tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760627415305480332024-03-13T09:52:40.633-07:00The Life and Times of Doug "DrumUltimA" PerryThoughts, ramblings, and reflections on the future of music, the life of a percussionist, and awesome video games.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-1965535734773813442014-12-09T20:21:00.001-08:002014-12-09T20:21:19.855-08:00Doug's Vlog Episode 2: The Stuffing WithinMy newest vlog episode is out! This one was filmed during Thanksgiving break with my family. I talk about some concerts I have coming up as well as PASIC!
Enjoy :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-76568060279100987762014-11-29T19:26:00.001-08:002014-11-29T19:26:35.035-08:00Let's try this again!Hey everybody!
It's been a while. I have to say--the last post I made kind of kept me from wanting to update for a while...not to mention how crazy of an experience studying at Yale was. Rather than try to recap the last two years of my life, I figured I would start fresh:
I've started vlogging. For those of you not in the know, that's short for "video blogging." I wouldAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-54037346246452581092012-09-12T21:03:00.002-07:002012-09-12T21:03:48.546-07:00Death and TransfigurationI'm sorry I didn't post much at all since my last update in May. I had a wonderful time in Germany and would love to go into detail about it, but right now, I can't.
It is with a heavy heart that I post this. One of my closest friends, and the friend with whom I collaborated in the video I posted earlier in the year, Viridian, has tragically passed away. Early in the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-68476743979891408062012-06-11T11:55:00.000-07:002012-06-11T11:55:15.521-07:00ProductivityAfter a wonderful few weeks in Connecticut, I'm back in Kansas--packing up my things to prepare to move out and getting ready for my trip to Germany this Friday. This month has been a particularly productive one for me, and I wanted to share all of the things I've gotten done.
First of all, you may have noticed the design of this blog has changed a bit. I've integrated it intoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-8557153936080943852012-05-17T21:06:00.000-07:002012-05-17T21:06:03.399-07:002.B.A. MasterProps to anybody who can catch the reference in the post title.
Ok--it was a long, hard journey, but I finally did it. I can finally say I am a Master. Of. Music.
School never really got easier. Okay, I take that back--it got easier as soon as my recital was over with. But up until that point, it started hard and only got harder. It amazes me that this level of work Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-39056082910764346152012-03-20T14:07:00.000-07:002012-03-20T14:07:27.066-07:00The futureIn getting ready for my recital, my mind has also been swirling with thoughts about the future of the music industry. My guess is that it's a combination of not being in school, constantly running around to get things done, and trying to cram as much practicing into every day as possible--regardless, it's been making my head spin. Tom Burritt, professor of percussion at the UniversityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-47319995561069522962012-01-23T20:30:00.000-08:002012-01-23T20:44:37.606-08:00No More SchoolI think it's only fair to share this, considering it's been such a major recurring theme in my blog entries:
I've decided not to audition for Yale or Curtis this year.
This winter break was a really productive one for me. In addition to practicing a lot, I got to perform quite a bit as well. My parents and I played the midnight mass at Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Hartford on Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-70371011197016842412011-12-29T20:18:00.000-08:002011-12-31T08:20:10.202-08:00Tendonitis of the brainI took classical music history this past semester in order to fufil one of the musicology diagnostic exams I failed (I failed all of them). I felt like I was learning everything for the first time, which makes sense given my less-than-stellar undergraduate study habits. It wasn't until we got to Beethoven that things began to feel familiar again; I didn't start paying attention in my Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-2807370776075107942011-12-16T19:53:00.000-08:002011-12-16T19:58:39.265-08:00Back in that chair in the sky...I guess doing this whole blog thing doesn't really work if all of my updates happen once every few months. Sorry 'bout that.I could type for days and days about my adventures in Germany, as well as my adventures in school this semester. Things have finally drawn to a close now, and I'm typing this sitting in the Chicago Midway International Airport, one hour into my three-hour layover. I've Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-6569607042811152072011-07-27T01:29:00.000-07:002011-07-27T01:51:27.592-07:00PhotosWell, the internet situation here has gotten better, and I'm currently uploading all of the photos I've taken thus far. I'll post a few highlights in this post:The Barn where we had our first performanceThe Bethesda Haus, our residenceShane Nickels, one of our percussionistsOne of the many gardens in EutinThe Eutin MarktplatzWe've had a number of successful performances of both Don Giovanni and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-15023063265851465572011-07-16T06:40:00.001-07:002011-07-16T07:09:34.368-07:00Germany Post!Well, so much for keeping everyone informed! Yes, I'm here in Deutschland, but like most rural towns in the beautiful countryside, Eutin is perhaps not the most equipped location for internet access. Therefore, my posts will be sparse (and unfortunately, without pictures), but I'll try to cover as much as I can!Things in Eutin got busy from the very beginning. We all stumbled through the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-18320900572619724172011-07-01T07:54:00.001-07:002011-07-01T07:54:17.255-07:00GermanyWell, its been a while since I've updated this blog.  A lot has happened since my last post, of course, but I would like to start fresh with this one because:
I am on my way to Germany with the Kansas University Symphony Orchestra!
This year marks the first year of the Kansas University German-American Music Institute (or KUGAMI for short).  We've teamed up with Lawrence's sister city, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-25316675527562697832011-01-11T16:46:00.000-08:002011-01-11T17:14:04.737-08:00YouTube Symphony Orchestra resultsWell, I'm down in Baltimore now, practicing and getting ready for my trip to MAGFest. While I was down here, I received the results to the YouTube Symphony Orchestra auditions.Unfortunately, I wasn't selected.A full list of winners is available at the YouTube Symphony Orchestra's YouTube page.As for me? Well, I cooked up a little video of my own to, well, cope with the results. I had a lot of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-81792872895051010922010-12-15T22:24:00.000-08:002010-12-15T22:26:15.761-08:00Final YouTube SpamwichWell, today and tomorrow are the last days you can vote. If you spare a second, please vote! You can vote once a day. Thanks to all who have supported me! I hope I make it!Link to vote: http://goo.gl/w8c0f:)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-25757973864489487662010-12-10T13:34:00.000-08:002010-12-10T14:11:32.671-08:00Sitting in a chair, in the skyWell, the semester has finally come to a close. Concerts are all played, projects all turned in, finals taken, and jury performed. And now I'm on a plane: sitting in a chair, in the sky, on the internet. Technology is awesome. I'll be landing in Baltimore at around 9 PM tonight, and immediately start rehearsing with Medicine Lake for our CD release show tomorrow! Don't forget: 7:00, Recher Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-15652826186777400672010-10-20T15:28:00.001-07:002010-11-25T22:04:43.942-08:00ShiftyWell, I've been long overdue to make a post in this thing. A lot has happened, so I apologize. Here we go:SummerI spent the summer living in Baltimore, working at RadioShack, practicing, and getting ready for my grad school adventure in Kansas. I spent most of July working at a rock day camp called "DayJams", where I taught keyboards and coached bands comprised of 8-15 year olds. It was Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-44477548407311786642010-07-02T18:28:00.001-07:002010-07-02T19:19:28.300-07:00ImprovisationWell, this is the last one. At least, before Village Burial. I'm still not sure if I want to post that one. Maybe I will. But we're going to have a high quality video up soon, so we'll see...Anyway, there's not much I can really say about learning this piece, simply because I didn't learn it. I guess I learned how to do it, but that skill wasn't learned at Peabody. I began improvising when Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-78087830714221161932010-06-25T20:41:00.000-07:002010-06-25T21:03:04.583-07:00Omar IMan, it's been a while since I last uploaded. Sorry about all the delay, things have gotten surprisingly busy here this summer. I did something I never thought I would do after college, and joined a band. We're called Medicine Lake, and we are two parts Peabody and one part Towson. I'm playing keyboards, vibes/marimba, and singing backup vocals with them. It's really, really fun.Anyway, moreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-57326218738205548252010-05-22T14:55:00.001-07:002010-05-22T15:21:29.631-07:00And Legions Will RiseThe first time I ever heard this piece was actually at a Yale Percussion Group concert--it was being performed by Eric Beach (who now plays in So Percussion), who was joined by Wayne Lin and Romie de Guise-Langlois (neither of whom I have had the pleasure of meeting). I really enjoyed the piece when I heard it, but at the time thought it was way too hard for me to ever play. Well, in the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-60191306902750989422010-05-06T21:21:00.000-07:002010-05-06T21:50:01.131-07:00...And Points NorthThis piece came into my life only because I happened to mention to Bob (my teacher) that I had always wanted to do a theater piece. He decided to throw me straight into that world by not only assigning me to learn the piece ...And Points North by Stuart Saunders Smith, but by also putting it into my recital. Doing a theater piece had always been an exciting idea for me--when I was in middle Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-56054506941240639232010-05-03T18:41:00.000-07:002010-05-03T19:08:15.394-07:00Dances of Earth and FireI don't remember exactly when the first time I heard this piece was... I believe it was my freshman year at Peabody. Either my freshman year or my sophomore year, but I would wager on it being my freshman year. Whatever. Regardless, the first person I ever heard perform this piece was actually the person I will be studying/working with next year, Ji Hye Jung. At this time, my understanding of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-19992418274203117802010-04-17T18:02:00.000-07:002010-04-17T21:09:07.364-07:00Finished.Well, this past Thursday was my recital. The few weeks leading up to it were brutal. I've never dealt with so much stress. I remember feeling... well, rather, I remember not feeling anything during those last two weeks or so. It was like I just didn't have room in my schedule to have emotions! All I had time to do was focus and practice.Unfortunately, this past Monday (three days before my Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-76947280979496810532010-02-24T16:04:00.000-08:002010-02-24T16:29:50.934-08:00ResultsWell, I got an email this morning titled "Yale Audition".The bad news: I didn't get the spot.The good news: Adam Rosenblatt did.The other good news: I'm first on the wait list.I knew from the beginning that if the audition was just between me and Adam, Adam would easily win. I would still do it anyway, and still hope for the best, but I knew that he had the advantage. It was the other seven Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-1019713907093859392010-02-23T15:02:00.001-08:002010-02-23T15:49:05.249-08:00Yale is done.At 10:45 am yesterday morning, the Yale percussion students helped me move all of my gear into the percussion studio to play what was definitely the most important audition of my life thus far. At around 8:30 pm yesterday, I was back in Baltimore, in the apartment I left looking exactly how I left it. Surreal to say the least.All in all, I suppose I'm pretty happy about the way I played. I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-676062741530548033.post-16341071533216640122010-01-29T08:02:00.000-08:002010-01-29T08:28:33.481-08:00The grindWell, Magfest came and went, and as usual it was a blast. I bought a bunch of video games (Final Fantasy Anthologies, Final Fantasy Chronicles, and Final Fantasy 7!), had a bunch of great jams with people, and even had an extended vacation when a handful of OCR folks stayed at my place for an additional three days. It was a lot of fun!But now that the fun is over with, I've spent most of this Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01681200323731819026noreply@blogger.com1