Patti Niemi has been a percussionist for the San Francisco Opera Orchestra since 1992. She speaks with Fresh Air’s Sam Briger about performance anxiety, muscle memory and her memoir, Sticking it Out.
Patti Niemi has been a percussionist for the San Francisco Opera Orchestra since 1992. She speaks with Fresh Air’s Sam Briger about performance anxiety, muscle memory and her memoir, Sticking it Out.
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