The annual Currents concert is TCP’s chance to stretch in new artistic directions, and often includes the most innovative and experimental work of the season. This year’s concert features world premieres of new works by TCP’s 2025-26 Currents Creative Partners.

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Program

Sean Connors: Precipice (World Premiere)
JaRon Brown: and this too, shall pass
Asuka Kakitani: There Used to Be a Christmas Tree Farm Near My House* (Currents Creative Partnership World Premiere)
1. Warning
2. Listen to Their Song
3. Run, Friends, Run
4. No, You Can’t Get Rid of Us

– – – Intermission – – –

Sebastian Zhang: wild ink crossroads* (Currents Creative Partnership World Premiere)
I. liquid neon
II. little bellsong
III. lucky laughing play
Dan McGee: lost in a mind, with approximate directions* (Currents Creative Partnership World Premiere)

and this too, shall pass was commissioned for Third Coast Percussion by Nova Linea Musica.

*Written for Third Coast Percussion’s Currents Creative Partnership, with commission support from Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting.

The Currents Creative Partnership is Third Coast Percussion’s opportunity to collaborate with innovative music creators who are at the beginning of their careers, have less experience writing music for percussion, or are looking to expand their creative work in new directions. To learn more about CCP, click here.

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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