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Globokar - Kvadrat

Chris — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:59:00 +0000

Kvadrat
Percussion Quartet with Inspirational Objects
by Vinko Globokar

Michael Caterisano, Haruka Fujii, Sam Solomon, Chris Thompson
Pregones Theater, Bronx
March 7, 2012

Watch the entire performance in HD on Vimeo.

Or enjoy more bite-size nuggets (try playing them all at once!):

Friar - Burn-Off*+

Chris — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:59:06 +0000

Burn-Off
a fanfare for percussion quartet with babies
by Sean Friar

Commissioned and Premiered by Line C3
Pregones Theater
Bronx, NY
March 7, 2012

Kapica - Bass Quest IX*+

Chris — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:32:00 +0000

Bass Quest IX - The Thunderstick Chronicles
Percussion quartet with electric bass
by Chris Kapica

Michael Caterisano, Haruka Fujii, Sam Solomon, Chris Thompson
featuring Chris Kapica, bass
Commissioned and premiered by Line C3
Pregones Theater, Bronx NY
March 7, 2012

Watch the full performance in HD on Vimeo.

or listen to:

Live at Von Der Mehden Hall, UConn
with 67 percent more funk
March 8, 2012

Muhly - Ta and Clap*

Chris — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:47:07 +0000

Nico Muhly's Ta and Clap, written for Line C3.
Chris Thompson, John Ostrowski, Haruka Fujii, Sam Solomon

Watch full performances:
Live in New York, 2005 on YouTube
Live in Brooklyn, 2009 on Vimeo

Takemitsu - Rain Tree

Chris — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:17:57 +0000

Rain Tree
by Toru Takemitsu
John Ostrowski, Sam Solomon, Chris Thompson
Carnegie Hall's JapanNY Festival 2011

Watch the full performance on Vimeo.

Thompson - Famicom*+

Chris — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:48:15 +0000

Sam-chan and John-chan have 6 minutes left of their Famicom time for the day or their mom starts docking their allowance. It's probably enough time to give world 8-4 one more shot. But are they prepared for the weirdest boss battle of all?

Famicom
by Chris Thompson
for 2 percussionists playing amplified practice pads and original 8-bit NES.
World Premier 4/2/2011 at Laguardia Performing Arts Center for Carnegie Hall's "JapanNY" Festival.
Performers: Sam Solomon, John Ostrowski

Bryars - The Sinking of the Titanic

Chris — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:00:22 +0000

Gavin Bryar's The Sinking of the Titanic
Live broadcast on Q2 from the Guggenheim Museum, NYC.
Wordless Music Orchestra, Line C3 Percussion Group
April 14th, 2011.

(performance starts 10 minutes into this recording)

DeMay - Musique de Tables

Chris — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:19:44 +0000

Musique de Tables
for 3 percussionists on amplified tables.
by Thierry DeMay

Sam Solomon, Chris Thompson, Haruka Fujii
Live in NYC, May 2005.

Little - Speak Softly*

Chris — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:15:25 +0000

Line C3 plays David T. Little's Speak Softly (for sticks of varying bigness).
Galapagos Art Space - Brooklyn, NY.

Haruka Fujii - Immense Stick
Eric Poland - Big Stick
Chris Thompson - Average Stick
John Ostrowski - Little Stick

Watch the full video on YouTube.

Thompson - Score to "Mata"*

Chris — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:07:11 +0000

Music cue from the short film Mata.
Film directed by Will Graham, score by Chris Thompson.
Cue is interspersed with "Bumbro" by Mission Kashmir.
Performers: Haruka Fujii, John Ostrowski, Sam Solomon, Chris Thompson
(This clip has a modified mix to highlight the score)