Unity Temple Restoration Foundation presents GRAMMY® Award-winning Third Coast Percussion in the Unity Chamber Music Series at Unity Temple on May 27 at 7 pm!
Frank Lloyd Wright / Music and Architecture at Unity Temple
Featuring David Skidmore’s riveting quartet, Common Patterns in Uncommon Time, composed in honor of the centennial of Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic architectural marvel, Taliesin. Third Coast looks forward to presenting this work at another of Wright’s iconic buildings, Unity Temple. The program will also include a conversation with Sidney K. Robinson, Professor Emeritus of Modern Architecture at the University of Illinois-Chicago, and longtime TCP Board Member, who commissioned the work.
If you'd like to check out the featured music, you can stream it on Spotify HERE, part of TCP's album Unknown Symmetry.
Third Coast Percussion (Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, David Skidmore) is a GRAMMY® Award-winning Chicago-based percussion quartet and GRAMMY®-nominated composer collective. For over fifteen years, the ensemble has created exciting and unexpected performances that constantly redefine the classical music experience. The ensemble has been praised for “commandingly elegant” (New York Times) performances, the “rare power” (Washington Post) of their recordings, and “an inspirational sense of fun and curiosity” (Minnesota Star-Tribune). A commission for a new work from composer Augusta Read Thomas in 2012 led to the realization that commissioning new musical works can be—and should be—as collaborative as any other artistic partnership. Through extensive workshopping and close contact with composers, Third Coast Percussion has commissioned and premiered new works by Philip Glass, Missy Mazzoli, Clarice Assad, Gemma Peacocke, Flutronix, Jlin, Tyondai Braxton, Augusta Read Thomas, Devonté Hynes, Georg Friedrich Haas, Donnacha Dennehy, Glenn Kotche, Christopher Cerrone, and David T. Little, among others, in addition to many of today’s leading up-and-coming composers through their Currents Creative Partnership program. Third Coast Percussion currently serves as ensemble-in-residence at Denison University.
Third Coast Percussion at Unity Temple
Friday, May 27, 7 pm
Tickets range from $20 – $30 based on seating assignment. UTRF members receive $5 off their tickets, limited student seating is $10.
Ticket link: utrf.org/event/third-coast/
? Unity Temple is located at 875 Lake St., Oak Park, IL. There is street parking available and parking garages nearby.
? Masks are strongly encouraged for this event. These precautions may be updated as needed.
? Proceeds from the Unity Chamber Music Series will benefit UTRF’s mission to preserve Unity Temple and provide quality public programming.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, Oak Park Area Arts Council, and the Alphawood Foundation.
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