NYU Percussion Ensemble
Shlagtrio für Klavier und 2x3 Pauken by Karlhienz Stockhausen
Focus Day
Wednesday, 11:00 a.m.

The New York University Percussion Studio Ensemble (NYU), directed and conducted by Jonathan Haas, focuses its’ repertoire on the seminal works of the 20th and 21st centuries. From the powerful works of iconoclast Edgar Varese to his modern day counterpart, Frank Zappa, to the cutting edge compositional styles of NYU composition and music technology faculty Morton Subtonick, the ensemble explores the entire range of styles and mediums including the creation of the NYU Steel Band Ensemble. The NYU Percussion Studio Ensemble meets once a week in an intensive music setting. Two concerts are presented each year in addition to numerous chamber music concerts and guest artist appearances. In the spring of 2008, the NYU Classical Percussion Ensemble will join forces with the Blessed Unrest Theater Company. Young music students will collaborate with professional actors thus creating a cross-disciplinary experience that combines artists of differing cultures and career development goal posts into one similarly minded troupe.

Sponsors

Pro Mark | Pearl/Adams | Remo | New York University
Kettles & Company/Jonathan Haas Pre-Julliard College