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Third Coast Percussion

,LSO St Luke's
Third Coast Percussion wearing colourful suits playing with colourful handbells

Hard-grooving ensemble Third Coast Percussion perform new works by two musical visionaries – iconic minimalist composer Philip Glass, and pop polymath Devonté Hynes (Blood Orange).

Perpetulum is Glass’s first ever work for percussion ensemble, a thrum of malleted percussion, wood blocks, tambourine, snare and bass drum. Written specifically for Third Coast Percussion, the piece features a cadenza created by the performers themselves. That spirit of group creation is echoed in Devonté Hynes’s piece, which Hynes produced with the ensemble, allowing them to orchestrate his musical content, creating a rich, texture-driven work. These pieces are joined by works by Steve Reich, Gavin Bryars and David Skidmore.

Third Coast Percussion have a strong draw to collaborative work, and in recent years have worked with Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche, commissioned ten composers through their Emerging Composers Partnership, as well as producing new work as a group, as on their 2017 album Paddle to the Sea.

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This event will start promptly at the advertised start time and running times will be confirmed closer to the event. 

Produced by the Barbican

Programme

  • Philip Glass   Madeira River (UK premiere)
  • Steve Reich   Mallet Quartet
  • Philip Glass   Perpetulum (UK premiere)
  • Devonté Hynes   Perfectly Voiceless (UK premiere)
  • Gavin Bryars   The Other Side of the River (UK premiere)
  • David Skidmore   Take Anything You Want
  • David Skidmore   Torched and Wrecked

Programme

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Listen: Third Coast Percussion's Perpetulum

Listen to Philip Glass's Perpetulum, written for Third Coast Percussion, his first ever work for percussion ensemble.

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LSO St Luke's

Location
161 Old St
London
EC1V 9NG

Nearby public transport
The closest London Underground station is Old Street.The nearest National Rail station is Old Street (for Great Northern services), with Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Blackfriars and City Thameslink all within walking distance. Bus services running to LSO St Luke's are 55, 243 (stop nearest to LSO St Luke's), 43, 76, 141, 205, 214, 271. 

Car and bicycle parking
The nearest paid car parking is at the Barbican. There are occasionally disabled parking spaces available at the venue, but these must be booked in advance by calling LSO St Luke's on 020 7490 3939. The nearest TfL Bicycle Hire docking station is at Old Street tube station.