Joining us this week is James Doyle, Associate Professor of Music at Adams State University, where he directs the Rocky Mountain Pan Handlers Steel Band and the ASU Percussion Ensemble. He previously served as principal percussionist with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West. James is a member of the Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra and is the principal percussionist with the San Juan Symphony. As a chamber musician, he's a member of the Doyle-Kane Duo, the Kokoro Trio, and the Animas Percussion Quartet. He has also toured the world performing more commercial music.Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element 0:00 Intro and Hello0:50 Megan back from 3 weeks in Ghana6:30 James Doyle introduction7:50 100 days of practice? Summer practice time11:41 Practice journals13:50 Casey: What's the sound?24:27 Programming and composer diversity41:10 Caleb: Experiments in work environment
