Play: a word of boundless meanings. For some, it offers an escape from life’s stresses, fostering creativity and imagination. Musicians play instruments, actors perform, and athletes compete. Yet, darker shades exist, like a child toying with fire or a devious mind playing psychological games. Fascinated by this word’s depth, composer Clarice Assad began a sonic exploration with Third Coast Percussion. Clarice joins TCP onstage for PLAY! – a concerto in three movements for percussion quartet, amplified vocalist, and orchestra.

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PLAY! by Clarice Assad was commissioned for Third Coast Percussion by the Santa Rosa Symphony, Resident Orchestra of the Green Music Center, Francesco Lecce-Chong, Music Director. The work was co-commissioned by the Grand Teton Music Festival, Sir Donald Runnicles, Music Director; and the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, John Gennaro Devlin, Music Director. Additional support was provided by Bruce Oltman, the Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation, the Julian Family Foundation, and Steph and Daniel Heffner.