Pennsylvania State University Percussion Professor Lee Hinkle stops by to talk about all things Penn State, getting hired during the pandemic, negotiating the job, and entrepreneurship classes (03:35), his predecessor Dan Armstrong, the facilities, recruitment, and Penn State football (18:20), freelancing and his faculty teaching load (32:55), his recent album release Modern American Percussion Concerti (41:00), growing up in central Florida, the folk musicians in his family, marching band, drumset, and martial arts (50:20), attending the University of South Florida for undergrad, focusing on percussion and voice performance, and the importance of vocal pedagogy in musical performance (01:02:35), attending the University of Maryland for his master’s and doctorate, then transitioning to a faculty position soon after (01:19:20), and finishes with the Random Ass Questions, including the tearing down the silos of the percussion world, his active physical health regimen, student memes, great books, scuba diving and submersibles, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (01:35:05).

Finishing with a Rave on a recent live performance by the UK band The Last Dinner Party (01:58:40).

Lee Hinkle Links:

Modern American Percussion Concerti - Lee Hinkle

Williamsport Symphony Orchestra

Lee Hinkle’s Penn State Page

21st Century Consort

Previous Podcast Guests mentioned:

Cameron Leach in 2023

Dan Piccolo in 2020

Gwen Dease in 2017

Jauvon Gilliam in 2019