Canyon, TX (Ripples in Water: Philip Glass at 90)

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The School of Music at West Texas A&M presents Grammy award winning percussion ensemble Third Coast Percussion as they premier their new program Ripples in Water which honors the tremendous impact of composer Philip Glass on contemporary music. TCP has enjoyed a close and fruitful relationship with Glass, commissioning him to write his first-ever work for percussion ensemble in 2018, featured on this program. As Glass turns 90 in 2027, his unmistakable influence resonates across a vast spectrum of contemporary music creators also included on this program: electronic music producer Jlin, pop polymath Devonté Hynes, TCP’s own David Skidmore (who is the offspring of native West Texans), and minimalism master Steve Reich, a contemporary of Glass’s. At the heart of this program are TCP’s acclaimed arrangements of Aguas da Amazonia and Metamorphosis One. These enchanting works bring focus to his gorgeous harmonic vocabulary, performed on an array of traditional and unexpected percussion instruments. This concert kicks off Third Coast Percussion’s 2027 tour of the program in the American southwest. This promises to be an exciting evening of new music by some of the most prominent composers of the late 20th and early 21st century as well as up and coming talent so come join us in the Mary Moody Northen hall for this free concert!