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Rhythm Fest!
A one-day epic rhythmic celebration in Chicago on Saturday, June 28, 2025! Click here for more info.
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Saturday, June
28
Epiphany Center for the Arts
201 S Ashland AveChicago, IL United States
Rhythm Fest
Learn More…breaks new ground in several respects…delightful…The entire album is absorbing and often fun...— James Manheim, AllMusic —
Virtuosity and deft, precisely timed wit— Washington Post —
Impressively combining creative fearlessness with reverent precision— BBC Music Magazine —
The ensemble has forged a unique path in the musical landscape with virtuosic, energetic performances that celebrate the extraordinary depth and breadth of musical possibilities in the world of percussion
Founded in 2005, Third Coast Percussion has performed hundreds of concerts across the country, presents an annual concert season at home in Chicago, teaches musicians of all ages and experience levels, and has commissioned dozens of new works by composers including Glenn Kotche, Chris Cerrone, Donnacha Dennehy, Timo Andres, David T. Little, Ted Hearne, and Augusta Read Thomas.
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•Thankful for our team 🙏
•Thankful for all the composers and other collaborators we’ve worked with 🙏
•Thankful to everyone who’s been to shows 🙏
•Thankful to everyone who’s been listening 🙏
•Thankful to everyone who has been supporting us in so many ways 🙏
#thanks #thirdcoastpercussion
📸 by @martine.severin
Nov 28
•Thankful for our team 🙏
•Thankful for all the composers and other collaborators we’ve worked with 🙏
•Thankful to everyone who’s been to shows 🙏
•Thankful to everyone who’s been listening 🙏
•Thankful to everyone who has been supporting us in so many ways 🙏
#thanks #thirdcoastpercussion
📸 by @martine.severin
Coming January 10!💧Aguas da Amazonia💧by @philipglass
Check out the single from the album, “Negro River”, out now on all streaming platforms.
🏃♀️🎧🙂
w: @constancesvolk @twylatharp @electricalaudio @colindcampbell @taylorhales
#thirdcoastpercussion #philipglass
Nov 26
Coming January 10!💧Aguas da Amazonia💧by @philipglass
Check out the single from the album, “Negro River”, out now on all streaming platforms.
🏃♀️🎧🙂
w: @constancesvolk @twylatharp @electricalaudio @colindcampbell @taylorhales
#thirdcoastpercussion #philipglass
*NEW* Nick Zoulek / Third Coast Percussion video! 📢🎥🎶🙌🤘
@nickzoulek composed Reminder: Grow, Reflect, Repeat for @thirdcoastpercussion as part of their annual Currents Creative Partnership.
The piece is scored for a single 4.3 octave marimba with the option of including video art, also created by Nick. The piece has themes of nostalgia (especially for those of us who grew up using cassette tapes 📼😂), personal growth, reflection, with a healthy dose of Chicago love ❤️
Check the link in the @thirdcoastpercussion profile for the full video on their YouTube channel.
🙏
#thirdcoastpercussion #marimba #nickzoulek #composer
Audio by @colindcampbell
Video capture by @nz_media_ 😎
Nov 23
*NEW* Nick Zoulek / Third Coast Percussion video! 📢🎥🎶🙌🤘
@nickzoulek composed Reminder: Grow, Reflect, Repeat for @thirdcoastpercussion as part of their annual Currents Creative Partnership.
The piece is scored for a single 4.3 octave marimba with the option of including video art, also created by Nick. The piece has themes of nostalgia (especially for those of us who grew up using cassette tapes 📼😂), personal growth, reflection, with a healthy dose of Chicago love ❤️
Check the link in the @thirdcoastpercussion profile for the full video on their YouTube channel.
🙏
#thirdcoastpercussion #marimba #nickzoulek #composer
Audio by @colindcampbell
Video capture by @nz_media_ 😎
Just a fun and exciting marimba moment to brighten your day 🌞🤘🎸
Music by @tigranhamasyan
We finished recording this piece and are editing / mixing it now. It sounds amazing can’t wait to share it with you all 🙏🙌🎧
#thirdcoastpercussion #percussionensemble #tigranhamasyan #marimba
Nov 20
Just a fun and exciting marimba moment to brighten your day 🌞🤘🎸
Music by @tigranhamasyan
We finished recording this piece and are editing / mixing it now. It sounds amazing can’t wait to share it with you all 🙏🙌🎧
#thirdcoastpercussion #percussionensemble #tigranhamasyan #marimba
Reliving some fond memories from @ueberschlag_festival this year. It was our first performance in Germany in almost 10 years, and it was a blast. 🤗❤️🔥🎶🥁
Photos by @simonabednarek
This program featured music by @machadomijiga @gemma_peacocke @michael.burritt and @tigranhamasyan. It was video/audio recorded and broadcast by @ndr.de
#thirdcoastpercussion #percussionensemble #composer #percussionfestival
Nov 19
Reliving some fond memories from @ueberschlag_festival this year. It was our first performance in Germany in almost 10 years, and it was a blast. 🤗❤️🔥🎶🥁
Photos by @simonabednarek
This program featured music by @machadomijiga @gemma_peacocke @michael.burritt and @tigranhamasyan. It was video/audio recorded and broadcast by @ndr.de
#thirdcoastpercussion #percussionensemble #composer #percussionfestival
New percussion piece by Jessie Montgomery! 🙌🔥🥁
Study no. 1 is @jessiemontgomerymusic’s first piece for percussion quartet. She workshopped the piece with @thirdcoastpercussion in their Chicago rehearsal studio last year—and together they tried to find every sound possible out of a single drum (a tom tom), a metal bowl, a triangle, and a single crotale.
See the full video on Third Coast Percussion’s YouTube channel.
Video was captured at @depaulsom by @nz_media_ with audio edited and mixed by @colindcampbell.
And s/o @percussivearts for commissioning the piece for the 2023 PASIC Collegiate All Star Group under the direction of @she.e.wu.
#thirdcoastpercussion #jessiemontgomery #percussionensemble #composer
Nov 16
New percussion piece by Jessie Montgomery! 🙌🔥🥁
Study no. 1 is @jessiemontgomerymusic’s first piece for percussion quartet. She workshopped the piece with @thirdcoastpercussion in their Chicago rehearsal studio last year—and together they tried to find every sound possible out of a single drum (a tom tom), a metal bowl, a triangle, and a single crotale.
See the full video on Third Coast Percussion’s YouTube channel.
Video was captured at @depaulsom by @nz_media_ with audio edited and mixed by @colindcampbell.
And s/o @percussivearts for commissioning the piece for the 2023 PASIC Collegiate All Star Group under the direction of @she.e.wu.
#thirdcoastpercussion #jessiemontgomery #percussionensemble #composer
Some real joy at the end of this piece ❤️
We record this piece Dzoka Kumba by / with our good friend Musekiwa Chingodza tomorrow.
#thirdcoastpercussion #musekiwachingodza #shonamusic #mbira
w/ @cedillerecords
Nov 14
Some real joy at the end of this piece ❤️
We record this piece Dzoka Kumba by / with our good friend Musekiwa Chingodza tomorrow.
#thirdcoastpercussion #musekiwachingodza #shonamusic #mbira
w/ @cedillerecords
Maths!!! ✖️➗➕🟰🧮
The new piece we got from @tigranhamasyan has all kinds of fun rhythmic tricks including a couple of very cool metric modulations. Here’s one…from our live show on WFMT radio on Monday.
#tigranhamasyan #thirdcoastpercussion #percussionensemble
Nov 13
Maths!!! ✖️➗➕🟰🧮
The new piece we got from @tigranhamasyan has all kinds of fun rhythmic tricks including a couple of very cool metric modulations. Here’s one…from our live show on WFMT radio on Monday.
#tigranhamasyan #thirdcoastpercussion #percussionensemble
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