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February 2020
National Gallery of Art
Third Coast Percussion (TCP) brings an immersive concert experience of exciting new works for percussion to the Gallery. Although Devonté Hynes (a.k.a. Blood Orange) is best known as a performer and producer in the R&B and pop-music spheres, he also wrote Perfectly Voiceless and two other classical and minimalist-inspired compositions for the ensemble, which are featured on TCP’s latest album, Fields. Indie-pop star Ryan Lott (a.k.a. Son Lux) composed Quartered for TCP, calling on the performers to surround the audience and constantly stretch and bend…
Find out more »March 2020
The Royal Room at The Monarch
TCP presents Perpetulum: a recital program that has something for everyone. The ensemble reinvents the classical music experience with music that is as inviting as it is unexpected. With repertoire ranging from living legend Philip Glass to contemporary music master Augusta Read Thomas to pop polymath Devonté Hynes (AKA Blood Orange), live camera projections and video art, and instruments from around the world, this is an evening of music that will thrill both first time concert-goers and contemporary music super fans alike. Perpetulum DANNY ELFMAN Percussion…
Find out more »Purdue Convocations
Accompanying the Oscar®-nominated film Paddle to the Sea live, Third Coast Percussion interweaves original compositions with water-inspired works to create a piece both spirited and serene. Paddle to the Sea THIRD COAST PERCUSSION Paddle to the Sea PHILIP GLASS Aguas da Amazonia (arr. by Third Coast Percussion) JACOB DRUCKMAN Reflections on the Nature of Water TRADITIONAL Chigwaya (arr. by Musekiwa Chingodza) Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. This project is supported by the Paul M. Angell Family…
Find out more »Boulanger Initiative’s WoCo Fest 2020
Third Coast Percussion is honored to be the headlining act at the Boulanger Initiative's second annual WoCo Fest. In their second annual celebration of International Women’s Day, the Boulanger Initiative presents WoCo Festival 2020 at Big Bear Cafe and All Souls Church on March 8th, 2020, with the theme of local action and grassroots. The one-day festival will feature numerous composers, ensembles, and artists doing ground-breaking work towards gender equity in classical music, and the daytime festivities will highlight local…
Find out more »Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts
TCP presents Perpetulum: a recital program that has something for everyone. The ensemble reinvents the classical music experience with music that is as inviting as it is unexpected. With repertoire ranging from living legend Philip Glass to contemporary music master Augusta Read Thomas to pop polymath Devonté Hynes (AKA Blood Orange), live camera projections and video art, and instruments from around the world, this is an evening of music that will thrill both first time concert-goers and contemporary music super fans alike. Perpetulum DANNY ELFMAN Percussion…
Find out more »92nd Street Y
Half of the renowned guitar duo The Assad Brothers, Sérgio Assad joins his daughter, pianist and composer, Clarice Assad, one of the most widely performed Brazilian concert music composers of her generation, and the Grammy-winning percussion ensemble and Stave Sessions alum Third Coast Percussion for a unique and fascinating pan-cultural journey. This concert will explore the universal symbolic archetypes that appear in stories, legends, and myths throughout the world—great floods, creation, paradise, apocalypses—as well as characters that appear in stories across cultures. With Archetypes, the…
Find out more »CANCELLED – DePaul University’s Gannon Concert Hall with Sérgio and Clarice Assad
We are very sorry to say that the Chicago premiere of ARCHETYPES on March 31 has been cancelled, due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19. Please stay tuned for updates about live streamed concerts from our studio by subscribing to our YouTube channel! If you purchased a ticket to ARCHETYPES, you will receive an email from DePaul with specific instructions about your options to donate your ticket to Third Coast Percussion or receive a complete refund. ARCHETYPES - Chicago Premiere! – CANCELLED SÉRGIO ASSAD,…
Find out more »April 2020
NOW ONLINE – DePauw University’s Green Center for the Performing Arts
This performance will be live streamed from our Chicago studio! Click here to join the live stream. Based on the classic children's book and Academy Award-nominated film, Paddle to the Sea explores our relationship to the bodies of water that connect our lives. We will perform our original soundtrack for the film, as well as water-inspired works by composers Philip Glass and Jacob Druckman and the traditional music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe. Join us on a multimedia journey to the open sea! Paddle…
Find out more »May 2020
CANCELLED – University of Washington’s Meany Center (1 of 2)
We are very sorry to say that ARCHETYPES at the Meany Center on May 2, 2020, has been cancelled due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19. Please stay tuned for updates about live streamed concerts from our studio by following us on social media and subscribing to our YouTube channel! Half of the renowned guitar duo The Assad Brothers, Sérgio Assad joins his daughter, pianist and composer, Clarice Assad, one of the most widely performed Brazilian concert music composers of her generation, and the GRAMMY®-winning percussion…
Find out more »CANCELLED – University of Washington’s Meany Center (2 of 2)
We are very sorry to say that "The Bell Ringers" at Olympic Sculpture Park on May 3, 2020, has been cancelled due to the ongoing threat of COVID-19. Please stay tuned for updates about live streamed concerts from our studio by following us on social media and subscribing to our YouTube channel! Join Third Coast Percussion and composer Danny Clay for The Bell Ringers, a new musical experience that brings communities together. This new evening-length work invites participation from performers…
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