Alone/Aligned/Opposed 3rd Coast Percussion

2017 Grammy Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

 

Musical Forces combine and collide in a newly commissioned, large scale work by rising star Mathew Barnson, Arvo Part's "Fratres", Alejandro Vinao's "Arabesco Infinito", and Fredrik Andersson's "The Lonelyness of Santa Claus", all staged with dramatic lighting at Wicker Park's historic Chopin Theatre.

Tickets $15/5


12/15/09 - 12/15/09

730p


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.
 
In the second concert of their 2009-10 Chicago Season, "Alone/Aligned/Opposed," Third Coast will premiere a newly commissioned 4-movement work by rising star Matthew Barnson, inspired by both European Modernist music and electronic dance music.

The program will also include the Chicago premiere of Estonian composer Arvo Part's meditative Fratres for percussion quartet as well as two duos:  Alejandro Vinao's virtuosic Arabesco Infinito and Fredrik Andersson's sparse but beautiful The Lonelyness of Santa Claus.

The entire performance features lighting design by Lee Keenan of the House Theatre of Chicago.

Production
Lee Keenan

Tags: Music, New Europe, 2009