On the occasion of their 20th Anniversary, Third Coast Percussion has created this program to reflect on
the passage of time and the profound influence that percussion music has on classical music today.

Not only do the composers featured in this program each bring a singular and innovative approach to rhythm and time to their music, but each work is also imbued with a connection to the past: be it nostalgia, timeless legends and myths, or the influence of past musical luminaries on the music of today.

For Third Coast Percussion, this program is also a celebration of 20 years of musicmaking, as the program features music from 3 of the ensemble’s 5 GRAMMY®-nominated albums as well as its GRAMMY®-winning album of Steve Reich’s music. The program also features music from composer Jlin’s Pulitzer Prize-finalist piece Perspective, commissioned by Third Coast Percussion, and new music by some of today’s leading composers from a variety of genres, including Jessie Montgomery, jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan, and electronic artist Jlin.

This music is indicative of the exciting role that percussion plays in classical music today. Unbound by the classical traditions of other instruments, percussion invites music creators from any background to forge a new classical music that is vibrant, inclusive, and focused on the future.

Album release: April 11, 2025

PROGRAM
DANNY CLAY “Teeth” from Playbook
THIRD COAST PERCUSSION “Niagara” from Paddle to the Sea
CLARICE ASSAD The Hero
STEVE REICH Music for Pieces of Wood
PHILIP GLASS Metamorphosis No. 1
JLIN “Obscure” from Perspective
JLIN Please Be Still
JESSIE MONTGOMERY Lady Justice
TIGRAN HAMASYAN Sonata for Percussion

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Contact Reba Cafarelli, TCP General Manager, for more information: [email protected]