Percussion Perspectives Festival: Percussion Ensemble Perspective

Concert with focus on playing percussion ensemble in different constellations.

Program

Anders Koppel: Toccata for Marimba and Vibraphone (1992)
John Psathas: Kyoto (2011)
Saul Consentino: La Depre (2022)
Manuel deFalla:  Spanish Dance no.1 from “La vida breve” (arr. for percussion duo)
Koshinski: Song and Dance of the Drums (2009)
Jerry Grasstail: Setting Sun of Burning RED. (Percussion octet) (2024)

Percussion Perspectives Festival

Percussion Perspectives is a podcast about percussion and the many opportunities available to young percussionists to explore new and exciting directions. At the festival on 18–19 April in the Chamber Music Hall at Musikhuset in Aarhus, percussion students from the Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus, in collaboration with Associate Professor Henrik Knarborg and the American percussionist Andy Bliss, will present a programme of four concerts showcasing possible paths to explore – electronic, solo, performance and ensemble.

Andy Bliss

Andy Bliss is one of the leading American percussionists of our time – a virtuoso musician, an innovative conductor and a visionary composer. Bliss pushes the boundaries of percussion, has performed on a number of the world’s major stages and has taught at the renowned new music courses in Darmstadt, among other things.

The concert is free, and you can just show up without a ticket. Please come early.