical music to exper­i­mental mul­ti­media per­for­mance incor­po­rating video, sound, lighting, and the­ater. He has played per­cus­sion with the Inter­na­tional Con­tem­po­rary Ensemble (ICE) since 2011 where he is the co-artistic director.

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0:00 Intro and hello, banter and IRS scam

4:00 In Plain Air at Christ Church Philadelphia

11:14 Co-Artistic Director?

19:25 Any tips for people who are hesitent towards contemporary percussion ?

26:44 Some thoughts on experimental music

31:13 Ben: some recent sad news in percussion: Ellie Mannette & Vida Chenoweth

38:40 Casey: What's the sound?  Acoustic Levitation

45:35 What has been the most unusal question you've used with the International Contemporary Ensemble?

54:54 Podcast speed trivia