#3557: Percussion Plus

New Sounds takes a beating tonight with music from Mantra Percussion, a superhuman group committed to pounding out new works and expanding the percussion repertoire.  Listen to “Science is Only a Sometime Friend,” a ringing chiming work for percussion and organ by Aaron Siegel.  Then listen to something new from percussionist/composer David Van Tieghem who has worked with Steve Reich, Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, Talking Heads, and the Love of Lilfe Orchestra, to name a few.  His latest venture was based on recorded improvisations on a series of objects, which he then distributed to ten musicians.  They, in turn, manipulated the recordings and returned them to Van Tieghem, who then finished them into compositions.  Have a look-see, below.

Also, hear music from Steve Schick, the remarkable San Diego-based percussionist playing music by John Luther Adams from a New Sounds Live concert. Plus, a sneak peak at a new work from drummer/composer David T. Little written for and commissioned by Third Coast Percussion, which looks to a tragic 1981 massacre at El Mozote, El Salvador.  And more.

PROGRAM #3557– Percussion Plus  (First aired on 1/24/2014)