Chicago Season
Each year, Third Coast Percussion presents 4-5 concerts of percussion music in their hometown of Chicago. In concert halls, theaters and art galleries, the ensemble joins with world-renowned performers for programs that include premieres of new works for percussion alongside modern classic percussion music. Third Coast is the only professional percussion ensemble to present such a season.
The 2010-11 Chicago Concert Season will feature landmark pieces from American composers John Cage, Lou Harrison, David Lang and George Crumb, in addition to the rarely performed tour de force Le Livre des Claviers by French composer Philippe Manoury. Special guest artists Nicholas Photinos and Tim Munro from acclaimed chamber ensemble eighth blackbird will join TCP as featured soloists. New works will be premiered by David T. Little and Anthony Pateras.
2011-2012 Season
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- Dusk Variations - Millennium Park Pritzker Pavilion
- August 22, 2011
A Steve Reich Celebration
Third Coast and new music superheros eighth blackbird join forces to celebrate the 75th birthday of one of America's greatest living composers.
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6:30pm
Millennium Park
N. Michigan Ave & E. Randolph St.
Chicago IL 60602
- Chicago Cultural Center: Sunday Salons
- December 11, 2011
3:00pm
78 E Washington Street
Chicago, IL
"Common Patterns in Uncommon Time"
Featuring the Chicago premiere of TCP-member David Skidmore's new work written to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Frank Lloyd Wright's home and architecture studio, Taliesin.
John Cage Credo in US
Steve Reich Mallet Quartet
David Skidmore Common Patterns in Uncommon Time
- Luminous Field - Millennium Park
- February 12, 2012
Sunday February 12, 2012
7:00pm
FREE Admission
Millennium Park, Chase Promenade North
Come hang out, have a drink, and hear a FREE live performance by Third Coast Percussion in a heated tent as part of Millennium Park's "Luminous Field" exhibit by Luftwerk.
And stop by Cloud Gate (AKA "The Bean") any night between February 10-20 to watch Luftwerk's "Luminous Field", with music by TCP's Owen Clay Condon.
- "The Darkness of the Star" at Adler Planetarium
- March 14, 2012
Third Coast Percussion presents Gerard Grisey's Le Noir de l'Etoile, an evening-length work for 6 percussionists surrounding an audience. Inspired by the radio signals emitted by dying stars on the far side of the universe.
Adler Planetarium
1300 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago 606057:30 p.m. concert
6:30 p.m. pre-concert discussion with Geza Gyuk, Director of Astronomy at the Adler PlanetariumAdvance tickets: $15/ $12/ $10
Tickets at the door: $20/ $17/ $15
(general/ Adler members/ students)Gerard Grisey Le Noir de l'Etoile
with special guests Gregory Beyer and Ross Karre
This concert has been generously supported by the French-American Fund for Contemporary Music, a program of FACE with major support from the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, SACEM, CulturesFrance and the Florence Gould Foundation.
- John Cage CD Release Concert
- May 25, 2012
8:00pm doors open at 7:00pm
Mayne Stage
1328 W. Morse Ave.
Chicago, IL
773.381.4554 $15Come celebrate the release of TCP's new album of John Cage's music on Mode Records!
2010-2011 Season
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- John Cage/ Philippe Manoury
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Chicago Concert Season - Concert 1
7:30pm
Merit School of Music
Gottlieb Hall
38 South Peoria Street
Chicago IL 60607$15/$5
Tickets available at https://thirdcoastpercussion.ticketleap.com
Third Coast Percussion opens
their 2010-11 Chicago Concert Season
with masterpieces from two great composers.John Cage First Construction
John Cage Second Construction
John Cage Third Construction
Philippe Manoury Le Livre des Claviers
This concert has been generously supported by the French-American Fund for Contemporary Music, a program of FACE with major support from the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, SACEM, CulturesFrance and the Florence Gould FoundationMeet TCP post-concert at Jaks Tap. http://jakstap.com/
- Between the Hammer and the Anvil
Chicago Concert Season - Concert 2
Video Preview of the Concert:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3M4ZQC_bFIPurchase tickets online:
http://tcp.ticketleap.com/tcp-chopintheatre/7:30pm
Chopin Theatre
1543 West Division
Chicago, IL
$15/$5
Featuring the premiere of a
new large-scale work by the
"dramatically wild", "rustling,
raunchy, and eclectic" composer
David T. Little.
Dennis DeSantis Shifty
Bruno Mantovani Moi, Jeu
Third Coast Percussion Improvisation
David T. Little Haunt of Last Nightfall (world premiere)Post-concert discussion with TCP and David Little will happen on-stage immediately following the performance. Reception in the Chopin Theatre lobby. Food and drinks available.
- Snow in June
Chicago Concert Season - Concert 3
with Nick Photinos, cellist
8:00pm
Northeastern Illinois University
Auditorium
3701 West Bryn Mawr
Chicago, IL$15
$10 for NEIU faculty/staff
Free for all students with student ID
Special guest Nick Photinos, cellist
with acclaimed Chicago-based chamber
ensemble eighth blackbird, joins Third
Coast Percussion for this concert presented by Northeastern Illinois University.
David Lang Little Eye
Lou Harrison Song of Quetzecoatl
Clay Condon New Work
John Cage Trio
John Cage Living Room Music
Tan Dun Elegy: Snow in JuneFor tickets go to http://boxoffice.neiu.edu
or call (773) 442-4636.
- Northeastern Illinois University Percussion Workshop
Third Coast Percussion presents a workshop for high school percussionists Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Admission is free.
Interested participants must contact
Christie Miller: 773-442-4978
cl-miller@neiu.eduNortheastern Illinois University Auditorium
3701 West Bryn Mawr
Chicago, IL
- Bells and Whistles
Chicago Concert Season - Concert 4
with Tim Munro, flute
8:00pm, doors open at 7:00pmBuy tickets - click here
Mayne Stage
1328 W. Morse Ave.
Chicago, IL
773.381.4554$15/$5
Special guest Tim Munro of the
acclaimed Chicago-based chamber
ensemble eighth blackbird, joins
Third Coast Percussion for a concert
featuring the world premiere of a new work by the ground-breaking Australian
phenom Anthony Pateras, in addition to a world premiere by TCP member Clay Condon.
George Crumb An Idyll for the Misbegotten
John Fonville Music for Sarah
John Cage Quartet
John Cage Aria
Owen Clay Condon Fractalia
Anthony Pateras Lost Compass
- Fundraising Party!
Join us at our industrial studio space for a fun afternoon of wine, beer, hors d'oeuvres, a preview performance of music from our upcoming CD, a special appearance by renowned composer Augusta Read Thomas, and a chance to perform with TCP!
4pm-7pm
$20 tickets (free drinks and food with admission)
Limited Availability! Click here to reserve your ticket today.
4045 N Rockwell Street
Chicago, IL 60618
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2009-2010 Season
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- The Architecture of Music
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w/ Sidney Robinson, Architecture Scholar
Ganz Hall
Roosevelt University
430 S Michigan Ave, ChicagoPre-concert discussion with
Sidney Robinson: 6:30pm
Concert: 7:30pm
$15/$5
Exploring the connections between architecture and music, with works by Iannis Xenakis, Philippe Manoury, Toru Takemitsu and Paul Lansky.
- Alone / Aligned / Opposed
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with Lee Keenan, Lighting Designer
Chopin Theater
1543 W. Division St.
Chicago, IL
$15/$57:30 p.m.
Musical forces combine and collide in a newly commissioned, large scale work by rising star Matthew Barnson, Arvo Pärt’s Fratres, Alejandro Viñao’s Arabesco Infinito, and Fredrik Andersson’s The Lonelyness of Santa Claus, all staged with dramatic lighting at Wicker Park’s historic Chopin Theatre.
- Sunday Salon Concert
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presented by
The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
with Lisa Moore, piano
3:00 p.m. – Chicago Cultural Center
Preston Bradley Hall
78 E Washington St. Chicago
FREETCP performs a diverse program including Guo Wenjing’s Parade, John Fitz Rogers’ astoundingly rapid Once Removed and a sneak preview of an upcoming work from composer and rock drummer David T. Little. Finally, “queen of the avant garde piano” Lisa Moore joins Third Coast for Martin Bresnick’s powerful Caprichos Enfaticos.
- Descent
co-sponsored by International House
Global Voices Performing Arts Program
with Cliff Colnot, conductor
Greg Beyer and Ross Karre, percussion
7:30 p.m. – International House Assembly Hall at University of Chicago
1414 E. 59th St, Chicago
$10/$5Third Coast journeys into new sound
worlds with David Skidmore’s Fanfare for a New Audience, Marcos Balter’s dark rooms, and the premiere of a new work by Otto Muller. The program will culminate in Wolfgang Rihm’s explosive and visceral sextet Tutuguri VI, inspired by Artaud’s writings on the Tarahumara indians’ Rite of the Black Sun.
2008-2009 Season
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- Season Preview: Classical Mondays at the Chicago Cultural Center
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Featuring music from Third Coast’s touring and Chicago seasons, including music by John Cage, Frederic Rzewski, David Skidmore and Lukas Ligeti.
- "Minimum and Maximum" at Ganz Hall, Roosevelt University
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Masters of the modern piano Amy Briggs and Daniel Schlosberg join Third Coast for Reich’s Sextet, Berio’s Linea, Lukas Ligeti’s Pattern Transformation and the premiere of Constellations by Kirsten Broberg.
- Third Coast Percussion and Sonic Inertia at Sherwood Conservatory
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Third Coast performs David Skidmore’s driving In Contact and Casey Farina’s video score Bitsmoke, and Sonic Inertia performs works featuring the hammer dulcimer.
- "New Music in the Gallery" at Packer-Schopf Gallery
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Featuring the premiere of new percussion works by members of the Chicago Composers Forum, as well as Phillippe Manoury’s marimba duo from Le Livre des Claviers and Alejandro Vinao’s Estudios de Frontera, featuring internationally renowned marimba soloist She-e Wu.
- "The Inevitable Direction" at the Chopin Theatre
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Third Coast explores the relationship between modern music and politics, with Rzewski’s Coming Together and To the Earth, Andriessen’s Workers’ Union, David Little’s Speak Softly and the premiere of Ted Hearne’s Thaw.