Cool Drummings International Percussion Festival
When: Tuesday Apr 27, 2010 to Wednesday Apr 28, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Where: The Hugh's Room
Tags: COOL DRUMMINGS, Festival, World Music, World Premiere
Join us for three exciting evenings showcasing some of the world's greatest percussionists from across Canada and around the world performing some of greatest works ever composed for percussion.
Music for Marimba and Koto
Tues. April 27, 2010 at 8pm
Hugh's Room, 2261 Dundas Street West
Ryan Scott, marimba
Kazue Sawai, koto
Featuring world premieres by Peter Hatch and Michael Oesterle and traditional and new Japanese music. Works by Maki Ishii, Yuji Takahashi and Tadao Sawai.
Marimbas and More
Wednesday April 28, 2010 at 8pm
Hugh's Room, 2261 Dundas Street West
Kuniko Kato, marimba
Ryan Scott, marimba
Bassam Bishara, oud
Suleiman Warwar, percussion
Special guest: Kazue Sawai, koto
A percussion spectacular featuring the World Premiere of Talking Down the Tiger by Andrew Staniland, Steve Reich's Electronic Counterpoint, traditional Middle Eastern music and improvisations with all of the artists.
Steve Reich Live!
Presented by Soundstreams and The Royal Conservatory
April 29, 2010 at 8pm
Koerner Hall, 237 Bloor Street West
NEXUS Percussion Ensemble and others
Great Seats are still available on the 1st and 2nd balcony! CLICK HERE
"our greatest living composer" returns to Toronto for the Canadian Premiere of Mallet Quartet and 2 x 5 plus Reich favorites Music for Pieces of Wood, Sextet and Clapping Music.
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