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March 28, 2009

Ethos Percussion

 Ethos Percussion Group
Performs World-Premiere Compositions
At Music on MacDougal on April 15

Ethos Percussion Group will perform the world-premieres of two commissioned works - Matthew Welch’s Loch Fyne Variations and Nathan Davis’ Winnow - at Music on MacDougal, The Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street (www.ThePlayersTheatre.com),
on Wednesday, April 15 at 8:00. Ethos’ program also includes Drumming Part 1 by Steve Reich, Okho by Iannis Xenakis, and Ziggurat (Interior) by John Hollenbeck, a work that was commissioned by Ethos with funds from the Jerome Foundation Emerging Composers Fund.

Tickets are $20 and can be obtained by calling OvationTix at 212 352 3101 or by visiting www.ovationtix.com

For nearly twenty years, Ethos Percussion Group has inspired audiences throughout the country with its exceptional music-making and collective devotion to the incredibly diverse world of percussion music. Ensemble members Trey
Files, Eric Phinney, Yousif Sheronick and David Shively are accomplished classical and world music artists, each with a distinctive background and musical perspective. Their substantial combined expertise is the source of
Ethos’ innovative programming, which integrates global instruments and playing styles into the conventions of Western chamber music, creates a visually and aurally compelling experience. The ensemble’s critically acclaimed performances
regularly feature numerous commissions and world premieres, traditional rhythms from India, West Africa and the Middle East, and landmark works by composers such as John Cage, Lou Harrison, Steve Reich and Frank Zappa

Originally from Everyone's Blog Posts - NetNewMusic, ReBlogged by newmusicrebloggers on Mar 28, 2009 at 12:00 PM

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