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05/30/2018

Join So Percussion, Grey Mcmurray, Shara Nova (My Brightest Diamond!), Balún, Sandbox Percussion, Damsel, Bobby Previte, Dither Quartet, and a host of amazing folks for a truly AWESOME night at (le) poisson rouge, next Thursday, June 7!
https://sopercussion.com/2018-benefit/

We are throwing an AWESOME party on June 7 at (le) poisson rouge – and we want you there!

For $20, you get entry to a NIGHT of AWESOMENESS featuring the incredible Shara Nova (aka My Brightest Diamond), Grey Mcmurray, Balún, Bobby Previte, Sandbox Percussion, Damsel, and Dither Quartet...and, of course, So Percussion too.

Tickets are available here:
https://sopercussion.com/2018-benefit/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1646521995403747/

(Don't be alarmed by the $300 ticket -- NIGHT of AWESOMENESS caps off our annual Benefit honoring Sara Coffey, so just look for the $20 option...or join us for the VIP dinner too!!)

03/29/2018

Tonight, head to Miller Theatre at Columbia University for a Composer Portrait of Christopher Cerrone, performed by Third Coast Percussion with Rachel Calloway.
(Yes, it is going to be AMAZING).

From the very first note, Brooklyn-based composer Christopher Cerrone draws listeners into his vibrant sonic imagination—a sublime world...

03/01/2018

Check out this awesome preview of Jason Hussein Treuting's beautiful "Life is (____)" from "Amid the Noise" -- and be sure to check out the full video on Vic Firth's YouTube channel!
https://youtu.be/012nW8NOdrg

Video filmed by Four/Ten Media

12/13/2017

This performance of Jason Hussein Treuting's 'Amid the Noise" by Maria Finkelmeier and the folks at Kadence Arts is AWESOME. Many thanks to Vic Firth for sharing, and to all of those involved!

11/01/2017

Fascinating words and discussion with Christopher Cerrone and Frank J Oteri of NewMusicBox! Check it out:

While composer Christopher Cerrone has not written any original prose fiction or poetry, he approaches his own musical compositions in much the same way that a writer weaves a literary narrative. Whether it's the site-specific multimedia adaptation of Italo Calvino’s novel Invisible Cities (which wa...

09/25/2017

New Morse Code's debut album, "Simplicity Itself," is out NOW from New Focus Recordings! Check out all of the awesome photos from their New York release show below, and learn more about the album here: http://www.newfocusrecordings.com/catalogue/new-morse-code-simplicity-itself/

Here are a few pictures from our album release party! Thanks to Estelle Choi, Jo Whang, and Nina C. Young for helping us document the occasion!!

01/18/2017

So Percussion's mission is probably best encompassed by the amazing work they do with young musicians, composers, and the community of Princeton in their annual (yup, that's the So Percussion Summer Institute). If you want to know more about their work, check it out -- and if you are a young percussionist or composer, APPLY!!

2015 Sō Percussion Summer Institute attendees performing "Amid The Noise" by Jason Treuting. August 1st, 2015 Matthews Theater / Lewis Center for the Arts Pr...

08/04/2016

Preview So Percussion's amazing live through a Facebook Stream tomorrow at 7pm EDT. This thoughtful, inspiring, timely production is going to be a major part of their coming season (not to mention a highlight of the this fall)!! Tune in on So's FB page, Friday, Aug. 5, 7pm. CHECK IT OUT!!!!
BAM Alliance Artist Management

Tomorrow (Friday) night, 7pm! Join us for our next Facebook Live broadcast, a showing of music excerpts from our newest production "A Gun Show," appearing at the BAM Next Wave Festival this fall. Live from Bucknell University.

07/05/2016

We LOVE that So Percussion shares the weekend at PS21 with the inimitable Molly Ivins...check it out!

"Red Hot Patriot: The kick-ass wit of Molly Ivins" and So Percussion concert at PS21 Chatham this weekend!

04/07/2016

Tonight, don't miss Gabriel Kahane + Timo Andres @ Carnegie Hall!!! https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2016/4/7/0730/PM/Timo-Andres-Gabriel-Kahane/

This concert gives two friends the chance to throw caution to the wind in a free associative program that brings together four centuries’ worth of music, from J. S. Bach to premieres written by Gabriel Kahane and Timo Andres for one another. At the center of the program is a call-and-response betwee…

02/23/2016

Listen to the gorgeous colors and balance of Christopher Cerrone's "High Windows," performed by the Metropolis Ensemble and streamed on Q2's (le) poisson rouge! http://www.wqxr.org/ #!/story/chris-cerrones-high-windows-finds-elusive-balance/

Chris Cerrone’s music strikes that elusive balance between intense emotion and meticulous craft, and combines ornamental dissonance with luminous triadic harmony.