Percussionist, Composer, and Professor of Music at the University of Quebec at Montreal Gina Ryan stops by to talk about her teaching activities in Montreal (04:30), working with Sixtrum Percussion Ensemble and Triolet Percussion Group, and her percussion freelancing and composing activities (14:45), growing up in Newfoundland, Canada, creating the “Gina Ryan Summer Percussion Camp”, her connections to members of NEXUS and Michael Colgrass, her other high school activities, and traveling to France (31:40), her college years in Newfoundland and Toronto, doing a residency at Banff, and working for the train company (51:25), moving to Montreal, her graduate school time at McGill (Canada), and returning to Newfoundland to get a second bachelor’s degree (01:07:15), living and teaching in Thailand for a decade (01:22:50), and settles in for the Random Ass Questions, including segments on great food, good and bad movies, great books, Karaoke, and inspiring art (01:40:15).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 film Hamnet (02:07:50).

Gina Ryan Links:

Triolet

Sixtrum Percussion

Gina Ryan’s YouTube page

The Thailand International Percussion Festival

Previous Podcast Guests Mentioned:

Triolet in 2026

Victoria Sparks in 2018

Kristie Ibrahim in 2024

Aiyun Huang in 2023