麻豆传媒色情片 is pleased to welcome Grammy Award-winning quartet Third Coast Percussion for its third and final event in the special spring Wittenberg Series鈥� programming schedule. Free and open to the public, the performance is set to take place in Weaver Chapel on Saturday, April 1, beginning at 7 p.m. with doors opening 30 minutes prior to the event.
A quartet of classically trained percussionists founded in 2005, Third Coast Percussion has performed hundreds of concerts across the country. Based out of Chicago, the group regularly presents an annual concert season at home and has played in 39 of 50 states, Washington, D.C., as well as international tour dates across four continents.
In addition to its own performances, the quartet teaches musicians of all ages and experience levels, and has commissioned dozens of new works by composers including Glenn Kotche, Chris Cerrone, Donnacha Dennehy, Timo Andres, David T. Little, Ted Hearne, and Augusta Read Thomas. The ensemble has forged a unique path in the musical landscape with virtuosic, energetic performances that celebrate the extraordinary depth and breadth of musical possibilities in the world of percussion. Their current album, Perspectives, has been nominated for a Grammy in two categories.
The four members of Third Coast are also accomplished teachers and currently serve as the ensemble-in-residence at Denison University. Members include David Skidmore, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and Sean Connors 鈥� all of whom met while studying percussion music at the Northwestern University.
To make special arrangements or become a friend of the Wittenberg Series, contact Katie Warber at kwarber@wittenberg.edu. To learn more about Third Coast Percussion, visit the quartet鈥檚 website at .
