Third Coast Percussion via Matrix

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Name: Third Coast Percussion
City/Place: Chicago, Illinois
Country: United States

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Life & Work

Bio:
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 33 of the 50 states plus international tour dates in Colombia, the United Kingdom, Lithuania, Taiwan, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada, and Poland.

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 corner stone 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.

A commission for a new work from composer Augusta Read Thomas in 2012 led to the realization that commissioning new musical works can be—and should be—as collaborative as any other artistic partnership. Through extensive workshopping and close contact with composers, Third Coast Percussion has commissioned and premiered new works by Philip Glass, Jlin, Tyondai Braxton, Augusta Read Thomas, Devonté Hynes, Georg Friedrich Haas, Donnacha Dennehy, Glenn Kotche, Christopher Cerrone, David T. Little and today’s leading up-and-coming composers through their Emerging Composers Partnership Program. TCP’s commissioned works have become part of the ensemble’s core repertoire and seen hundreds of performances across three continents.

Third Coast Percussion’s recordings include six full-length albums, three EPs, and a number of appearances on other releases. The quartet has put its stamp on iconic percussion works by John Cage and Steve Reich, and Third Coast has also created first recordings of commissioned works by Philip Glass, Augusta Read Thomas, Devonté Hynes, Gavin Bryars, Donnacha Dennehy, David T. Little, Ted Hearne, and more, in addition to recordings of the ensemble’s own compositions. In 2017 the ensemble won the Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for their recording of Steve Reich’s works for percussion.

Third Coast Percussion has always maintained strong ties to the vibrant artistic community in their hometown of Chicago. They have collaborated with Chicago institutions such as Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, the Chicago Children’s Choir, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and the Adler Planetarium, performed at the grand opening of Maggie Daley Children’s Park, conducted residencies at the University of Chicago and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, created multi-year collaborative projects with Chicago-based composers Augusta Read Thomas, Glenn Kotche, and chamber ensemble Eighth Blackbird, and taught tens of thousands of students through partnerships with the People’s Music School, the Chicago Park District, Rush Hour Concerts, Urban Gateways, and others.

The four members of Third Coast Percussion (Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and David Skidmore) met while studying percussion music at Northwestern University with Michael Burritt and James Ross. Members of Third Coast also hold degrees from the Eastman School of Music, Rutgers University, the New England Conservatory, and the Yale School of Music.

Contact Information

Telephone: 773 234 2712
Address: 4045 North Rockwell
Chicago Illinois 60618
Management/Booking: Booking
Reba Cafarelli
[email protected]
773.208.5563

Media | Markets

▶ Buy My Music: (downloads/CDs/DVDs) http://thirdcoastpercussion.com/music/albums/#All-Albums
▶ Twitter: ThirdCoastPerc
▶ Instagram: ThirdCoastPercussion
▶ Website: http://thirdcoastpercussion.com
▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/thirdcoastpercussion
▶ Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/1IK7kcKtDHopNnYmz7Moz7
▶ Spotify 2: http://open.spotify.com/album/7fvl8TqN4VDdBM9MhQjmy2
▶ Spotify 3: http://open.spotify.com/album/38oE23mDC1Gu2Sll7pny22
▶ Spotify 4: http://open.spotify.com/album/40auUhpfmKHRAJT9sWdpuM
▶ Spotify 5: http://open.spotify.com/album/6LQptAetbnEZDluLBwKunN
▶ Spotify 6: http://open.spotify.com/album/3n5KWjHKRI61sXoY7eYifS

Quotes, Notes & Etc. The ensemble has recorded eight full-length albums, three EPs, and a number of appearances on other releases. The quartet has put its stamp on iconic percussion works by John Cage, Steve Reich, and Philippe Manoury, and created the first recordings of commissioned works by Philip Glass, Augusta Read Thomas, David T. Little, and Ted Hearne, in addition to recordings of the ensemble’s own compositions. In 2017 the ensemble won the Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble performance for their recording of Steve Reich’s works for percussion.

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Third Coast Percussion | "Amazon River" by Philip Glass
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Third Coast Percussion | "Madeira River" by Philip Glass
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Third Coast Percussion: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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Reaction Yield, by Third Coast Percussion
Reaction Yield, composed and performed by Third Coast Percussion
- January 22, 2020
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- January 22, 2020
A video was posted re Third Coast Percussion:

Third Coast Percussion | "Amazon River" by Philip Glass
"Amazon River" by Philip Glass Performed by Third Coast Percussion Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, David Skidmore
- January 22, 2020
A video was posted re Third Coast Percussion:

Third Coast Percussion | "Madeira River" by Philip Glass
Madeira River by Philip Glass Performed & Arranged by Third Coast Percussion from Aguas da Amazonia Performed & Arranged by Third Coast Percussion Sean Conno...
- January 22, 2020
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Contemporary Classical Music
- January 22, 2020
A video was posted re Third Coast Percussion:

Third Coast Percussion: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
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- January 22, 2020
A category was added to Third Coast Percussion:

Percussion Ensemble
- January 22, 2020
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Chicago, Illinois
- January 22, 2020
Third Coast Percussion is matrixed!
- January 22, 2020

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