Talujonphoto by Richard BlinkoffTalujon plays four new works for percussion quartet:
Echometry - Ross Bauer
Gravity - Mark Mellits
New Work - Steve Ricks
Dream Landscape - Amy Williams
May 28, 2013; 8 PM at the beautiful DiMenna Center for Classical Music. 450 W 37th Street New York, NY.
Described by the New York Times as an ensemble possessing an "edgy,
unflagging energy", Talujon has been mesmerizing audiences since 1990.
Talujon is thoroughly committed to the expansion of the contemporary
percussion repertoire as well as the education and diversification of
its worldwide audience. Over the past 20 years, Talujon has commissioned
dozens of new works for percussion quartet.
Recent Talujon commissions include quartets by Alvin Lucier, Henry
Threadgill, Ralph Shapey, Wayne Peterson, Julia Wolfe, Ushio Torikai,
Louis Karchin, Eric Moe, Steve Ricks and Chien Yin Chen. Based in New
York, the groups performances have included collaborations with Steve
Reich, James Tenney, Chou Wen Chung, The Brooklyn Philharmonic, Meredith
Monk and Tan Dun at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall,
Merkin Concert Hall, Symphony Space, The Kitchen and the Knitting
Factory. Talujon has appeared in universities and concert halls
throughout the US, and at such festivals as Taipei's Lantern Festival,
BAM's Next Wave Festival, Muzik3 Festival, Chautauqua, Festival of New
American Music and a recent European tour with Steve Reich and Bang on a
Can. For the Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts series, Talujon
developed the program "A World of Influences", which incorporates
Talujon group compositions featuring homemade instruments and
traditional instruments. The group has also given master
classes/workshops at institutions such as the Juilliard School, Stanford
University, University of Virginia, State University at Buffalo,
Harvard University and the University of Oregon.