Texas Performing Arts welcomes modern performance ensemble So Percussion to the McCullough Theatre on Thursday, March 11 at 8:00 p.m. They will present the Austin premiere of composer Steve Reich's new Mallet Quartet, written for the group and several other renowned percussion ensembles. This new piece for two vibraphones and two marimbas promises the audience a melodic and totally unique musical experience.
Since coming together at the Yale School of Music in 1999, So Percussion has been creating music that is both raucous and touching, barbarous and refined. Realizing that percussion instruments can communicate all the extremes of emotion and musical possibility, it has not been an easy music to define. Called an "experimental powerhouse" by the Village Voice, "astonishing and entrancing" by Billboard Magazine, and "brilliant" by the New York Times, the Brooklyn based quartet's innovative work with today's most exciting composers and their own original music has quickly helped them forge a unique and diverse career.Although the drum is one of humanity's most ancient instruments, Europe and America have only recently begun to explore its full potential, aided by explosions of influence and experimentation from around the world. In the 20th Century, musical innovators like Edgard Varese, John Cage, Steve Reich, and Iannis Xenakis brought these instruments out from behind the traditional orchestra and gave them new voice.Campus & Community Engagement Event:
Join us for a post-performance talkback in the hall with the artists, including composer Steven Reich immediately following the performance.
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 8:00 pm -Texas Performing Arts presents So Percussion at the McCullough Theatre (2350 Robert Dedman Dr).
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Tickets ($30 / $10 student tickets / discounted tickets available for UT faculty & staff, seniors and Military) are on sale now authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at http://www.TexasPerformingArts.org , or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.
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