UW Percussion Ensemble: Percussion Music as Revolution

Yiheng Yvonne Wu — Violent Tender
Edgard Varèse — Ionisation
Philip Schuessler — The Glass Abattoir

Yiheng Yvonne Wu – Violent Tender
Edgard Varèse – Ionisation
Philip Schuessler – The Glass Abattoir

The University of Washington Percussion Ensemble (Bonnie Whiting, director) presents its fall quarter concert, performing the U.S. premiere of Yiheng Yvonne Wu’s percussion quartet Violent Tender, Edgard Varèse’s groundbreaking Ionisation, and The Glass Abattoir for speaking percussion ensemble by Philip Schuessler, among other works.

About UW Percussion Ensemble

The University of Washington Percussion Ensemble is comprised of graduate and undergraduate percussionists, and it is open to music majors, music minors, and other members of the UW community. This group performs a wide range of music, encompassing world premieres, group improvisation, and historic works for percussion ensemble. The UWPE has performed at the Northwest Percussion Festival, and at outreach events in the Seattle area, such as an interactive performance for Tent City 3 residents, on the Wayward Series, and at the 2017 NUMUS Northwest Festival.

https://music.washington.edu/ensembles/percussion-ensemble