Carnegie Hall Presents Sō Percussion
$74-$84
- Eric Cha-Beach, percussion
- Josh Quillen, percussion
- Adam Sliwinski, percussion
- Jason Treuting, percussion
- Milena Casado, trumpet & flugelhorn
- Vijay Iyer, piano
- Beth Meyers, viola & voice
- Angélica Negrón, accordion & voice
- Amy Garapic, percussion
- Olivier Tarpaga, percussion
- Clara Warnaar, percussion
Olivier Tarpaga — Fēfē (world premiere)
Vijay Iyer — Dharma-Eye (world premiere)
Jason Treuting — Go Placidly with Haste
A group of today's most rhythmically dazzling composers show that anything is possible in the hands of Sō Percussion—an ensemble that has "set the New York standard for percussion innovation." (The New Yorker) Hear world premieres by MacArthur Genius and renowned jazz pianist Vijay Iyer; and award-winning choreographer and percussionist Olivier Tarpaga, who will perform alongside the group. The program also features a New York premiere by the boldly imaginative multi-instrumentalist Angélica Negrón and an original and evolving work by Sō Percussion founding member Jason Treuting.
About Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall's mission is to present extraordinary music and musicians on the three stages of this legendary hall, to bring the transformative power of music to the widest possible audience, to provide visionary education programs, and to foster the future of music through the cultivation of new works, artists, and audiences.
https://www.carnegiehall.org/About Eric Cha-Beach, percussion
About Josh Quillen, percussion
About Adam Sliwinski, percussion
About Jason Treuting, percussion
About Milena Casado, trumpet & flugelhorn
About Vijay Iyer, piano
Described by The New York Times as a "social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder, rhapsodist, historical thinker and multicultural gateway," composer-pianist Vijay Iyer is one of the leading music-makers of his generation. His honors include a MacArthur Fellowship, a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a United States Artist Fellowship, a Grammy nomination, and the Alpert Award in the Arts. His most recent album, a trio session with drummer Tyshawn Sorey and bassist Linda May Han Oh titled Uneasy (ECM Records, 2021), was named Best New Music in Pitchfork and was hailed by The New Yorker as "a triumph of small-group interplay and fertile invention."
https://vijay-iyer.com/About Beth Meyers, viola & voice
About Angélica Negrón, accordion & voice
Puerto Rican-born composer and multi-instrumentalist Angélica Negrón writes music for accordions, robotic instruments, toys, and electronics as well as for chamber ensembles, orchestras, choir, and film. Her music has been described as “wistfully idiosyncratic and contemplative” (WQXR/Q2) while The New York Times noted her “capacity to surprise.” Negrón has been commissioned by the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Kronos Quartet, loadbang, MATA Festival, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Sō Percussion, the American Composers Orchestra, and the New York Botanical Garden, among others.
https://www.angelicanegron.com/