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Praised by Time Out Chicago for “chops, polish, and youthful joy in
performing,” Third Coast Percussion uses an impressive array of
percussion instruments to create a performance experience like no other.
With exceptional talent and dedicated artistry, this “sonically spectacular”
(Chicago Tribune) quartet combines the driving intensity of drums, the
beautiful warmth of marimbas and vibraphones, and the surprisingly
exotic sounds of everyday objects to make music that is playful,
memorable and profound. In performances around the country, the
Chicago-based ensemble has swiftly gained national attention for
effortlessly combining the energy of a rock concert with the precision and
sophistication of classical chamber music.
Third Coast Percussion has established a reputation for its commitment
to expanding percussion repertoire and setting the highest standard in
new music performance. Passionately dedicated to modern music, Third
Coast has commissioned, premiered, and performed pieces by many of
today’s preeminent up-and-coming composers, programming them
alongside 20th century masterpieces for percussion.
The group maintains an active touring schedule throughout the country
presenting concerts and master classes for an extraordinarily wide range
of audiences. In the 2008-09 season Third Coast was the featured
ensemble at the 2nd Annual Round Top Percussion Festival, in addition to
presenting concerts and master classes in Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky,
Missouri, Tennessee, and Texas. In past seasons the ensemble has
brought concerts to the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, the Frank
Lloyd Wright Preservation Society, the Chicago Cultural Center, and the
Rush Hour Concert Series.
Third Coast Percussion also has the distinction of being the only
professional percussion ensemble in the country to present a full season
of concert percussion music. In their hometown of Chicago, the group
performs 4 to 5 concerts each season. The ensemble is dedicated to
performing the greatest concert percussion music alongside lesserknown
and rarely performed master pieces. The group has programmed
pieces by many of the great composers of the 20th and 21st century
including Luciano Berio, Steve Reich, Frederic Rzewski, Louis Andriessen,
Wolfgang Rihm, and George Crumb. Third Coast is also active in
developing new works, having commissioned and premiered pieces by
Ted Hearne, Kirsten Broberg, Marcos Balter, Andrew McKenna Lee, Mark
Berger, and Aaron Travers, among others. Future premieres include
commissioned works by Matthew Barnson, David T. Little and Sarah
Kirkland Snider.
The members of Third Coast Percussion—Owen Clayton Condon, Robert
Dillon, Peter Martin, and David Skidmore—hold degrees in music
performance from Northwestern University, the Yale School of Music, the
New England Conservatory, and Rutgers University.
See Third Coast Percussion's performance from the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage here!
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