2017 GRAMMY Nominee - Best Chamber Music/ Small Ensemble Performance

“Sensational! Sometimes people ask if my music allows interpretation. I can’t think of a better answer than to play them your album.”
-Steve Reich

“It’s above all a sensual approach to tone color that comes through in Third Coast’s take on classic works”
-The New York Times

This album features iconic percussion works by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Steve Reich, whom The Village Voice deemed, “America’s greatest living composer.” Reich’s music has influenced artists ranging from art-pop and rock musicians Brian Eno and David Bowie to composers John Adams and Bang on a Can co-founders Michael Gordon, David Lang, and Julia Wolfe.

Works featured on the album include Mallet Quartet, Sextet, Nagoya Marimbas, and Music for Pieces of Wood.

Third Coast Percussion | Steve Reich (preview)

Music for Pieces of Wood (excerpt)

Nagoya Marimbas (excerpt)

Sextet - III. Slow (excerpt)

Sextet - I. Fast (excerpt)

Mallet Quartet - I. Fast (excerpt)

Third Coast Percussion is a GRAMMY® Award-winning Chicago-based percussion quartet and GRAMMY®-nominated composer collective. For over fifteen years, the ensemble has created exciting and unexpected performances that constantly redefine the classical music experience. The ensemble has been praised for “commandingly elegant” (New York Times) performances, the “rare power” (Washington Post) of their recordings, and “an inspirational sense of fun and curiosity” (Minnesota Star-Tribune). The four members of Third Coast Percussion are also accomplished teachers, and ensemble-in-residence at Denison University.