Sō Percussion To Perform At Princeton University Sept. 14

PRINCETON, NJ — Sō Percussion open their fifth year as Princeton University’s Edward T. Cone Artists-in-Residence with a free show on Friday, Sept. 14, 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall. This concert encapsulates the freshness and innovation of the current crop of music being written for Sō Percussion, including:

• The intimate virtuosity of Princeton faculty Juri Seo's vv;
• The massive force of Iannis Xenakis' Pleiades;
• Angélica Negrón's popping percussion robots;
• Vijay Iyer's mind-bending mallet quartet TORQUE;
• The playful mischief of Joan Tower; and
• The sonic puzzles of Jason Treuting in a world premiere performance alongside fellow quartet member Eric Cha-Beach.

Reservations are required for this free concert, and can be made beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, online, and in person during box office hours at the Frist Campus Center and Lewis Arts complex box offices. Remaining tickets will be available one hour before each concert at the venue.

Sō Percussion’s next public performances on the Princeton University campus will be as part of the Princeton Sound Kitchen series on Dec. 10 and 12, 2018 at 8 p.m. in Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall. These free performances will workshop brand new works written for the percussion quartet by graduate student composers as part of the course MUS543: Ends and Means -- Issues in Composition. Both of these concerts are free and open to all.

More information about Sō Percussion’s public events and residency is available at music.princeton.edu.

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