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So Percussion: Amid the Noise

by John Kelman
November 7, 2006

The mere mention of an all-percussion ensemble can sometimes scare off listeners who prefer more conventional settings, but it's important to remember that the percussion family also includes tuned instruments like the vibes, marimba... even piano.

Emerging as interpreters of contemporary new music composers like Steve Reich, David Lang and Evan Ziporyn, the twenty-something members of So Percussion operate according to a basic assumption: while rhythm is a key element of any percussion ensemble, so too can be melody and ...