Third Coast Percussion
Third Coast Percussion | |
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| File:TCP Press Photo COLOR - Photo by Saverio Truglia.jpg Left to Right: Skidmore, Connors, Dillon, Martin | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | Percussion |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Labels | Mode Records New Focus Recordings New Amsterdam Records |
| Members | Sean Connors Robert Dillon Peter Martin David Skidmore |
| Past members | Owen Clayton Condon Anthony Calabrese Jake Nissly |
| Website | http://www.thirdcoastpercussion.com |
Third Coast Percussion is an American percussion ensemble based in Chicago, USA.
The group, composed of Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and David Skidmore, specializes in new music/contemporary classical music is known for its touring and recording activities that meld the energy of rock music with the precision and nuance of classical chamber works. Third Coast Percussion has become well known for its ground-breaking collaborations across a wide range of disciplines, including concerts and residency projects with engineers at the University of Notre Dame, architects at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, astronomers at the Adler Planetarium, and more. The ensemble enhances the performances it offers with new media, including free iPhone and iPad apps that allow audience members to create their own musical performances and take a deeper look at the music.
Third Coast Percussion has been involved with the commissioning and premiere performances of many new works for percussion, including those by Augusta Read Thomas, Timothy Andres, Glenn Kotche, David T. Little, Marcos Balter, Ted Hearne, and ensemble members Owen Clayton Condon and David Skidmore.[1] The ensemble frequently collaborates with other musicians, ensembles, and organizations including Eighth Blackbird, Signal, the Garth Newel Piano Quartet, Hubbard Street Dance, the International Contemporary Ensemble, pianists Amy Briggs and Lisa Moore, cellists Nicholas Photinos and Tobias Werner, flautist Tim Munro, vocalist Ted Hearne, and video artists Luftwerk.
Third Coast Percussion is the Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. They are the first ensemble at the University of Notre Dame to create a permanent and progressive ensemble residency program at the center. The ensemble performs multiple recitals annually as part of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center’s Presenting Series season. Third Coast Percussion assumed the position of Ensemble-in-Residence at Notre Dame in 2013.
Third Coast Percussion has released albums on the Mode, New Focus, and New Amsterdam record labels.[2] Third Coast Percussion endorses and performs exclusively with Pearl/Adams Musical Instruments, Zildjian Cymbals, Remo Drumheads, and Vic Firth sticks and mallets.
History
Early Years
Big Break & Ritual Music
A Full-Time Group
Outreach
Urban Gateways
Back of the Yards
Notre Dame and the ndWaves project
Original Music
Fractalia (2011)-Condon
Common Patterns in Uncommon Time (2011)-Skidmore
Fanfare for a New Audience (2009)-Skidmore
In Contact (2006)-Skidmore
Double Helix (2005)-Condon
Quadruple Helix (2005)-Condon
Ritual Music (2004)-Skidmore
Echoes (2003)-Skidmore
Works Commissioned
Deep Carving: Aaron Travers (2006)
Resounding Earth: Augusta Read Thomas (2012)
Fanfare for a New Audience: David Skidmore (2009)
Haunt of Last Nightfall: David T. Little (2010)
Lost Compass: Anthony Pateras (2010)
Like A Sick, Breathing Tambura: Andrew McKenna Lee (2006)
We’ve Gotta Find It: Derek Jacoby (2006)
Thaw: Ted Hearne (2009)
Constellations: Kirsten Broberg (2008)
Percussion Quartet: Matthew Barnson (2006)
Percussion Quartet:Mark Berger (2006)
Austerity Measures:Timothy Andres (2013)
Discography
Ritual Music (2008) [3]
John Cage- The Works for Percussion, vol. 2 (2012)[4] [5] [6] [7]
Resounding Earth (2013)[8] [9]
Haunt of Last NightFall (2014)[10] [11] Unknown Symmetry (2013) [12]
External links
- thirdcoastpercussion.com
- Facebook Page
- Myspace Page
- Vic Firth Artist Page
- Pearl Drum Artist Page
- Videos on YouTube
- Media on Metafields
References
- ^ Arbrust, Doyle. "Best of 2013: The top ten classical and new-music albums of the year". Time Out Chicago. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ Margasak, Peter (December 26, 2013). "Our Favorite Music of 2013". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "Third Coast Percussion - Ritual Music".
- ^ "John Cage - The Works for Percussion, vol. 2".
- ^ "The best(and worst) opera and classical music of 2012".
- ^ "Review:Third Coast Percussion, John Cage "The Works for Percussion 2"".
- ^ "Album: John Cage, The Works for Percussion(2 Mode)".
- ^ *Resounding Earth, 2013 "Resounding Earth".
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- ^ "David T. Little:Haunt of Last NightFall".
- ^ "Classical Playlist: George Antheil, Haydn, Sibelius and More".
- ^ *Unknown Symmetry, 2013 "Unknown Symmetry".
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