Following the Chicago premiere of TCP’s collaborative program with renowned composer/violinist Jessie Montgomery, Third Coast and Jessie perform an adapted, interactive version of the program for students at Hibbard Elementary School. This performance will introduce the building blocks of music (rhythm, melody, and timbre) through participation in a series of interactive activities including clapping, singing, and a listening game.

Composer/performer Jessie Montgomery is the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Mead Composer-in-Residence and a recent GRAMMY® Award winner. TCP is thrilled to collaborate with Jessie in a dynamic program that equally showcases her excellence as visionary creator and virtuosic performer. Her first-ever work for percussion quartet draws a universe of sounds and characters out of a very compact percussion setup, and is paired with excerpts from Lou Harrison’s Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra–a tour de force that draws inspiration from the vibrant sounds of Javanese gamelan.

This event is presented in partnership with The People’s Music School and made possible by support from the Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation.