Perspectives Third Coast Percussion

• Danny Elfman (b. 1953): Percussion Quartet:
• 1Elfman: Percussion Quartet: I. —05:08
• 2Elfman: Percussion Quartet: II. —06:22
• 3Elfman: Percussion Quartet: III. —04:06
• 4Elfman: Percussion Quartet: IV. —04:17
• Philip Glass (b. 1937): Metamorphosis No. 1 (Arr. S. Connors, R. Dillion, P. Martin & D. Skidmore for Percussion Ensemble):
• 5Glass: Metamorphosis No. 1 (Arr. S. Connors, R. Dillion, P. Martin & D. Skidmore for Percussion Ensemble)09:33
• Jlin: Perspective:
• 6Jlin: Perspective: I. Paradigm05:11
• 7Jlin: Perspective: II. Obscure04:37
• 8Jlin: Perspective: III. Derivative04:30
• 9Jlin: Perspective: IV. Fourth Perspective03:47
• 10Jlin: Perspective: V. Dissonance02:47
• 11Jlin: Perspective: VI. Duality05:53
• 12Jlin: Perspective: VII. Embryo03:33
• Nathalie Joachim, Allison Loggins-Hull, David Skidmore, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, Sean Connors: Rubix:
• 13Joachim, Loggins-Hull, Skidmore, Dillon, Martin, Connors: Rubix: I. Go03:37
• 14Joachim, Loggins-Hull, Skidmore, Dillon, Martin, Connors: Rubix: II. Play04:21
• 15Joachim, Loggins-Hull, Skidmore, Dillon, Martin, Connors: Rubix: III. Still05:58
• Total Runtime01:13:40

Info for Perspectives

Fresh off their Grammy nomination for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, Third Coast Percussion is back in the studio, hard at work on their fourth album for Cedille, Perspectives. As with all of their Cedille albums, Perspectives will highlight Third Coast Percussion’s passion for collaboration and pushing boundaries. All of the works on the album were written for or arranged by the ensemble and, according to TCP member David Skidmore, “represent Third Coast Percussion’s commitment to reimagining how new classical music is created.”

A highlight of the album is the world premiere of Danny Elfman’s Percussion Quartet, commissioned by TCP in fall 2019. The quartet is a winning vehicle for the iconic film composer’s recent interest in composing concert music after decades of creating some of the most recognizable film soundtracks of our time, including for Batman, Beetlejuice, and Good Will Hunting, as well as the soundtracks to beloved T.V. shows such as The Simpsons. Elfman worked closely with Third Coast Percussion throughout the composing and revising process and incorporated custom instruments built by the ensemble.

The album takes its name from another world premiere work, by Gary, Indiana native Jlin (Jerrilynn Patton), a composer and EDM (electronic dance music) producer. Jlin’s Perspective, is a seven-movement work created in a DAW (digital audio workstation) as electronic tracks using samples from Third Coast Percussion’s instrument collection. The work was then set on TCP’s instruments by the ensemble’s members, in consultation with Jlin.

Another exciting collaboration is the presence of the flute/electronics duo Flutronix who are partnering with Third Coast Percussion on the creation of a new work for both ensembles. Flutronix members are Allison Loggins-Hull and Chicago-based composer/performer Nathalie Joachim, formerly of Eighth Blackbird. Planned to be flexible in presentation, the work will be performable in multiple formats, so that it can be toured by each ensemble separately or together. This is both an artistic and practical consideration given the limits on live touring that still persist with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Finally, Third Coast Percussion will record another in their acclaimed series of arrangements of works by Philip Glass. This time, they have arranged Glass’s iconic solo piano work Metamorphosis 1. As on their sophomore Cedille album, Paddle to the Sea, TCP took inspiration not only from Glass’s original version of the piece, but also from Brazilian group Uakti’s reimagining of it on their album, Aguas da Amazonia. Here we have a legendary composer whose music is reimagined, and reimagined again, by artists who each bring new life to Glass’s signature musical vocabulary.

Third Coast Percussion

Third Coast Percussion
Hailed by The New Yorker as “vibrant” and “superb,” Third Coast Percussion explores and expands the extraordinary sonic possibilities of the percussion repertoire, delivering exciting performances for audiences of all kinds. Formed in 2005, Third Coast Percussion has developed an international reputation with concerts and recordings of inspiring energy and subtle nuance.

These “hard-grooving” musicians (New York Times) have become known for ground-breaking collaborations across a wide range of disciplines, including concerts and residency projects with engineers at the University of Notre Dame, architects at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, astronomers at the Adler Planetarium, and more. The ensemble has also designed free iPhone and iPad apps that allow audience members to create their own musical performances and take a deeper look at the music performed by Third Coast Percussion.

Third Coast Percussion is the Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, a position they assumed in 2013. They have the honor of being the first ensemble at the University of Notre Dame to create a permanent and progressive ensemble residency program at the center. Third Coast Percussion performs multiple recitals annually as part of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center’s Presenting Series, engages with the local community, and leads interdisciplinary projects in collaboration with a wide range of disciplines across campus.

Third Coast’s recent and upcoming concerts and residencies include the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY), De Doelen (Rotterdam), the Barbican (London), Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), Town Hall Seattle, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival (CO), Eastman Kilbourn Recital Series (NY), St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Liquid Music Series (MN), Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis, National Gallery of Art (DC), University of Chicago Presents, the Austin Chamber Music Festival, and more. Third Coast has introduced percussion to chamber music audiences in Texas, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Illinois, securing invitations to return to many of these series.

Third Coast’s passion for community outreach includes a wide range of residency offerings while on tour, in addition to a long-term residency with the Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary Marimba Ensemble on Chicago’s South Side. In addition to its national performances, Third Coast Percussion’s hometown presence includes an annual Chicago series, with four to five concerts in locations around the city. The ensemble has collaborated in concert with a wide range of artists and performing ensembles including Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Eighth Blackbird, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Signal, and video artists Luftwerk.

The members of Third Coast Percussion —Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and David Skidmore—hold degrees in music performance from Northwestern University, the Yale School of Music, the Eastman School of Music, the New England Conservatory, and Rutgers University. Third Coast Percussion performs exclusively with Pearl/Adams Musical Instruments, Zildjian Cymbals, Remo Drumheads, and Vic Firth sticks and mallets.

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