IKTUS Percussion Quartet

Featuring new works by:
Angélica Negrón, Dominic Donato, Lisa R. Coons, Craig Woodward, Paul Pinto and Juraj Kojs

IKTUS originally conceived the concert’s theme, Music for a Recession, in the spring of 2009. After an extended call for scores IKTUS selected six composers. The submissions of those selected, reflected IKTUS’ philosophy that a period of simplicity follows hypercomplexity both in economic and cultural cycles. Our goal was to commission works that utilize only “found percussion” instruments: those that are not made explicitly for music. Along with Lisa R. Coons’s original percussion sculpture welded by the composer using scrap metal from her family’s farm–everyday objects such as balloons, playing cards and newspapers will make their debut in featured roles. You’ll have to show up to see what else is in store! In keeping with our lighthearted response to the weighty events of the past year, the character of the pieces ranges from the sober to the sardonic.

Friday, March 19th, 2010 @ 8PM
Tenri Cultural Institute of New York
43A West 13th Street
New York, NY

Saturday, March 20th, 2010 @ 8PM
Issue Project Room
232 3rd Street
Brooklyn, NY

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www.iktuspercussion.com