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Third Coast Percussion -- Photo by Saverio Truglia

Third Coast Percussion’s “Standard Stoppages” Honors Two Decades of Innovative Music-Making

In celebration of the ensemble’s 20th anniversary, Third Coast Percussion’s Standard Stoppages (Cedi...
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Michelle Hromin
Kite -- Photo by Michael Valiquette/EMPAC

Lakota Ontologies, AI, and Graphic Scores Find a Symbiotic Home in the Waking Dreams of Kite

Wooden blocks in various shapes are stacked on top of bright floral blankets onstage at the Experime...
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Vanessa Ague
Augusta Read Thomas -- Photo by Anthony Barlich

5 Questions to Augusta Read Thomas (composer)

As we approach Augusta Read Thomas’ 60th birthday, my memories of her visit to our undergrad composi...
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Stephanie Boyd
Composer and producer Jlin. Photo by Lawrence Agyei.

On “Akoma,” Jlin Fuses Technical Precision with Boundless Imagination

Math and music are often said to be related, but for composer and producer Jlin, they’re inseparable...
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Tristan McKay
James Díaz -- Photo courtesy of the artist

ListN Up: James Díaz (February 9, 2023)

ListN Up is a series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of contempora...
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Baljinder Sekhon--Photo by Stephanie Swindle Thomas

ListN Up: Baljinder Sekhon (November 5, 2021)

ListN Up is a weekly series of artist-curated playlists that offer an intimate sonic portrait of con...
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Gillian Friedman Fox--Photo by Meghan Sepe

5 Questions to Gillian Friedman Fox (Executive Director, Newport Music Festival)

Since its founding in 1969, the Newport Music Festival has presented over 2,000 concerts at Rhode Is...
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Amanda Cook
Clarice Assad--Photo by Marcelo Macaue

5 Questions to Clarice Assad (composer, performer)

Clarice Assad is a GRAMMY-nominated Brazilian-American composer, performer, and educator. Her prolif...
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Yaz Lancaster
Third Coast Percussion performs Resounding Earth, mvt. 2 by Augusta Read Thomas--Screenshot courtesy Third Coast Percussion

Two World Premieres by Third Coast Percussion at BGSU New Music Festival

On October 16, 2020, the Chicago-based performing group Third Coast Percussion presented an evening...
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Tracy Monaghan
Shara Nova

This week: live streamed concerts (April 20, 2020 – April 26, 2020)

It Is One-Hundred Seconds to Midnight In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, composer Dorian...
Author
Sam Reising
Devonté Hynes and Third Coast Percussion Fields

Fields: Devonté Hynes’ Debut Classical Album with Third Coast Percussion

On October 11, 2019, pop music star Devonté Hynes (a.k.a. Blood Orange) released his debut classical...
Author
Anne Goldberg-Baldwin
The Bell Ringers--Photo by LingYu

The Bell Ringers Encourages Participation and Discovery in Chicago

On September 9, 2019, composer and arts educator Danny Clay teamed up with Third Coast Percussion fo...
Author
Jillian DeGroot
Donnacha Dennehy--Photo by Britt Olsen-Ecker

Track Premiere: Donnacha Dennehy’s Surface Tension Performed by Third Coast Percussion

Today, we are premiering Donnacha Dennehy‘s Surface Tension performed by Third Coast Percussio...
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Huang Ruo

This week: concerts in New York (April 15, 2019 – April 21, 2019)

Bound Inspired by the news headline: “Diane Tran, Honor Student at Texas High School, Jailed for Mis...
Author
Sam Reising
José Martínez

Turning Up the Volume: José Martínez (percussionist, composer)

Turning Up the Volume is a collection of interviews that focuses on the individual stories of up and...
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Jessica Griggs
Tyshawn Sorey (photo: John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)

This week: concerts in New York (March 26, 2018 – April 1, 2018)

Brentano Quartet The Brentano Quartet present works by Haydn and Brahms as well as the New York prem...
Author
Sam Reising
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Third Coast Percussion’s Kaleidoscopic Album The Book of Keyboards

The CD case of Third Coast Percussion’s new album on New Focus Recordings of music by Philippe Manou...
Author
Stephanie Boyd
Spektral Quartet--Photo by Drew Reynolds

Ear Taxi Festival 2016: Blowout Party!

Zoom out. The Ear Taxi Festival is (or rather, was) six days of music celebrating the contemporary c...
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Aaron Holloway-Nahum
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Third Coast Percussion Champions Steve Reich

In February of 2016, Third Coast Percussion (Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and David Sk...
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Christian Kriegeskotte
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5 Questions to James Ginsburg (Cedille Records)

Did you know that September is Classical Music month? It was introduced by Bill Clinton 22 years ago...
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Thomas Deneuville
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5 Questions to Stephen Miles and R.L. Silver (New Music New College)

Since 1998, series director Steve Miles and producer Ron Silver have been revving up the contemporar...
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Arlene & Larry Dunn
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Glenn Kotche’s Wild Sound is Unexpectedly Brilliant

“Here is your audience instrument; you take it apart like chopsticks,” said the usher, handing me a...
Author
Rebecca Lentjes
Third Coast Percussion - Photo by Saverio Truglia

This week: concerts in New York (May 25 – May 31, 2015)

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Sam Reising
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Third Coast Percussion’s Resounding Earth on New Focus Recordings

Resounding Earth was commissioned by the University of Notre Dame’s DeBartolo Performing Arts Center...
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Aaron Holloway-Nahum
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