Sean Peisert |
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Photograph of me lecturing at the blackboard (credit: R. Benjamin Shapiro, 2002).
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LifeI have been at the University of California in one way or another since 1994. I am married to the wonderful and magnificent Kathryn Peisert (née Croom). I am a Marinite.‡ ‡ Marinite (Ma-rin'-it), n. Native of a secluded area on the mellow side of a famous bridge. Lives on a houseboat in Sausalito, or in a cliff-clinging edifice screened from view by steam from the hot tub. Preferred transportation is sailboat, bicycle, BMW or jogging shoe. Enjoys days on the bay, natural food, Ramos Fizz brunches, good neighbors and sunsets over Mt. Tam. Wants it all now, but will settle for a reasonable amount & monthly payments. Has endured floods, peacock feathers and mudslides on the Waldo, but would never live anywhere else.
MusicUntil late 2007, I was the Principal Percussionist and Assistant Timpanist for the La Jolla Symphony Orchestra. I performed with the orchestra from 2000 through 2007. I had the pleasure of playing with many oustanding conductors and musicians, including Harvey Sollberger, David Chase, Steven Schick, and Danlee Mitchell. In my final concert with the orchestra, I had the privilege of performing in the North American premiere of Philip Glass's Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, featuring Wendy Sutter as the cello soloist, and being conducted by Steven Schick in his debut concert as Music Director of the orchestra. (The television broadcast won an Emmy Award.) I was also on the Board of Directors of the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus Association for six years. I met my wife playing in the orchestra, who was the principal flutist. In addition to my lifelong studies of piano and percussion, I also studying conducting with Maestro Thomas Nee. A long time ago, I was a supernumerary in the San Francisco Opera's performances of Idomeneo† and Lohengrin (as "Duke Gottfried von Brabant"), and was a percussionist in the Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra and Oakland Youth Orchestra. † = Trivia: prior to a San Francisco Opera performance of Idomeneo on October 17, 1989, the performance was cancelled due to the 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake which had occurred at 5:04pm earlier in the day. For those who care more about sports than music, the quake also resulted in the postponement of Game 3 of the World Series, being held at Candlestick Park between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics.
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