Thurman Barker – Past Concerts
Percussionist-composer Thurman Barker is a recipient of a 2022 NYSCA award for composition and is a Professor Emeritus of Bard College in music and jazz studies. An original member of the AACM, Barker has collaborated closely with other AACM members, including Dr. Muhal Richard Abrams, Amina Claudine Myers, Anthony Braxton, Leroy Jenkins, Roscoe Mitchell and Henry Threadgill, as well as Sam Rivers and Cecil Taylor. Barker composes music for ensembles large and small, moving beyond genre to reflect the human experience itself.
Composing While Black: International Contemporary Ensemble collaborates with AACM members
International Contemporary Ensemble and
Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM)
Saturday, March 22, 2025 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY, United States
Adegoke Steve Colson
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Counterpoints 1 and 2
Adegoke Steve Colson — Instant Death of the City
Iqua Colson — Days Go By
Iqua Colson — Atrocities
Reggie Nicholson — Variations of a Thought
Thurman Barker — South Side Suite
Thurman Barker — Pandemic Fever
Adegoke Steve Colson — Instant Death of the City
Iqua Colson — Days Go By
Iqua Colson — Atrocities
Reggie Nicholson — Variations of a Thought
Thurman Barker — South Side Suite
Thurman Barker — Pandemic Fever
$50