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Mannheimer Schlagwerk

The Mannheimer Schlagwerk is the drum and percussion ensemble of the State University of Music and Performing Arts Mannheim. The young musicians around Prof. Dennis Kuhn, who have the reputation of being a top ensemble, are characterized not only by their particularly wide range, but also by their precision and willingness to experiment, which is regularly admired. In the nineties, Prof. Dennis Kuhn initiated the “Mannheim Drum Night”, which has become a cult series, which began in the old fire station in Mannheim and has continued to exist under the name MANNHEIMER SCHLAGWERK PROJEKT. The ensemble has now celebrated its 20th anniversary

Mannheimer Schlagwerk: The Numbers are Dancing

by Mark Sullivan
April 4, 2022

The percussion ensemble Mannheimer Schlagwerk used Steve Reich's 2009 composition Mallet Quartet (Nonesuch Records, 2011) as a template for these commissioned compositions. Four mallet instruments form the core of all of this music (the basic instrumentation is two marimbas and two vibraphones), but each of the composers takes their own path (and in some cases expands ...

The Numbers are Dancing

By Mannheimer Schlagwerk

Label: Solaire Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Leon's House (Epitaph for a friend); Seven Eleven; Russian Dolls; Parallel Motion; Sexgott I: Mars; Sexgott II: Venus; Sexgott III: Eros.

Sun Trance

Label: MoonJune Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Sun Trance (Live).