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From concert and album reviews to feature articles, Third Coast Percussion is in the news.
We are fortunate to have garnered critical acclaim and recognition for so many of our performances and projects. See for yourself what the buzz is all about by reading what the press has to say! Browse reviews, articles, and much more below.
Zoellner Center concert preview: Third Coast Percussion discuss genre-defying music and what to expect at Bethlehem show
May 26, 2021, by Jay Honstetter
They began by playing DIY concerts in their native Chicago. They have performed on four continents, snagged two Grammys (plus a third nomination), made 13 albums, and have broken down genre barriers repeatedly. For 16 years, Third Coast Percussion has been stretching the limits of classical percussion music through collaboration and experimentation. The group’s newest album “Archetypes,” explores new territory with pieces centered around 12 of Carl Jung’s archetypes and features world-renowned classical guitarist Sergio Assad and his daughter composer, vocalist, pianist, arranger Clarice Assad — in a collaborative performance that draws inspiration from Brazillian jazz to classical minimalism and beyond. Third Coast Percussion has created a program for Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts Center’s (virtual) guest artist series, On Stage At Home. The program will be available from March 19 through April 19 and will feature the ensemble performing an eclectic mix of their genre-defying works. Band member and co-founder…
Grammy-winning percussionists to rap on entrepreneurship and racial justice
, by David Siegel
GMU resident artists Third Coast Percussion ensemble also providing music training to NOVA school students. As we in the performing arts continue to struggle with finances and other resources in the aftershock of COVID-19, with no end in sight, how can we inform taxpayers and policymakers of the value of the performing arts—beyond entertainment and filling seats—as we seek additional public funds? More and more, some artists are going into their communities to show their value. One example is Third Coast Percussion, the Grammy Award–winning group currently Artist-in-Residence at George Mason University. While providing unique virtual music training to Northern Virginia public school students, Third Coast Percussion will appear November 10, 2020, in an online event to discuss critical issues such as music and racial justice in America as well as what drives their entrepreneurial spirit. “We are so lucky to be working with such an innovative ensemble of musicians who are embracing these challenging times…
For Devonté Hynes, His First Grammy Nom — For Classical Music — ‘Feels Like Doors Opening’
March 12, 2021, by Rebecca Milzoff
We are honored that our album Fields, a collaboration with composer, producer, and performer Devonté Hynes, has been nominated for GRAMMY® Awards in two categories. Check out this fantastic feature on Devonté, and hear about why nominations in the classical category are so special to him. Producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Devonté Hynes, 35, has worked with acts like Solange, Carly Rae Jepsen, HAIM and Mariah Carey; records on his own as Blood Orange; and has scored screen projects, including Queen & Slim and HBO’s We Are Who We Are. But his first-ever Grammy nomination came in a wholly unexpected realm: classical music. Fields — a suite of his music recorded by Third Coast Percussion, with Hynes himself on synths — began three years ago as one piece that Hynes was commissioned to write for a dance performance. Now he’s nominated for best chamber music/small ensemble performance. (The album is also up for best engineering.) No one’s more surprised than Hynes himself. Below, he reflects…
Devonté Hynes, Third Coast Percussion Bring A Cutting-Edge Style To the Classical Category Of the Grammys
, by Suzanne Marques
Click here to watch our interview with CBS Los Angeles's Suzanne Marques and composer Devonté Hynes, about our collaborative GRAMMY®-nominated album, Fields.
Album review: Archetypes
March 4, 2021, by Jean-Yves Duperron
Music is all about sound. Sound is all about vibration. Vibration is all about pulse. Pulse is all about life. Therefore music is life's tuning fork. This recording is all about sound, and what better way to express the vibrating pulse of life than with percussion instruments which inherently produce sound by the way they vibrate and influence air movement. And the same can be said about a plucked guitar string whose vibration is reinforced by the body of the instrument. Combine the two instruments and you have the ingredients to create and generate an abundance of ear candy. The dozen pieces in this collection are all world premiere recordings that combine jazz rhythms with ambient and chamber music textures, and are as varied as the archetypes they strive to represent. I hear Weather Report, Latin soul, Brian Eno, Reich, Partch ... lurking here and there, along with plenty of original touches.…
“Metamorphosis” comes to WMPAC
May 26, 2021, by Admin
BIG SKY – The upcoming performance at the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center is hard to categorize, but will certainly be unforgettable. The show is called “Metamorphosis,” and pairs Grammy-winning percussion group Third Coast Percussion with dance by Movement Art Is, a legendary street dance group founded by Jon Boogz and Lil Buck. The two groups began collaborating on this project over a year ago, but the pandemic stalled their live performance efforts. Belief in the power and potential of the show, however, inspired the groups to continue developing it remotely, trading music and choreography back and forth virtually. The project “is going to combine U.S. street dancing styles and classical percussion ensemble music,” said David Skidmore, a Third Coast Percussion member. “This project is a time capsule—literally almost everyone on the planet is going through something. One of the things that’s going to come out of this moment is…
Third Coast Percussion to drum up Valentine’s weekend virtual programming at Hancher
, by Maddie Johnston
This weekend, Third Coast Percussion will bring online fun to Hancher Auditorium with their Saturday performance of “Think Outside the Drum,” and their Sunday family event, “The Hancher Youth and Family Talent Show.” Hancher will feel the love this weekend with two virtual programs, both hosted by Grammy-winning ensemble Third Coast Percussion. On Feb. 13 at 2 p.m., Hancher Auditorium will host an online performance featuring the eclectic musical styles of Chicago-based percussion quartet Third Coast Percussion. The following day, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m., the band will host and perform alongside families in The Hancher Youth and Family Talent Show. The ensemble has the unique mission of inspiring and educating listeners through their creation of unexpected and exciting musical experiences. Although trained as classical musicians, the four musicians draw inspiration from a wide-ranging list of other music styles, including Blue Man Group, Brazilian jazz, electronic music, and pop music.…
Raise a Glass to Third Coast Percussion’s Performance of Philip Glass
, by Zimra Chickering
Third Coast Percussion’s virtual performance on Nov. 13 hosted by the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts left me with a smile on my face and my feet tapping. As an art history major, it lifted my spirits to see Third Coast Percussion, a Chicago-based group of musicians, showcase their skills to global audiences and teach Emory students about their artistic entrepreneurship along the way. Not only did Third Coast Percussion touch me as a lover of the arts, but they also brought me back to my hometown of Chicago and my family. David Skidmore, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin and Sean Connors founded the quartet 15 years ago and have since performed all over the world. The four talented musicians are also established teachers of music and connect with their audience through the incorporation of Q&A sessions and mini-lessons into their concerts. The concert consisted of three pieces by composer Philip…
Chicago percussion group bringing sweet treats for Hancher’s virtual Valentine’s weekend
, by Diana Nollen
In between the East Coast and West Coast lies the Third Coast - the Great Lakes - where a band of percussionists marches to the beat of lots of different drums. From the shores of Lake Michigan comes Third Coast Percussion, a quartet of Northwestern University alums, teachers and percussionists on a mission to 'inspire and educate through the creation of exciting and unexpected musical experiences.” That involves using lots of bells and whistles, from drums traditionally found in bands and symphonies to conch shells and other traditional instruments used in cultures around the world. The Grammy-winning group has whipped up a Valentine's treat for all ages with a pair of Hancher online events this weekend. First up is 'Think Outside the Drum,” an interactive concert prerecorded in the ensemble's Chicago studio, followed by a live Q&A with the musicians on Saturday afternoon. Then on Sunday's afternoon, they're hosting Hancher's Youth & Family…
Concert Preview: Third Coast Percussion with the Elkhart County Symphony Orchestra
March 12, 2021, by Jack Walton
When a piece of music is needed for the heralding of an exciting and momentous occasion, Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” has become an ideal choice. It’s familiar, brief and invigorating. The composition has been used at opening ceremonies for the Olympic Games, countless sports matches, the 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama and even as wake-up music for the astronauts on the Space Shuttle. “Fanfare for the Common Man” signals that something wonderful is about to happen. Soo Han, the new musical director of the Elkhart County Symphony, has selected “Fanfare for the Common Man” to open his first concert with the orchestra, a virtual watch party titled “Concert of Hope, Reflection and Joy.” The performances were recorded in January. Grammy-winning quartet Third Coast Percussion appears as special guest for a performance of Augusta Read Thomas’ “Selene: Moon Chariot Rituals.” With narration from host Rania El-Kareh, the…
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