ABOP PODCAST
Featuring conversations and discussions on life experiences, learning moments, music, and a dash of drums—all from personalities and friends from the world of symphonic percussion.ABOP is the Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists, a nonprofit organization that focuses…
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 3
- Latest publication
- Sep 29, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 31, 2026
Latest episodes
Episode 37. Finding Rhythm (opens the original)
Read excerpt
In this episode, we bring together the voices of our ABOP protégés from across the country—students, graduates, and emerging professionals—to share their experiences in pursuing a career as a Black orchestral percussionist. Our protégés speak candidly about the highs and lows of this path. You’ll hear Jakalin Bryant discuss the steep costs and joyful rewards of mastering multiple percussion instruments; Torrance Buntyn Jr. reflect on the thrill of performing timeless works and the hurdles of com
Episode 36. To the New Generations of Musicians (opens the original)
Read excerpt
This episode features a variety of artists in the music industry, offering their thoughts, advice, or stories to the new generations of musicians. The artists include Joe W. Moore III, Craig Paré, Quintin Mallette, Paul Tracey, Don Johns, Pedro Fernandez, Camille Delaney-McNeil, Delton Davis, Mark Converse, Ricky Micou, and Christopher Thompson. Swing by our website (www.abop.us) and check out the Program Notes for more info on the artists (www.abop.us/abop-podcasts/). This podcast is brought to
Episode 35. Timpani Maintenance Talk (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Raynor Carroll and Damion Frigillana dive into the world of timpani maintenance, sharing insights and tips for both students and seasoned pros. We’ll explore everything from tuning gadgets and mallets to mutes, stools, keys, and even drum manufacturers and sizes. We’ll also touch on bowls, heads, pedals, gauges, counter-hoops, tension rods, struts, spiders, casters, protection, transport, and those pesky buzzes, rattles, and other annoying sounds. Don’t forget to swing by the website (www.abop.u
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Not enough subject data for this period yet.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.