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Percussion Galore 2013 will host the North American premiere of French Composer Hugues Dufourt. line upon line percussion and friends will perform the concert long work on the 4:30 concert at Festival Hill. The festival will also feature Thomas Burritt, solo marimba, Thad Anderson, Owen Weaver, and the University of Texas Percussion Group. For tickets

It’s been a huge week for us at DC with record numbers of visits by you our valued readers! Thanks to all of you for spreading the word. Today, we give you some more curated internet percussion goodness by drawing your attention to B. Michael Williams website, specifically his dissertation: The Early Percussion Music of

Originally for piano, John Cage’s dream as adapted for Vibraphone and Marimba. This piece came up during the BookChattr conversation as one of Shane’s favorites. This is one interpretation of the piece. Enjoy!

Today we sit down and conclude BookChattr with Kyle Gann’s “No Such Thing as Silence (John Cage).” Make sure to check out the outtake section of the video where we talk about Star Wars and learning how to use Google+ Hangouts. We were lucky enough to be joined by Mell Csicsila. We are looking forward

The DrumChattr podcast returns and today we sit down with Jake Cummings and Adam Groh and talk about the current state of marimba. As regular contributors to DrumChattr.com, Adam and Jake have written two blog posts that have been getting a lot of comments from the DC community and we wanted to have a discussion

Since 1979, Benjamin Zander has been the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic. He is known around the world as both a guest conductor and a speaker on leadership — and he’s been known to do both in a single performance. He uses music to help people open their minds and create joyful harmonies that bring out the best in themselves and their colleagues.

A leading interpreter of Mahler and Beethoven, Benjamin Zander is known for his charisma and unyielding energy — and for his brilliant pre-concert talks.

Sue Fox of the London Sunday Times says of Zander:

“Arguably the most accessible communicator about classical music since Leonard Bernstein, Zander moves audiences with his unbridled passion and enthusiasm. ...

Calling it “Cage 100″, Sō Percussion is releasing “a sprawling recording project” on Cantaloupe Records to commemorate John Cage’s 100th birthday. The footage will be taken from Cage-themed programs in Cambridge, Toronto, Austin and Zankel Hall on March 26th. Fans can purchase a limited-edition album that includes a handmade cover, blank LP, download card, and sampler CD. Download the liner notes and be sure to visit the official The Cage Bootlegs page for more details.

I recently experienced one of these shows and the experience was truly profound. Props to Sō for continually thinking out of the box (even releasing an LP, which, fittingly doesn’t have anything on it!). I urge you check out the links ...

In keeping with our light-hearted holiday celebration, and with the release of the Muppets movie, let’s feature Animal one more time. This time Animal is battling an all-time great, Buddy Rich.

Composer and bandleader Paul Motian passed away at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York yesterday. He was 80 and lived in Manhattan. Paul early recordings with the Bill Evans trio are legendary and he had an important role in freeing the drummer from strict time-keeping duties.  

Paul was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. He recorded and played with Paul Bley, Bill Evans, Pierre Favre, Bill Frisell, Charlie Haden, Keith Jarrett.

If you are not familiar with his drumming, check out this video recorded live in the Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany, on November 13, 1973. The Keith Jarrett “American” Quintet, with Keith Jarrett (piano), Dewey Redman (tenor sax), Charlie Haden (bass) Paul ...

Today’s video is from the opening performances of Camerata Pacifica’s 22nd season. The video was filmed live and unedited on September 22nd, 2011 at Zipper Hall in the Colburn School, Los Angeles. The performers are Joanne Pearce Martin (piano), Vicki Ray (piano), and percussionists Ji Hye Jung, Douglas Perkins, Michael Zell & Svet Stoyanov.

Camerata Pacifica is a chamber music ensemble based in Santa Barbara that performs a monthly series of concerts in Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Marino, and Zipper Hall in Downtown Los Angeles. Founded by Adrian Spence in 1990, the group is composed of the finest performers of chamber music from around the world. The ensemble is distinctive for artistic excellence, an innovative ...