Since its formation at the Yale School of Music, So Percussion has been creating music that is at turns raucous and touching, barbarous and heartfelt. Believing that percussion instruments can communicate all the extremes of emotion and musical possibility, they've created a sound not easy to define. Called an "experimental powerhouse" by The Village Voice and "brilliant" by The New York Times, the Brooklyn-based quartet's innovative work has quickly helped them forge a unique and diverse career.
So Percussion's Southern Theater debut will feature the regional premiere of 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Reich's Mallet Quartet for two vibraphones and two marimbas, written exclusively for So Percussion and slotted for Carnegie Hall in 2011, as well as the world premiere of acclaimed Minneapolis-based composer Mary Ellen Childs' And So for four players on two marimbas complimented by incidental percussion."I love writing for percussion of all kinds. Such rich and varied textures and sonic possibilities," said Childs. "So Percussion is one of the finest groups going and I'm delighted to be writing a new piece expressly for them and Marimba 2010."Videos