Grammy Award-winning quartet Third Coast Percussion reimagines the iconoclastic player piano compositions of architect and self-taught composer Bruce Goff in this special performance inspired by Bruce Goff: Material Worlds.

Third Coast Percussion first debuted a performance of these pieces in 2014. This year, they completed arrangements for all Goff’s works for the player piano and are presenting the full suite in live performance for the very first time at the Art Institute. The performance combines direct transcriptions of Goff’s quirky, beautiful, and at times fiendishly difficult musical works with the ensemble’s expansion and reimagination of the musical fragments and experiments that Goff left behind.

This performance will take place in the Rubloff Auditorium, which can be accessed most directly via the Modern Wing Entrance (159 E. Monroe St). This entrance has ramp access and a dedicated drop-off lane.

This event is currently sold out. Visit the Art Institute event page for the latest information about ticket availability.

 

Access notes: Millennium Park Garage offers accessible parking near the museum. Complimentary manual wheelchairs are also available at the checkrooms located at both the Michigan Avenue Entrance (111 S. Michigan Ave) and the Modern Wing Entrance (159 E. Monroe St)—no reservations required.

 

Third Coast Percussion’s 2025/2026 Chicago Season is generously supported by members of TCP’s Chicago Circle, and the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation. Third Coast Percussion acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and a CityArts grant from the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

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