Third Coast Percussion http://www.thirdcoastpercussion.com/

For more than 15 years, Third Coast Percussion has created exciting and unexpected performances that constantly redefine the classical music experience. The ensemble has been praised for its "commandingly elegant" (The New York Times) performances, the "rare power" (The Washington Post) of its recordings, and "an inspirational sense of fun and curiosity." (Star-Tribune)

Third Coast Percussion: Soirée Cedille

Sunday, September 13, 2020 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Anthony McGill (clarinet), Rachel Barton Pine (violin), & Will Liverman (baritone) join TCP in this virtual benefit concert for Chicago's Cedille Records.

$25 minimum

Digital_TCP: Perspectives – Live from Chicago

Thursday, September 10, 2020 @ 9:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Clarice Assad – The Hero (arr. Third Coast Percussion)
Devonté Hynes – Perfectly Voiceless
Gemma Peacocke – Death Wish
Philip Glass – Perpetulum, mvt. 3
Mark Applebaum – Aphasia
Jlin – Perspective

Free

digital_TCP: Devonté Hynes

Thursday, August 27, 2020 @ 8:30pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Works by composer Devonté Hynes (aka Blood Orange) from Third Coast Percussion's recent album, Fields. Featuring a Q&A with the composer & screening of a music video from the album.

Free

Third Coast Percussion Digital Season Announcement

Thursday, July 2, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Third Coast Percussion – "Niagara" from Paddle to the Sea
Clarice Assad, arr. TCP – The Hero
Sérgio Assad, arr. TCP – The Innocent
Philip Glass, arr. TCP – Madeira River
Augusta Read Thomas – "II. Prayer" from Resounding Earth
Jlin – "Obscure" and "Derivative" from Perspective

Free (Free)

New Music Gathering: Third Coast Percussion

Saturday, June 20, 2020 @ 9:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Ayanna Woods – Triple Point
Nik Bärtsch  – Third Coast Culture (world premiere)
Robyn Jacob  – Transference and Zoosemiotics (world premiere)

Free

Third Coast Percussion: Danny Elfman Percussion Quartet

Friday, May 29, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 9:00pm (EDT)
Online event
TCP performs a new work by four-time Oscar nominee Danny Elfman. Stick around for exclusive interview footage with Danny as well as live Q&A with the ensemble!

Free (Free)

Third Coast Percussion Fundraiser Concert: How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?

Sunday, May 17, 2020 @ 5:00pm – 6:15pm (EDT)
Online event
A fabulous way to support Third Coast Percussion while enjoying music, food and drink, and good company, all from the comfort of your own home.

$100 suggested ($5 minimum)

Digital TCP: John Cage, Bana Haffar, & David Skidmore

Saturday, May 2, 2020 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
Online event
John Cage – Third Construction
Bana Haffar – Shed
David Skidmore – Ritual Music

Free

Third Coast Percussion – Paddle to the Sea

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 @ 8:30pm – 10:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Third Coast Percussion – Paddle to the Sea
Philip Glass, arr. Third Coast Percussion – Aguas da Amazonia
Jacob Druckman – Reflections on the Nature of Water
Traditional, arr. Musekiwa Chingodza – Chigwaya

Free

Third Coast Percussion: Think Outside the Drum

Monday, April 20, 2020 @ 6:30pm – 7:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Play along with TCP and explore the fundamentals of music through interactive games. This presentation is geared toward high schoolers, but students of all ages will enjoy the show!

Free

Third Coast Percussion: How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?/How Do We All Get to 2021? (Fundraiser)

Friday, April 17, 2020 @ 5:00pm – 7:00pm (EDT)
Online event
An online fundraiser to support Third Coast Percussion and raise funds for their planned Carnegie Hall debut.

$5 / $100

Third Coast Percussion Benefit Concert: Philip Glass, Blood Orange, Jlin, and Peter Martin

Saturday, March 28, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 8:45pm (EDT)
Online event
Peter Martin (b. 1980) – BEND (2016)
Devonté Hynes (b. 1985) – Perfectly Voiceless (2018)
Jlin (b. 1987) – “Duality” from Perspective (2020)
Philip Glass (b. 1937) – Perpetulum (2018)

Free (Donations welcome)

Town Music Series: Third Coast Percussion Premieres Philip Glass

Sunday, April 7, 2019 @ 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PDT)
Philip Glass – Perpetulum (Northwest premiere)
Gavin Bryars – New work
Third Coast Percussion – Various works

$22

UW Percussion & Third Coast Percussion: Danny Clay's 'Playbook'

Friday, January 26, 2018 @ 6:30pm – 8:00pm (PST)
Meany Performing Arts Center, Room 268, Seattle, WA, United States
An interactive performance featuring music from Bay Area composer Danny Clay's Playbook, a set of whimsical scores and instructions utilizing found-object and traditional percussion. Audience members are welcome to bring their own instruments and participate.

Free (Free (RSVP required))

Meany Center presents Third Coast Percussion: 'Paddle to the Sea' live score

Thursday, January 25, 2018 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA, United States
Grammy-winning percussionists live-score the beloved Canadian film Paddle to the Sea, the story of a First Nations boy who carves a small wooden canoe and sets out on an epic journey from Northern Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean.

$36+

Town Music presents: Third Coast Percussion

Monday, January 12, 2015 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PST)
Town Hall Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Program includes David Little’s “Haunt of Last Nightfall,” which blends pre-recorded heavy metal sounds with live percussion, and John Cage’s “Credo in Us.”

$10-$25