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So Percussion announces "The Cage Bootlegs," a sprawling recording project. 

Check out our page HERE for more information!

So performs with Dave Douglas at the The Jazz Standard

On Friday, December 9, we'll be joining Dave Douglas to celebrate the release of "Bad Mango," our release on Greenleaf Records as part of their "GPS" series.

December Shows in NYC!

Please join us this month for 3 very different and special events:

November 29 - December 4
Park Avenue Armory
New York, NY
Undivided Divided, a new original score by So Percussion for a
huge new work by choreographer Shen Wei in the 55,000 square foot Drill Hall.

Friday, Dec 09 - 7:30, 9:30, 11:30
The Jazz Standard
NYC
So performs selections from our new release "Bad Mango" with trumpeter Dave Douglas.

Wednesday, December 14 - doors at 7pm, show at 8pm
The Beacon Theatre
NYC
So Percussion opens for The National

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So Percussion to be Ensemble-in-Residence at Princeton University

So Percussion is thrilled to announce that we are an Edward T. Cone Ensemble-in-Residence at Princeton University for the 2011-2012 year!  We will be co-teaching Paul Lansky's graduate seminar on writing for percussion, as well as working closely with student composers as they create new pieces.

Our involvement with Princeton has grown over the years:  three major pieces by Princeton faculty (Paul Lansky, Steve Mackey, Dan Trueman), our annual summer institute held on the campus, and many workshops for students.   

Look in the spring for more information about a culminating concert featuring world premieres of Princeton music by So.  

Steve Mackey and Steve Reich discs to be released in September

So Percussion is thrilled to announce two landmark recordings that will be out this month:  Steve Mackey's It Is Time on Cantaloupe Music, and Steve Reich's Mallet Quartet on Nonesuch Records, both written for So.

It Is Time will be released September 27 on Cantaloupe Music, and can now be pre-ordered at Amazon.

Mallet Quartet will be released September 20 on Nonesuch Records.

2011-2012 Season is Underway!

Check back here soon for updates about new albums.

Click on "schedule" above to see where we'll be this fall.  

Our Summer Newsletter

SoSI 2011, premieres of new works, John Cage, Steve Reich recording, and our new Creation Initiative! Read HERE

Nonesuch Records releases Reich's Mallet Quartet, featuring So Percussion.

Nonesuch Records has announced that they will be releasing So Percussion's recording of Steve Reich's Mallet Quartet (written in 2009 for So, along with WTC 9/11, his new piece for the Kronos Quartet. The release also features the Kronos Quartet and Steve Reich and Musicians. More Information

So announces the Creation Initiative to foster new work

The So Percussion Creation Initiative is newly created in 2011 to fund and foster our deeply collaborative process with composers and other artists, as well as the creative work of So Percussion. Check it out here at www.sopercussion.com/creation . 

So Performs New York Premiere of Steve Reich's Mallet Quartet in Landmark Concert at Carnegie Hall

New York Times Review

We were honored and thrilled to share the stage with The Kronos Quartet, Eighth Blackbird, and the Bang on a Can All-Stars and Friends in this unforgettable sold-out evening.  

So Performs World Premiere of Glenn Kotche's Drumkit Quartets

Thursday, April 14 - 7:30pm
The Morgan Library
NYC 
Meet the Composer Studio project

Glenn Kotche has written a wonderful new set of pieces for So Percussion, which will be premiered along with Marcos Balter's piece for the International Contemporary Ensemble as part of Meet the Composer's Three City Dash.

So Percussion receives the American Music Center's "Trailblazer" Award

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The Trailblazer Award, instituted in 2003, honors those deserving of commendation and support for their early and mid-career efforts in championing new music. Previous winners have included Matt Haimovitz, eighth blackbird, Derek Bermel, and the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE).

AMC President and CEO Joanne Hubbard Cossa comments, "Our previous Trailblazer Award winners have all shown dedication to their field and craft, abundant energy, as well as the emergence of a new and powerful voice, and So Percussion is no exception. The field of new American music is benefiting greatly from their innovative talent and we are pleased to honor their previous accomplishments and look forward to hearing more from this passionate ensemble."

So Percussion Joins Bard Conservatory Faculty

The Bard College Conservatory of Music has announced the appointment of So Percussion to its faculty. The members of So Percussion - Eric Beach, Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, and Jason Treuting - will serve as codirectors of the Conservatory's undergraduate-only percussion program, which will admit its first students in August of 2011. Joining us on the teaching faculty will be Greg Zuber, Daniel Druckman, and Jonathan Haas.

Bard is also home to the John Cage Trust, and we are excited to work more closely with them as the Cage centenary approaches in 2012.

For more information, check out the official announcement here.

Paul Lansky's Threads released on Cantaloupe 

We are excited to announce the official release of Paul Lansky's Threads on Cantaloupe Music.Grab it now from Cantaloupe Music, iTunes, Amazon or directly from So Percussion at our performances. We are thrilled at how many young players have been performing this wonderful piece.

  Announcing So Percussion Summer Institute 2011

"Memory and Conversation: Composed and Improvised Music in an Expansive Musical Culture."
July 23rd to August 7th, 2011
Princeton University

This year's guest artists:

Martin Schmidt of Matmos, Dan Deacon, guitarist Grey McMurray, composer Cenk Ergun, Ben Wendel of Kneebody (tentative), and drummer/composer Bobby Previte (also tentative). We will continue to have Princeton faculty Steve Mackey and Paul Lansky as composers-in-residence.

For more information visit sopercussion.virb.com/so-percussion-summer-institute

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Steve Mackey: It Is Time

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