Standard Stoppages Third Coast Percussion

• Jlin (b. 1987): Please Be Still:
• 1 Jlin: Please Be Still 05:33
• Tigran Hamasyan (b. 1987): Sonata for Percussion:
• 2 Hamasyan: Sonata for Percussion: I. Memories from Childhood 09:07
• 3 Hamasyan: Sonata for Percussion: II. Hymn 03:04
• 4 Hamasyan: Sonata for Percussion: III. 23 for TCP 09:41
• Zakir Hussain (1951 - 2024): Murmurs in Time:
• 5 Hussain: Murmurs in Time: I. Recitation 11:08
• 6 Hussain: Murmurs in Time: II. — 11:16
• Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981): Study No. 1:
• 7 Montgomery: Study No. 1 07:27
• In Color Suite (Arr. for Percussion Ensemble by Sean Connors & Third Coast Percussion):
• 8 Montgomery: In Color Suite (Arr. for Percussion Ensemble by Sean Connors & Third Coast Percussion): I. Red 01:21
• 9 Montgomery: In Color Suite (Arr. for Percussion Ensemble by Sean Connors & Third Coast Percussion): II. The Poet 02:32
• 10 Montgomery: In Color Suite (Arr. for Percussion Ensemble by Sean Connors & Third Coast Percussion): III. Purple 03:23
• Musekiwa Chingodza (b. 1970): Dzoka kumba:
• 11 Chingodza: Dzoka kumba 05:46
• Total Runtime 01:10:18

Info zu Standard Stoppages

Grammy Award-winning Third Coast Percussion (TCP), praised by NPR for championing “borderless music” and “blurring musical boundaries,” celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2025 with Standard Stoppages, an album that explores how time can be stretched, manipulated, played with, and reimagined.

Reflecting on two decades—or a “score”—of music-making, the anniversary gives TCP the space to reflect on their many milestones, collaborations, and steps along the journey that have shaped their work over the years, inspiring the group to commission new works for the occasion.

This diverse set of commissions makes for a colorful sonic palette of percussive ensemble works, ranging from Zakir Hussain’s Hindustani classical tradition to Zimbabwean composer and performer Musekiwa Chingodza’s Shona song to Jessie Montgomery’s interweaving of Western classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, and social consciousness.

This project includes new works by both cherished past colleagues, Jlin and Musekiwa Chingodza, and first-time collaborators Zakir Hussain, Jessie Montgomery, and Tigran Hamasyan.

The late Zakir Hussain’s passion for melding his traditional North Indian classical musical upbringing with styles ranging from jazz, rock, and bluegrass, to Western classical music has inspired Third Coast Percussion for years. His unexpected passing between the album’s recording and release moved TCP to dedicate this project to his memory and enduring legacy.

The title of the album is a nod to Marcel Duchamp’s Three Standard Stoppages, an artwork which looks at the creative and chaotic ways a standard measurement can be divided and shaped. TCP’s 7th recording for Cedille Records invites reflection on the varying paths that lead to unique creative expressions, both for themselves and their collaborators.

Third Coast Percussion

Third Coast Percussion
Hailed by The New Yorker as “vibrant” and “superb,” Third Coast Percussion explores and expands the extraordinary sonic possibilities of the percussion repertoire, delivering exciting performances for audiences of all kinds. Formed in 2005, Third Coast Percussion has developed an international reputation with concerts and recordings of inspiring energy and subtle nuance.

These “hard-grooving” musicians (New York Times) have become known for ground-breaking collaborations across a wide range of disciplines, including concerts and residency projects with engineers at the University of Notre Dame, architects at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, astronomers at the Adler Planetarium, and more. The ensemble has also designed free iPhone and iPad apps that allow audience members to create their own musical performances and take a deeper look at the music performed by Third Coast Percussion.

Third Coast Percussion is the Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, a position they assumed in 2013. They have the honor of being the first ensemble at the University of Notre Dame to create a permanent and progressive ensemble residency program at the center. Third Coast Percussion performs multiple recitals annually as part of the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center’s Presenting Series, engages with the local community, and leads interdisciplinary projects in collaboration with a wide range of disciplines across campus.

Third Coast’s recent and upcoming concerts and residencies include the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY), De Doelen (Rotterdam), the Barbican (London), Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), Town Hall Seattle, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival (CO), Eastman Kilbourn Recital Series (NY), St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Liquid Music Series (MN), Ensemble Music Society of Indianapolis, National Gallery of Art (DC), University of Chicago Presents, the Austin Chamber Music Festival, and more. Third Coast has introduced percussion to chamber music audiences in Texas, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Illinois, securing invitations to return to many of these series.

Third Coast’s passion for community outreach includes a wide range of residency offerings while on tour, in addition to a long-term residency with the Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary Marimba Ensemble on Chicago’s South Side. In addition to its national performances, Third Coast Percussion’s hometown presence includes an annual Chicago series, with four to five concerts in locations around the city. The ensemble has collaborated in concert with a wide range of artists and performing ensembles including Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Eighth Blackbird, the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Signal, and video artists Luftwerk.

The members of Third Coast Percussion —Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and David Skidmore—hold degrees in music performance from Northwestern University, the Yale School of Music, the Eastman School of Music, the New England Conservatory, and Rutgers University. Third Coast Percussion performs exclusively with Pearl/Adams Musical Instruments, Zildjian Cymbals, Remo Drumheads, and Vic Firth sticks and mallets.

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