Third Coast Percussion
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Third Coast Percussion | |
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| Origin | Chicago Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Classical Contemporary, Percussion |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Mode Records New Focus Recordings New Amsterdam Records Parlour Tapes Cedille Records |
| Members | Sean Connors Robert Dillon Peter Martin David Skidmore |
| Past members | Owen Clayton Condon Anthony Calabrese Jake Nissly |
| Website | www |
Third Coast Percussion is an American percussion ensemble based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Specializing in contemporary classical music, the group is composed of Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and David Skidmore. Its album, Third Coast Percussion | Steve Reich, won a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, making the ensemble the first percussion group to win in a chamber music category.[1]
In 2004, original members Anthony Calabrese, Robert Dillon, Jacob Nissly, and David Skidmore were percussionists with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago[2] as well as students of Northwestern University, forming a chamber percussion group that performed at Chicago Public Schools and city colleges as part of the schools' education programs.
The first shows by Third Coast Percussion for general audiences were performed in the summer of 2005 at Northwestern[3] and the Music Institute of Chicago in Evanston. Nissly left for graduate studies at the Juilliard School, replaced bye Peter Martin, a percussionist pursuing a doctoral degree at Northwestern. Former member Owen Clayton Condon, an alumnus from Northwestern and professor at Northeastern University, took Calabrese's place. Early performances were influenced by the small venues they performed in, such as the Empty Bottle, that limited the group's repertoire and number of instruments. Sean Connors assumed Condon's place in the ensemble in 2013.
Third Coast Percussion was the Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center from 2013-2018.[4] It performs multiple recitals annually as part of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center's Presenting Series season and is the Ensemble-in-Residence at Denison University.[5]
Collaborators, labels
Beginning with Augusta Read Thomas in 2012, Third Coast Percussion has commissioned works from Philip Glass, Missy Mazzoli, Gemma Peacocke, Flutronix, Jlin, Tyondai Braxton, Devonté Hynes, Georg Friedrich Haas, Donnacha Dennehy, Glenn Kotche, Christopher Cerrone, and David T. Little, as well as collaborating with engineers at the University of Notre Dame,[4] architects at the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation,[6] dancers at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago,[7] musicians performing mbira music of Zimbabwe's Shona people,[8] indie rockers and footwork producers.[9]
The ensemble has released albums on the Mode, New Focus, New Amsterdam, and Cedille record labels.[10] The quartet endorses and performs exclusively with Pearl/Adams Musical Instruments,[11] Zildjian Cymbals,[12] Remo Drumheads, and Vic Firth sticks and mallets.
