Podcasts about Third Coast Percussion

durée : 00:15:26 - Journal de la création du dimanche 30 mars 2025 - par : Laurent Vilarem - A l'heure où Steve Reich et Philip Glass entrent dans l'histoire, nous avons profité de la venue en France du groupe Third Coast Percussion pour évoquer l'héritage de ces deux géants, ainsi que la nouvelle génération de compositeurs et d'interprètes américains. - réalisé par : Céline Parfenoff

Music from our current times helps write the story of our world. Experience these three pieces, performed by the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra with prestigious soloists and guest conductors at Walk Festival Hall, to reflect on what it means to make music today.This episode features: Jennifer Koh, Clarice Assad and Third Coast Percussion with the Grand Teton Music Festival OrchestraClarice AssadBonecos de OlindaMiguel Harth-Bedoya, conductorMissy MazzoliViolin Concerto, “Procession”Jennifer Koh, violinDalia Stasevska, conductorClarice AssadPLAY! (GTMF Co-Commission)Third Coast Percussion with Clarice Assad, vocalistDavid Danzmayr, conductorLive from the Grand Teton Music Festival is hosted by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and GTMF General Manager Jeff Counts. Episodes premiere on Wednesdays at 8 PM MT on Wyoming Public Radio and are available the next day wherever you get your podcasts.The Grand Teton Music Festival, founded in 1962, unites over 250 celebrated orchestral musicians led by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles in Jackson Hole, Wyoming each summer. Stay connected for the latest Festival updates: Instagram Facebook Email List GTMF Website

Third Coast Percussion is a Grammy-winning classical quartet based in Chicago. They're all composers themselves, but they've also worked with a wide variety of other composers, including Philip Glass and the late great tabla player Zakir Hussain. Their new EP, Murmurs In Time, features Zakir's work of that name, and he was supposed to join Third Coast Percussion here today, but as you may know, he passed away in December. This Soundcheck studio premiere of the work features a disciple of Hussain's, Salar Nader. We'll also hear an excerpt from another work written for Third Coast Percussion, by Tigran Hamasyan, the Armenian jazz pianist and composer. Oh – and it's in 23/8, for anyone counting along. (-John Schaefer) Set list: 1. Tigran Hamasyan – Sonata for Percussion, 3rd Mvmt. – “23 for TCP” 2. Zakir Hussain: Murmurs In Time – second mvmt.

Sandbox Percussion co-founder, Percussionist, Freelancer and Educator Ian Rosenbaum stops by to talk about the origins of the group, early performances, group management, and dealing with inventory (02:40), how Sandbox develops relationships with composers and their connections to Só Percussion and Third Coast Percussion (22:20), the rehearsal and performance logistics for Sandbox (32:20), Ian and the groups' various college residencies and the importance of their Creator Mentorship program (45:00), growing up in Westchester (NY), beginnings of playing drumset and piano, and attending many types of concerts in his youth (01:09:40), eventually attending Peabody and working with Bob Van Sice (01:18:10), his master's degree time at Yale and getting in the freelance scene in NYC (01:26:20), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions, including segments about performance setup and etiquette, great food, movies and books, and Christian Marclay's The Clock (01:37:35).Finishing with a Rave on the 2025 Grammy Awards ceremony (02:00:00).Ian Rosenbaum links:Sandbox Percussion websiteIan Rosenbaum's websiteSandbox's Creator Mentorship ProgramSeven Pillars - Andy AkihoIan Rosenbaum's Peabody page“Khan Variationa” - Alejandro ViñaoPrevious Podcast Guests mentioned:Victor Caccese in 2019Garrett Arney in 2019Todd Meehan in 2017Cort McClaren in 2022Other Links:Andy AkihoPaola PrestiniChristopher CerroneAdam RosenblattRobert Van Sice“Mallet Quartet” - Steve Reich“Drumming (Part 1)” - Steve Reich“Extremes from Imaginary City” - Jason TreutingSo PercussionThird Coast Percussion“Pattern Transformation” - Lukas Ligeti“NO one to kNOW one” - Andy AkihoViet CuongGreen Umbrella Series“Wilderness” - Jerome BeginDavid YoonGlen VelezJi Su JungPercussion Group CincinnatiBryce DessnerGoldberg Variations - J.S. Bach (Glenn Gould)Colin CurrieJACK QuartetAmandinda Percussion QuartetSimon Boyar“Late in the Evening” - Paul Simon“I Go to Extremes” - Billy JoelBela Fleck and Edgar Meyer Tiny Desk concert311 Tiny Desk Concert“Pretty Fly” - The Offspring“All the Small Things” - Blink-182Ton Freer“Threads” - Paul LanskyCloyd DuffEtuden for Timpani - Richard HochrainerThomas DuffyNew Haven (CT) PizzaThe Princess Bride trailerFast and Furious trailerSilo trailerFormula 1: Drive to Survive trailerJacob Collier - Tiny Desk concert“1612” - VULFPECKVictor Wooten Trio at PASIC 2018“So Much to Say” - Dave Matthews Band (Carter Beauford view)Christian Marclay's The ClockRaves:The 2025 Grammy Awards

Electronic Music artist Jlin talks about her processes for creating a new work, being ready to tour straight from the studio and staying grounded and focused when your work starts to gain recognition.Chapters00:00 - Introduction01:27 - The Journey So Far03:09 - Using FL Studio03:50 - Live Performance With Ableton09:23 - Developing A Sound World10:51 - Focusing On The Detail12:12 - CPU: Clean, Precise And Unpredictable 14:55 - Favourite Plug-ins16:02 - Preparing For A New Project18:36 - Being Disciplined 21:33 - Staying Humble And Working Hard 23:55 - Preparing For A Tour26:13 - Stereo Vs Immersive29:14 - Going With The FlowJlin BiogJlin (Jerrilynn Patton) has quickly become one of the most distinctive composers in America and one of the most influential women in electronic music. Jlin's thrilling, emotional and multidimensional compositions have earned her praise as “one of the most forward-thinking contemporary composers in any genre” (Pitchfork). She is a recipient of a 2023 US Artist award and a 2023 Pulitzer Prize nomination.Her mini-album Perspective was released to critical acclaim on Planet Mu 2023. Her much-lauded albums Dark Energy (2015) and Black Origami (2017) have appeared on “Best of” lists in The NY Times, The Wire, LA Times, Rolling Stone, The Guardian and Vogue. Jlin has been commissioned by the Kronos Quartet, Third Coast Percussion, the Pathos Quartet, choreographers Wayne McGregor and Kyle Abraham, fashion designer Rick Owens and the visual artists Nick Cave and Kevin Beasley.Her next release, Akoma (Planet Mu March 2024) features collaborations with Philip Glass, Bjork and Kronos Quartet.https://www.jlintheinnovator.com/Caro C BiogCaro C is an artist, engineer and teacher specialising in electronic music. Her self-produced fourth album 'Electric Mountain' is out now. Described as a "one-woman electronic avalanche" (BBC), Caro started making music thanks to being laid up whilst living in a double decker bus and listening to the likes of Warp Records in the late 1990's. This 'sonic enchantress' (BBC Radio 3) has now played in most of the cultural hotspots of her current hometown of Manchester, UK. Caro is also the instigator and project manager of electronic music charity Delia Derbyshire Day.URL: http://carocsound.com/Twitter: @carocsoundInst: @carocsoundFB: https://www.facebook.com/carocsound/

On this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek catches up with a member of the Grammy-winning ensemble Third Coast Percussion to talk about the group's upcoming 20th anniversary. Gary previews the Cut to the Chase One Act Play Festival that's coming up this week. The Dueling Critics are off this week, but we'll revisit an interview with critic Jonathan Abarbanel. Later in the show, host Gary Zidek talks to celebrated vocalist Lizz Wright about her new album and connection to Chicago. And we'll hear all about a local non-profit committed to helping artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Third Coast Percussionis a 6 time Grammy awarding ensemble, bringing 4 days of energetic performances workshops and outreach programs to the capital region. Their work celebrates the extraordinary depth and breadth of musical possibilities in the world of percussion. Peter Martin of Third Coast Percussion is in conversation with Andrea Cunliffe. Friends of Chamber Music Troy brings The Third Coast Percussion ensemble to the Capital Region the 25th, 26th, 27th & 28th of April. Visit www.friendsofchambermusic.org for more information.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea reports from the Environmental Justice forum held by The Justice Center of Rensselaer County. Then, Brea Barthel speaks with Erin Johanns of Love Your Block Albany about the resources available for Albany residents to get help improving their neighborhood. Later on, Andrea Cunliffe speaks with Third Coast Percussion about their ensemble which will be performing in the capital region. After that, we welcome comedian Duncan Harris who often tells stories about teaching kids snowboarding. Finally, Thom Frances continues to celebrate Poetry Month and shares a special segment highlighting a few poets from the Albany Word Fest.

Today we discuss media production with founder of Four/Ten Media, Evan Chapman.   Based in Philadelphia, Evan Chapman is a percussionist, composer, and filmmaker who has built a prolific and unique career by seamlessly blending multimedia and contemporary music. Chapman is a founding member of contemporary-classical percussion trio/rock band Square Peg Round Hole, whose original compositions have been dubbed a “creative adventure” by Bob Boilen (NPR) and have received further acclaim from Modern Drummer Magazine, Paste Magazine, and Mental Floss, among others.   FOUR/TEN MEDIA is a production company born from the partnership between filmmakers/percussionists Kevin Eikenberg and Evan Chapman. Kevin and Evan's unique background as classically trained percussionists has allowed the duo to create fresh and musically authentic visual representations of works in the contemporary classical and pop worlds. Four/Ten's client list includes internationally-acclaimed artists such as the New York Philharmonic, Steve Reich, Caroline Shaw, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Sō Percussion, David Lang, Son Lux, Alarm Will Sound, The Crossing Choir, Third Coast Percussion, and many more. Their work has been featured by major press outlets including The New York Times, Alternative Press, NPR, Mental Floss, Paste Magazine, Q2 Music, and I Care if You Listen, among others.   Evan is sponsored by Zildjian Cymbals, Vic Firth Drumsticks, Evans Drumheads, and SJC Custom Drums.   https://fourtenmedia.net/ https://www.evanmchapman.com/ https://www.instagram.com/evanmchapman/?hl=en https://youtube.com/evanmchapman Four/Ten Media (2024 Reel) Music for Wood and Strings  

Izraelio pianistas Nitajus Hershkovitsas, bliugrasas ir styginių kvartetas, šiuolaikinės muzikos perkusijos kvartetas „Third Coast Percussion“, užmiršta Paulinės Annos Strom sintezatorinė elektronika, lietuvaičiai „Castor Stetson“, Lutosławskis ir Mocarto sonatos. Į „Kitą laiką“ grįžta leidybinių naujienų apžvalga!Ved. Domantas Razauskas

Tim Corpus is an internationally performed composer, sound designer, and arts manager who calls Chicago home. Highlights include performances at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and features on CNN Money, BBC Radio3, and 98.7 WFMT among others. His album, “MMXX”, was shortlisted for the 2022 Grammy awards and hailed as “a striking disc” by critic Robert Hugill.  Also a composer for film and games, his music has received awards from festivals around the country. Beyond his own compositions, Tim is an active orchestrator and arranger having worked with Andrea Bocelli, Placido Domingo, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony, Third Coast Percussion, and others. His diverse career in the arts has also included leading arts organizations as an Executive Director and board member, and teaching at Loyola University Chicago and Chicago City Colleges.  I loved talking portfolio careers with Tim - he's right down in the weeds of how you build a thriving life as a creator, a performer, an arts manager - how you take care of yourself both inside and out, and how you get things done when there are a million things pulling at you. I know you will love this conversation!  Find Tim at his website or on instagram @timcorpus!   Grab my UNRELEASED Happiest Musician chapter, Managing the Money!   Of course, you might want to read the rest of the book, too...   Thanks for joining me on Crushing Classical!  Theme music and audio editing by DreamVance. You can join my email list HERE, so you never miss an episode! Or you could hop on a short call with me to brainstorm your next plan.  I'm your host, Jennet Ingle. I love you all. Stay safe out there!

This week, Ira spoke with Latin GRAMMY® Award winner, Brazilian guitarist, composer, and arranger Sérgio Assad and GRAMMY®-nominated composer Clarice Assad, performing (along with Third Coast Percussion) at the UNLV Performing Arts Center December 13. In this episode of “Talk About Las Vegas With Ira,” the Assads talk about their family's deep history with music; Sergio's surprising view of jazz; how performing as a father and daughter on stage reflects their closeness as family members; their performance, “Archetypes,” a work inspired by timeless character types that appear in stories, legends, and myths throughout the world; and why connection is what they want the au-dience to take away from their performance.

The 2024 GRAMMY nominations are in and Chicago artists are getting some love. Reset talks with Chicago's Third Coast Percussion about their latest nomination and learns more about the group with ensemble members David Skidmore and Robert Dillon. You can engage with Reset in so many ways! Along with our live show and podcast, you can also sign up for our newsletter at wbez.org/resetnews.

Čikagos ansamblis „Third Coast Percussion“ renkasi specifišką repertuarą ir puoselėja originalią grojimo estetiką. Daugybėje koncertų ir įrašų skamba vien amerikiečių kompozitorių muzika, dažniausiai susijusi su minimalizmo, postminimalizmo, totalizmo ir elektroninės šokių muzikos stiliais.Laidos autoriai Mindaugas Urbaitis ir Šarūnas Nakas

For the past few years, RA cover star Jlin has been churning out complex percussion compositions that sit at the intersection of IDM, trap, mutant techno and sound art. Her tracks are tactile and structurally complex, stacked drums interlocking with glistening melodies and heaving basslines on groundbreaking albums like Dark Origami. Her rhythms gracefully crosscut over one another like towering blocks in an architecture sketch for a truly cerebral experience. Growing up in Gary, Indiana, the former steel factory worker wears many hats. She produces mind-bending club music—usually for Mike Paradinas's label Planet Mu—scores modern dance performances and arranges for instrumental ensembles. Her process of collaboration is deeply symbiotic, as shown on her new EP, Perspective The acoustic version of the record, written for and performed with Chicago's Third Coast Percussion, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize this year, an unprecedented honour for a dance music artist. Jlin's style is sometimes described as avant-garde, but modernist is a better word. She originally started out making footwork and despite moving away from the genre in recent years, footwork's jittery energy still flows through her productions, a testament to her ability to experiment across styles. Being a math whiz only adds to the angular, carefully calculated feel of her production. In celebration of Jlin's career, Mike Paradinas serves up a 40 minute mix that shows off her range and most importantly, her passion for this music. @mikep @jlinnarlei Read more at https://ra.co/podcast/903

Exploring the myriad ways that classical music is being created today, Perspectives features four new works written for – and with – Third Coast Percussion by Danny Elfman, Philip Glass, Jlin, and Flutronix. Third Coast Percussion tours the program this season to the Windgate Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Central Arkansas (Sept. 21); Heindl Center for the Performing Arts at Northwest Mississippi Community College (Oct. 2); UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (Apr. 5); Montalvo Arts Center (Apr. 10); and Friends of Chamber Music Troy (Apr. 25). The Friends of Chamber Music Troy residency will also include an outdoor community performance of Terry Riley's In C.Between Breaths Track ListMISSY MAZZOLI – Millennium Canticles (15:19)   1. Part 1: Famous Disaster Psalm (2:00)   2. Part 2: The Doubter's Litany (2:33)   3. Part 3: Bloodied Bells (6:12)   4. Part 4: Choir of the Holy Locusts (2:47) 5 Part 5: Survival Psalm (1:47)THIRD COAST PERCUSSION – In Practice (17:06)   6. Part I (9:00)   7. Part II (8:06)8. TYONDAI BRAXTON – Sunny X (11:15)9. AYANNA WOODS – Triple Point (5:11)10. GEMMA PEACOCKE – Death Wish (9:43)Total Time: 58:58Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.comThis album is broadcasted with the permission of Katy Salomon representing Primo Artists.

On episode of Classical Chicago, Cedille President Jim Ginsburg talks with Third Coast Percussion's David Skidmore about his experience recording Cedille's latest release, Between Breaths. The works on the album explore aspects of meditation in sound, incorporate unconventional timbres and tones, invite listeners to lose themselves within a captivating sonic landscape.

On Wednesday's show: Activity is really heating up now in the Texas Legislature. We walk through the latest with in this week's political roundup. Also this hour: Food writers share their favorite places for brunch in the latest installment of The Full Menu. And Third Coast Percussion, a Grammy Award-winning ensemble of classically trained percussionists, explores the "duality of human nature" in a performance Friday night.

“Metamorphosis,” featuring Third Coast Percussion, makes its Chicago premiere at the Harris Theater on Tuesday, May 2.  Joining me to preview the event is Third Coast Percussion's Sean Connors, Ensemble member and Technical Director.   Third Coast Percussion is a remarkable ensemble that's won the Grammy for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance and has earned three more Grammy nominations since.   “Metamorphosis” promises to be a remarkable event. See you there!   Car Con Carne is sponsored by Suburban Roofing and Siding, a family-owned company that provides interior and exterior home remodeling services, offering services to the Chicagoland area. Their staff has more than 40 years of collective experience.   Roofing, siding, windows, gutters...they do it all! Call their friendly team to get started today!    Call 224-677-6149 or visit SuburbanRoofingandSiding.com   __   Car Con Carne is also sponsored by Ninety Days in the 90s: A Rock N Roll Time Travel Story    Ninety Days in the 90s: A Rock N Roll Time Travel Story is the ultimate novel about the '90s and Chicago's music scene.   90daysinthe90s.com    

Tarp muzikinių leidybinių naujienų „Kitame laike“ – legendinis „Takács Quartet“, naujas Mindaugo Stumbro leidinys, Gražinos Bacevičiūtės simfonijos ir muzika perkusijai iš „Grammy“ laureatų „Third Coast Percussion“. O laidą užbaigs po Sausio 13-osios įvykių Alfredo Schnittke parašytas kūrinys „Sutartinės“.Ved. Domantas Razauskas

American composer Missy Mazzoli joins us from her home in New York for this latest episode of Composing Myself. It's a customarily broad-ranging chat with Wise Music CEO Dave Holley and Creative Director Gill Graham. Topics on today's conversational menu include Missy's childhood obsession with Beethoven and learning to play on a piano bought in a flea market, how writing made her feel like she was “putting the world in order”, getting stuck in to the Pennsylvania Riot Grrrl scene as a teenager, her long-standing collaboration with librettist Royce Vavrek, and how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the creation of her most recent opera The Listeners.https://missymazzoli.com/Recently deemed “one of the more consistently inventive, surprising composers now working in New York” (NY Times) and “Brooklyn's post-millennial Mozart” (Time Out NY), Missy Mazzoli has had her music performed by the New York Philharmonic, Atlanta Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the BBC Symphony, the Cincinnati Orchestra, the National Symphony, LA Opera, Scottish Opera, eighth blackbird, Kronos Quartet and many others. In 2018 she became one of the first two women, along with Jeanine Tesori, to receive a main stage commission from the Metropolitan Opera, and was nominated for a Grammy award in the category of Best Classical Composition. From 2018-2021 She was Composer-in-Residence at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and from 2012-2015 was Composer-in-Residence with Opera Philadelphia. Upcoming commissions include works for Opera Philadelphia, Chicago Lyric Opera, Norwegian National Opera and Third Coast Percussion. In 2016, along with composer Ellen Reid, she founded Luna Composition Lab, a mentorship program for young female, nonbinary and gender nonconforming composers. Her works are published by G. Schirmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

feeling body is part of a series of pieces reflecting on the physical and psychological experiences during and after an extended period of illness (long-COVID). The work draws on multiple symbolisms, from The Nine of Swords in the Minor Arcana, to the undercurrent of water, where long baths were a point of solace during the experience of debilitating symptoms. Interspersed with perspectives of internal and external interactions, voiced by the composer in multiple ways as well as a by Kiswahili text-to-speech voice, and with additional sounds from performers Yaz Lancaster (voice, violin) & Michael O'Callaghan (trumpet), the piece blurs the lines between a perspective from the time of illness and one in retrospect, underlining an inevitable consequence of illness: how it arrests, irreversibly, one's awareness of their living body. feeling body forms part of our recurring series of miniature audio-works for Radio 3's home for adventurous radio-making - Between the Ears. In this series, five audio-makers from around the world were invited to choose a card from the tarot deck as a creative prompt for their idea. Nyokabi Kariũki is a Kenyan composer and sound artist. Illuminated by musical sensibilities from her African upbringing, Nyokabi shares a unique artistic voice spanning across various genres — from classical contemporary to sound art, film, and explorations into (East) African musical traditions. Her works have been experienced in various contexts around the world, from audio art festivals (including the Hearsay International Audio Festival, where she received the 2021 Hearsay ‘Art' Award), to performances by acclaimed ensembles like Third Coast Percussion and Cello Octet Amsterdam. Produced and composed by Nyokabi Kariũki A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 3

David Friend is an experimental musician living in New York City. A classically-trained pianist, he performs regularly with new music groups and as a soloist at major venues and DIY spaces throughout the city, across the country, and abroad. The New York Times describes him as '[one] of the finest, busiest pianists active in New York's contemporary-classical scene.'  He has recorded for numerous labels, including his most recent release for solo piano and electronic processing, 'Post-,' for New Amsterdam Records; and with Third Coast Percussion for Cedille in an album that won the Grammy award for Best Chamber Music Performance.  He is a cofounder of Bent Duo, an interdisciplinary project with Bill Solomon, that frequently explores issues of queer identity, theory, and aesthetics through performance, multimedia work, and artistic collaborations. As a generative artist, his work often focuses on experimental queer traditions of availablism, aesthetics of extremity, and the disruption of traditional hierarchies between and among artists and the public. Learn more at www.davidfriendpiano.net

Orchestral percussion is usually only featured from the back of the stage, but Third Coast Percussion is changing the concert experience by bringing percussion to the front. Garrett chats with Sean and David (1:00:00) from this unique quartet to unpack their new album, "Perspective", and to get their thoughts on musical entrepreneurship, collaborating with today's most famous composers, and more. Scott honors the music of Aldous Harding, Garrett shares his favorite tracks from Drake's new dance album, and the guys cover the dissolution of the San Antonio Symphony, the many musical moods of Yo-Yo Ma, and more. Playlist: Bananarama - "Cruel Summer" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Bassoon and Cello perf. Yo-Yo Ma - "Appalachian Waltz" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hInHB-J0lJQ) Silk Road Ensemble feat. Yo-Yo Ma - "Summer in the High Grassland" Daniel Bernard Roumain - "Lecolion Loops: after Uti Vår Hage" Frank Ticheli - "Alamo Gardens" Drake - "Calling My Name" Drake - "Tie That Binds" Aldous Harding - "The Barrel" Prince - "Old Friends 4 Sale" More: More on Third Coast Percussion: https://www.thirdcoastpercussion.com Lecolion Washington Collaborates with Yo-Yo Ma: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/17/arts/with-little-help-his-friend-yo-yo-ma-stages-surprise-pop-up-nubian-square/ San Antonio Symphony to Dissolve Amid Labor Dispute: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/17/arts/music/san-antonio-symphony-bankruptcy.html Aldous Harding Interview: https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/04/11/the-masked-singer

Percussionist/composer David Skidmore, co-founder of the Grammy Award-winning, Chicago-based percussion quartet Third Coast Percussion, discusses their genre-defying collaboration with record producer and composer Devonté Hynes for their new album Fields.

Will Newton chats with JaRon Brown, a freelance composer and founding member of Wildlight Publications about his career in music, his experience working with Third Coast Percussion, his first commission consortium, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/set-to-fire/support

Episode 51 - Robert Dillon (Third Coast Percussion) / Perspectives by Cedille Records

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Damon gets to talk to David about his upbringing and career, starting a percussion ensemble, curriculum, Grammy nominations, who has the best pizza and more! There are other segments like: Happy Birthday, gig alerts, educational spotlight, music news and others.

2021 is a wrap! Matt, Austin, Seth and Stephen choose some of our favorite album releases of the year including music by Pamela Z, Danielle Eva Schwob, Third Coast Percussion, Sergio and Clarice Assad and more!

The creator, the hero, the explorer: these are just some of the archetypes made famous by Carl Jung that inspired the latest album from Chicago's Grammy award-winning Third Coast Percussion. Created in collaboration with classical guitarist Sérgio Assad and composer-performer Clarice Assad, Archetypes is a sonic exploration of the human experience. Taped live at the 2021 Chicago Humanities Festival, our conversation with musicians Clarice Assad and David Skidmore features an exploration of the creative process and an interactive discussion on David's dream. Clarice Assad is a Grammy-nominated composer, celebrated pianist, inventive vocalist, and educator. David Skidmore is a performer and Executive Director with Third Coast Percussion, a GRAMMY Award-winning percussion quartet based in Chicago.   RESOURCES: Learn to Analyze your own Dreams:  https://thisjungianlife.com/enroll/

In this episode Joe speaks to Fall for Dance North, Artistic Director and Co-Founder, Ilter Ibrahimof. Ilter is one of the most respected voices in the industry. He speaks about the steps he has taken from student, to agent, to Director, the experiences and performances that have shaped his career and his capacity as an arts leader, to affect real change in regards to equity and diversity. Third Coast Percussion, Madeira River written by Phillip Glasshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAJZdpDgwewShantala Shivalingappa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlGHaayTbn0

I speak with two members of Third Coast Percussion ahead of their performance of a show called "Metamorphosis," a collaboration with the dance and movement group Movement Art Is.

Episode 42 - Sean Connors (Third Coast Percussion) / Archetypes by Cedille Records

Join us with David & Sean from Grammy Award Winning Percussion Ensemble Third Coast Percussion! We discuss the interesting relationship between science and percussive instruments!

Grammy Award Winning Percussion Ensemble David & Sean join The Square Round Table. Tap in!

Melissa Ngan and Herine Coetzee Koschak of Fifth House Ensemble join us to discuss their roots in the community engagement initiatives spearheaded by the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and their origins on a 36-hour road trip. They share their philosophy on the importance of relationships as the basis for developing ensemble membership and an avid listener base. We discuss the studio, social, and civic practice continuum, and how they design arts integration initiatives in collaboration with teachers and students in a way that perpetuates arts education beyond the initial residency. We chat about the Fresh Inc Festival for emerging artists and about Melissa's video game evolution from Duck Hunt to Journey. Praised by the New York Times for its “conviction, authority, and finesse,” the Chicago-based Fifth House Ensemble harnesses the collaborative spirit of chamber music to reach beyond the traditionally-perceived limits of classical music. The ensemble's artistic, educational, and civic programs engage theater groups, video game designers, corporate innovators, and folk bands to share stories as diverse as the communities it serves. Through the ensemble's heartfelt social and civic practice work, Fifth House has co-created artistic projects with urban neighborhoods, social service organizations, and an agricultural community to spark conversations on issues that matter. Recent projects include Broken Text, a collaboration with Raven Theatre and DJ Searchl1te inspired by multi-week residencies at the Cook County Temporary Youth Detention Center and St. Leonard's Ministries; Voices from the Dust Bowl, a collaboration with composer Steven Snowden and bluegrass band Henhouse Prowlers exploring stories from workers' rights organizations nationwide; Nedudim, an exploration of music and cultural identity in collaboration with Baladino that engages Chicago-based organizations representing Israel, Iran, Germany and Spain, and Harvest, a year-long partnership with DePauw University and the Greencastle, IN community culminating in a Mother's Day celebration of the people, places, and stories of Putnam County. In 2012, Fifth House launched Fresh Inc, a two-week, intensive training program for emerging composers and performers where Fifth House works with participants on building careers in music in line with their own unique vision and values. Fifth House is currently an Ensemble in Residence at the Music Institute of Chicago. The transcript for this episode can be found here. Resources discussed in this episode: Fresh Inc Festival For more information about Third Coast Percussion, please visit them at website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

In March 2020, percussionist David Skidmore was faced with the sudden reality of not being able to perform for live audiences for the first time in his career. But just one week after their last in-person performance, Skidmore and the other three members of the Grammy Award-winning Chicago-based percussion quartet Third Coast Percussion were livestreaming their first show. And they've kept that up, collaborating with Hancher and other partners ever since. In this conversation with Micah, Chuy, and Dustin, Skidmore discusses the ways in which the ensemble has been challenged to reevaluate the relevance of their mission in these times, adjust their collaboration and performance practices, and imagine a new way forward. Skidmore also discusses Third Coast Percussion's ongoing Hancher collaboration and their upcoming engagements, including two family-friendly, free events you can attend this weekend. Visit https://hancher.uiowa.edu/ to make reservations to join us for a presentation of Think Outside the Drum on 2/13, followed by the Hancher Youth & Family Talent Show Finale on 2/14. To learn more about Third Coast Percussion, visit https://thirdcoastpercussion.com/.

Sean Connors and Peter Martin from Third Coast Percussion join Soundweavers to discuss the stages of entering, campaigning for, and winning a Grammy; their approach to successfully and consistently recording albums; coordinating the complex logistics necessary for fitting a percussion ensemble into the NPR Tiny Desk studio; building educational programs with community partners to perpetuate long-term musical engagement; strategies for improving diversity in programming; and how they use mobile apps to create new angles for interacting with albums. Third Coast Percussion is a Grammy Award-winning Chicago-based percussion quartet. For fifteen years, the ensemble has created exciting and unexpected performances that constantly redefine the classical music experience. The ensemble has been praised for “commandingly elegant” (New York Times) performances, the “rare power” (Washington Post) of their recordings, and “an inspirational sense of fun and curiosity” (Minnesota Star-Tribune). Third Coast Percussion maintains a busy tour schedule, with past performances in 35 of the 50 states and Washington, DC, plus international tour dates in Canada, Colombia, Hong Kong, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. A direct connection with the audience is at the core of all of Third Coast Percussion's work, whether the musicians are speaking from the stage about a new piece of music, inviting the audience to play along in a concert or educational performance, or inviting their fans around the world to create new music using one of their free mobile apps. The four members of Third Coast are also accomplished teachers, and make active participation by all students the cornerstone of all their educational offerings. The quartet's curiosity and eclectic taste have led to a series of unlikely collaborations that have produced exciting new art. The ensemble has worked with engineers at the University of Notre Dame, architects at the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, dancers at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and musicians from traditions ranging from the mbira music of Zimbabwe's Shona people, to indie rockers and footwork producers, to some of the world's leading concert musicians. Third Coast Percussion served as ensemble-in-residence at the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center from 2013—2018, and currently serves as ensemble-in-residence at Denison University. The transcript for this episode can be found here. Resources discussed in this episode: The GRAMMYs Third Coast Percussion's Tiny Desk Concert for NPR For more information about Third Coast Percussion, please visit them at website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and SoundCloud.

Damon gets to talk to Peter and Rob about playing percussion, making it a business, their new world premiere, gear, and much more! There are other segments like: R.I.P., gig alerts, educational spotlight, helping others, transcriptions, music news and more!

Devonté Hynes, aka Blood Orange, had an incredible 2019. He dropped the mixtape Angel's Pulse; scored the critically acclaimed film Queen and Slim; released a classical album with Third Coast Percussion; directed a music video for Beck; and, as a fan, finally saw the brilliant composer/vocalist Beverly Glenn-Copeland live. Glenn-Copeland (as he prefers to go by in his day-to-day life) had his own amazing year: At the age of 74, he had his first international tour, released the new LP Primal Prayer, and saw his previously obscure, decade-spanning seven album catalog finally embraced in music communities around the world. And he met Dev, whose music he adores. We introduced Dev and Glenn right here on the Talkhouse Podcast, and the ensuing convo was warm, vulnerable, funny, and potent. The two sat on a sofa at Hook and Fade Studio in Brooklyn, and instantly formed a world all their own; they stared into each other's eyes, and spoke so softly that it was difficult to hear them from even a few feet away. In their wide-ranging conversation, Glenn and Dev discuss discovering parts of themselves by traveling out of their home countries; the way they each approach their songwriting; and the story behind Glenn’s seminal 1986 album Keyboard Fantasies. We also learn the importance of nature and its role in their music; how recently Dev began to honor music as the foundation of all his creativity; and the trick Glenn’s mother used to make him a musician while still in utero. Check it out, and subscribe now to stay in the loop on future episodes of the Talkhouse Podcast. —Elia Einhorn, Talkhouse Podcast host and producer Today's show was engineered and co-produced by Mark Yoshizumi. Additional editing by Katie Lau. Research by Reese Higgins. The Talkhouse Podcast’s theme song was composed and performed by The Range. Please direct all podcast-related ideas, vitriol, and compliments to elia@thetalkhouse.com.

New music releases have slowed to a trickle, it's true, but they haven't stopped entirely! Seth chats with four creative musicians and ensembles who have recently released wildly inventive new music including saxophone quartet Nois, Third Coast Percussion, Sunny Knable and Amy Wurtz. Features music by Nikki Harlafti, Matthew Arrellin, Ryan Lott, Sunny Knable and Amy Wurtz.

....A cura di Fabio Barbieri. Musiche di Avishai Cohen, Franz Schubert, Oded Tzur, Claude Debussy, Third Coast Percussion, Les Brown.

....A cura di Fabio Barbieri. Musiche di Avishai Cohen, Franz Schubert, Oded Tzur, Claude Debussy, Third Coast Percussion, Les Brown. (seconda parte)

....A cura di Fabio Barbieri. Musiche di Avishai Cohen, Franz Schubert, Oded Tzur, Claude Debussy, Third Coast Percussion, Les Brown. (seconda parte)

A cura di Fabio Barbieri. Musiche di Third Coast Percussion, Claude Debussy, Brian Eno.

A cura di Fabio Barbieri. Musiche di Third Coast Percussion, Claude Debussy, Brian Eno. (prima parte)

A cura di Fabio Barbieri. Musiche di Third Coast Percussion, Claude Debussy, Brian Eno. (prima parte)

Ansamblio „Third Coast Percussion“ koncertas Turine. Programoje Philipo Glasso „Upė Madèira“ ir „Perpetulum“, Steve'o Reicho „Mušamųjų kvartetas“, Devonté's Hyneso „Tobulai nebylus“, Gavino Bryarso „Kita upės pusė“, Davido Skidmore‘o „Imk viską, ko nori“, „Sudeginta ir sugriauta“. Ved. Šinkūnas Marius.

On this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek talks to Third Coast Percussion executive director David Skidmore about the Grammy-winning ensemble's pivot to streaming concerts. Later in the program, Gary catches up with the owner of Chicago-based Volumes Book Café to learn more about the challenges facing independent bookstores during the pandemic. The Dueling Critics, Kerry Reid and Jonathan Abarbanel, stopped by remotely to talk about a new streaming production that's part Shakespeare and part Super Mario Brothers. And we'll hear how suburban comedians are dealing with the current restrictions.

Devonté Hynes, aka Blood Orange, had an incredible 2019. He dropped the mixtape Angel's Pulse; scored the critically acclaimed film Queen and Slim; released a classical album with Third Coast Percussion; directed a music video for Beck; and, as a fan, finally saw the brilliant composer/vocalist Beverly Glenn-Copeland live. Glenn-Copeland (as he prefers to go by in his day-to-day life) had his own amazing year: At the age of 74, he had his first international tour, released the new LP Primal Prayer, and saw his previously obscure, decade-spanning seven album catalog finally embraced in music communities around the world. And he met Dev, whose music he adores. We introduced Dev and Glenn right here on the Talkhouse Podcast, and the ensuing convo was warm, vulnerable, funny, and potent. The two sat on a sofa at Hook and Fade Studio in Brooklyn, and instantly formed a world all their own; they stared into each other's eyes, and spoke so softly that it was difficult to hear them from even a few feet away. In their wide-ranging conversation, Glenn and Dev discuss discovering parts of themselves by traveling out of their home countries; the way they each approach their songwriting; and the story behind Glenn’s seminal 1986 album Keyboard Fantasies. We also learn the importance of nature and its role in their music; how recently Dev began to honor music as the foundation of all his creativity; and the trick Glenn’s mother used to make him a musician while still in utero. Check it out, and subscribe now to stay in the loop on future episodes of the Talkhouse Podcast. —Elia Einhorn, Talkhouse Podcast host and producer @eliaeinhorn Today's show was engineered and co-produced by Mark Yoshizumi. Additional editing by Katie Lau. Research by Reese Higgins. The Talkhouse Podcast’s theme song was composed and performed by The Range. Please direct all podcast-related ideas, vitriol, and compliments to elia@thetalkhouse.com

Percussionist/composer David Skidmore, co-founder of the Grammy Award-winning, Chicago-based percussion quartet Third Coast Percussion, discusses their genre-defying collaboration with record producer and composer Devonté Hynes for their new album Fields.

Percussionist/composer David Skidmore, co-founder of the Grammy Award-winning, Chicago-based percussion quartet Third Coast Percussion, discusses their genre-defying collaboration with record producer and composer Devonté Hynes for their new album Fields.

Grammy Award-winning ensemble Third Coast Percussion plays music by international R&B and pop music star Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange ) on their newest album, Fields , marking Hynes's recording debut as a classical composer.

In the first episode of CMC's new fortnightly podcast, Evonne Ferguson and Jonathan Grimes talk with composer Amanda Feery about her recent work at the Dublin Fringe Festival, writing for symphonic wind band, making a living as a composer in Dublin and the worsening economic conditions for artists living in the capital, and why she chose to move back to Ireland from the US. Recorded in CMC in October 2019 cmc.ie Amanda Feery https://www.cmc.ie/composers/amanda-feery https://soundcloud.com/amandafeery Music Squarepushers, Quince Ensemble - 3:25 https://www.cmc.ie/music/squarepushers Give Us The Night, Third Coast Percussion - 15:05 This is the House Of, Mizzou New Music Initiative - 34:10 Vultures, Crash Ensemble - 40:08 Nine Weeks https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/stage/nine-weeks-review-extraordinary-performance-which-gives-voice-to-the-inexpressible–1.4016197 Ball State Symphony Band https://www.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/music/ensembles/bands/symphony-band Heartworm (clip) https://twitter.com/amandafeery/status/1175037921767886849 Irish National Opera Studio https://www.irishnationalopera.ie/ Evangelia Rigaki - This Hostel Life https://www.irishnationalopera.ie/whats-on/current-upcoming-productions/this-hostel-life Stephen McNeff - Banished https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/stephen-mcneffs-banished-at-kilmainham-gaol-museum-tickets–50368700138 Donnacha Dennehy - Second Violinist https://thesecondviolinist.ie/ New Music Dublin https://www.cmc.ie/content/new-music-dublin–2019 CrashLands https://www.crashensemble.com/crashlands Recording and production - Keith Fennell Editing - Jonathan Grimes

This episode of the Classical Chicago Podcast features Peter Martin from Third Coast Percussion! On October 11, the Grammy Award-winning ensemble will release Fields, featuring the compositions of genre-defying artist, Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange). Click here to learn more about the project https://CedilleRecords.lnk.to/lE48rfVQID

2019 Mizzou Master’s in Percussion Graduate Brianna Trainor stops by to talk about the 2 recitals she gave this year (01:50), going to Ghana in 2018 (18:20), her experience with the New Music Ensemble at Mizzou and the idea of supporting other musicians (26:25), working as Personnel Manager with the Missouri Summer Symphony and upcoming work (38:05), growing up in Wisconsin and her musical influences (46:10), going to Wisconsin-Stevens Point for undergrad (01:06:00), moving to Chicago to work for Third Coast Percussion (01:20:40), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (01:37:30).Finishing with a Rave on frequent guest David Grubb and his new Radio Show (01:50:20).Links:Brianna Trainor’s bioMizzou New Music EnsembleHannah HutchinsJuan José R. Calvo“Spider Walk” - Marta PtaszynskaChen Yi“Faded Lines” - Andrea VenetAndrea Venet“Head to Toe” - Molly JoyceMike TruesdellMegan ArnsJennifer HigdonNancy Zeltsman“The mirror in the shoe store that you use…” - Susan PowellAndrew MahonenCarrie MaginAngelica NegronNathan Daughtrey“Impromptu” - William MayDagbe Cultural InstituteBernard WomaSo PercussionThe Contemporary Percussionist - Michael Udow“Cold Pressed” - David HollindenThird Coast PercussionFlat Water Percussion TrioCHannel2 Percussion DuoNiko SchroederMikkel ChristensenWontonaraMissouri Symphony SocietyColumbia Civic OrchestraAyodelePioneer Drum and Bugle CorpsUrban Olive & Vine“A Terrible Beauty” - Roger Braun“Psappha” - Iannis Xenakis“Bone Alphabet” - Brian Ferneyhough“Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra” - Alvin LucierRyan KorbAdam RappelBrian BaldauffDancer in the Dark trailer“Smells Like Teen Spirit” - Nirvana“Alive” - Pearl Jam“Lovesong” - The Cure“Motorcrash” - The Sugarcubes“The Clampdown” - The Clash“Just Can’t Get Enough” - Depeche Mode“Holiday in Cambodia” - Dead Kennedys“Hunter” - Björk“Runs in the Family” - Amanda PalmerMike PattonMichael ColgrassJohn ZornPaul Draper“The So-Called Laws of Nature” - David LangMarina AbramovicKeiko AbeNeil GaimanRebecca McDanielWhat We Do in the Shadows trailerRaves:David Grubb’s appearances on the podcast in 2016, 2017, and 2018Hard in the Paint AM 1280David Grubb’s Go Fund Me page

Songs includeNatural by Julia ShapiroSIDEWINDER by Cautious ClayThe River St. Johns by Jake Xerxes FussellHenryk Górecki: Symphony No. 3 sung by Beth GibbonsThe Weight of Things by The GloamingTorched and Wrecked by Third Coast Percussion

http://annettbone.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/First-Impressions.png () Session Summary: First impressions and expectations can be unpredictable. That was certainly the case with watching this collaboration with Hubbard Street Dance and Third Coast Percussion. Having dreamt for many years of seeing Hubbard Street live, I was expecting solely a jazz dance style in their show, but I witnessed much more. Third Coast Percussion was new to me so my expectations were minimal, and they did not disappoint. Be open to experiencing new perspectives when attending events. I found it interesting that some of the audience thought that this show was not celebratory enough. So what was their definition of a celebration? Who knows. They also expressed that there was too much story and pantomime. I personally love when movement has story. It makes it more interesting to me. As always, art is subjective and you don't have to agree with everyone. My experiences thus far at The Wallis have been wonderful. It's a beautiful venue and the people that work there are so kind and helpful. I get so excited each time I attend a show at this fantastic facility. Links/Info from this session:http://annettbone.com (Get my FREE Audio Resource) http://hubbardstreetdance.com (Hubbard Street) http://thirdcoastpercussion.com (Third Coast Percussion) http://thewallis.org (Wallis Annenberg Center for The Performing Arts) Would you review The DancePreneuring Studio?I would be extremely appreciative if you would subscribe and leave your feedback on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Radio. It really helps if you do it through the native Apple Podcast App on your smart device. Thanks so much!

This bonus episode of In The Moment offers an insider's look at our Town Music series! Host Jini Palmer talks with Town Music curator Joshua Roman about chamber music, the theatrical aspects of a live performance, and his selection process for each season's lineup. They dive into this season of Town Music, taking a look at our upcoming concerts. For the first performance, Sideshow by Talea Ensemble (15:50), Roman highlights the theatrical spin that the piece brings to chamber music. Then he takes a look at Third Coast Percussion (18:20), the Grammy-winning Chicago quartet presenting an avant-garde percussion quartet commissioned by Philip Glass. Jini and Joshua also touch on Piano Ki Avaaz (22:00), the piano trio commissioned by rising star composer Reena Esmail utilizing techniques that blend Indian and Western classical traditions. And finally, Jini and Joshua explore Bach to Bates (25:12)—a concert juxtaposing classical works by Bach alongside cutting-edge commissions from Grammy-nominated composer Mason Bates. Get an insider's look and stay in the know about what's going on in this moment at Town Hall.    

Third Coast Percussion makes amazing music by hitting stuff. Okay - it's a little more complicated than that. But the Grammy-winning ensemble does spend a lot of time, both at Home Depot and with percussion mentors from other countries, searching for things to hit, bash, tap and so on. Their latest project, Paddle to the Sea, is a beautiful and moving distillation of all of that searching and bashing - one that has a rich history, dating back to a children's book of the same name from 1941. In this episode, Third Coast's Sean Connors and Peter Martin talk about Paddle to the Sea and what exactly a percussion ensemble is. Music in this episode:   Special thanks to Todd Reynolds for his music, Taskforce: Farmlab from Outerbourough.   

Watch the Chicago-based ensemble conjure otherworldly sounds from steel pipes, tuned cowbells and a bowl that sings.

Watch the Chicago-based ensemble conjure otherworldly sounds from steel pipes, tuned cowbells and a bowl that sings.

Third Coast Percussion's Sean Connors discusses the ensemble' new album "Paddle to the Sea," available February 9: http://bit.ly/2CXnpOc

Percussion is almost anything that we say ‘yes’ to playing.” – Sean Connors  Wait. A percussion-only ensemble? Is that, like, a fancy drum circle? Sean Connors of the Grammy-winning percussion quartet Third Coast Percussionexplains that this is not too far off. But the operative word is “fancy.” As Connors describes it, percussion ensembles are the mad scientists of the music world. Any object in the world is a potential instrument. And when they’ve run out of objects, they invent more. (Fun fact: Third Coast sometimes works with actual scientists at the University of Notre Dame where they are ensemble in residence.) Learn all about the crazy world of percussion ensembles and hear some amazing music in this show. Music in this episode: Mallet Quartet: III (Fast), by Steve Reich, from Third Coast Grammy performance with Ravi Coltrane Wild Sound, mvt 4, by Glenn Kotche (Arduino and marimba versions) Audio production by Todd “Neil Peart” Hulslander with air drumming by Dacia Clay and video production and general other assistance by Mark DiClaudio.

Episode 1 - Our first episode features an interview with David Skidmore from Third Coast Percussion. In conversation with WFMT General Manager Steve Robinson and Cedille Records President Jim Ginsburg, David talks about the group's founding, its relationship with Steve Reich's music, and their new album on Cedille Records.

You may have heard of the band Wilco. Maybe fewer of you have heard of the band's drummer, Glenn Kotche. And probably fewer still, know that Kotche is a classically trained percussionist and composer. In this installment of Music is Music, we're taking a trip into Kotche's world through a piece called Wild Sound. The members in Chicago-based Third Coast Percussion approached Kotche back in 2008 to see if he'd be interested in collaboration. The vibe was there from the beginning, but concert performances and world tours with a rock band kind of got in the way. Cut to 2014, when Third Coast Percussion landed an ensemble-in-residence honor at the University Notre Dame. Stars aligned and the scheduling gods carved out time for Kotche and Co. to collaborate, dream up and refine the pieces of Wild Sound. Kotche had the idea to use some of the found sounds he's gathered through years of touring and taking walks in cities all over the world. The skeletal structure of the piece takes us on a journey from nature to city streets. Third Coast Percussion and Kotche also collaborated on the instrumentation used. Much of the sounds coming from the stage are from instruments that are built and evolve in real time while the music is performed. The ensemble assembled their tools and delighted patrons as part of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music Festival. From a bicycle wheel and ball bearings to sci-fi plexiglass sheets that were wired for sound, the stage was covered with their inspiration, melody and creativity. In less-capable hands, these makeshift instruments could have been a shamble, but Third Coast Percussion were up to the task, and Kotche's composition was transcendent. Check out an interview with the artists and the entire performance of Wild Sound.

In anticipation of John Cage's 100th Birthday, Relevant Tones examines his life and music. Two members of Chicago-based ensemble Third Coast Percussion, Robert Dillon and David Skidmore, join us in the studio to share anecdotes about their experiences playing Cage's works. Hosted by Seth Boustead Produced by Jesse McQuarters