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Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion’s ‘Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part,’ Out Now on Nonesuch
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part, an album of songs written and performed by Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion, is out now on Nonesuch Records, available everywhere here, including on clear vinyl. The musicians, who have known each other…
So Percussion releases Julius Eastman’s “Stay On It” with friends
We are delighted to announce the release of our new recording of Julius Eastman’s Stay On It, available TODAY on Bandcamp, Spotify, and YouTube. Video by: MEDIAQUEER (Darian Thomas and Phong Tran) This recording is a collaboration with MEDIAQUEER…
The Quietus reviews “A Record Of…” with Buke and Gase: “a superb collaboration”
Online magazine The Quietus has words of high praise for Buke and Gase and So Percussion’s new collaborative album A Record of: A Record Of… is a superb collaboration, reconciling jarring contrasts without compromising either party’s own character. It is…
Sō Percussion signs the New Music Equity Action pledge
Sō Percussion is proud to be a founding signatory to the New Music Equity Action Pledge. This commitment arises out of the work of a number of peer organizations who want to work actively against inequity, racism, and anti-Blackness in…
Nonesuch Records announces “Narrow Sea,” our new album of Caroline Shaw’s music out January 22nd
Caroline Shaw’s ‘Narrow Sea,’ Written for and Performed by Sō Percussion, Dawn Upshaw, and Gilbert Kalish, Due January 22 on Nonesuch Records Nonesuch Records releases its second album from Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Caroline Shaw, Narrow Sea, on January 22, 2021.…
“Grammy nominators, take note…” The NYTimes covers So Percussion with Caroline Shaw
On Thursday, February 6th, we debuted four new songs from our forthcoming album with Caroline Shaw entitled “Let the soil play its simple part.” The New York Times covered this all-Shaw portrait concert, which also included that fantastic Attacca Quartet…
Sō Percussion Welcomes Nathalie Joachim as Inaugural Andrew W. Siegel Fellow
So Percussion is thrilled to announce Brooklyn born Haitian-American flutist, composer, and vocalist Nathalie Joachim as the ensemble’s inaugural Andrew W. Siegel Composition Fellow. A two-year appointment, the Fellowship honors an emerging composer whose work demonstrates extraordinary promise, and who will receive support and…
New Amsterdam Records releases Dan Trueman’s “Songs That Are Hard To Sing”
OUT NOW! New Amsterdam Records releases Dan Trueman’s Songs That Are Hard To Sing Written for and performed by Sō Percussion and JACK Quartet Out today from New Amsterdam Records, Songs That Are Hard To Sing is an octet written by the…
Julia Wolfe’s “Forbidden Love” premiered at the LA Phil
The “Noon to Midnight” festival is a daylong celebration of performances and premieres highlighting some of the most exciting new music happening all over the country. We are delighted to have premiered Julia Wolfe’s new piece “Forbidden Love,” a work…
Watch Sō Perform with The National on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
On Thursday, September 7th, we joined The National on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to perform “Day I Die” from their new Album “Sleep Well Beast.” What a thrill to perform on national television at the Ed Sullivan Theater!…
Sō Percussion performs “Music for Wood and Strings” at TED 2016
TED Talk: Bryce Dessner, Music for Wood and Strings Performance at the TED conference in Vancouver, BC, February 2016. We were honored and delighted to present an excerpt from Bryce Dessner’s work for the audience at TED 2016. Keeping in…
