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Grammy Award-winning Chicago-based quartet Third Coast Percussion premieres Bienen student compositions in this Institute for New Music event. Praised for its “commandingly elegant” (New York Times) performances and “inspirational sense of fun and curiosity” (Minnesota Star-Tribune), the quartet has commissioned and premiered new works by composers including Philip Glass, Missy Mazzoli, Augusta Read Thomas, Glenn Kotche, and David T. Little. The ensemble maintains strong ties to Chicago’s artistic community and have collaborated with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, the Chicago Children’s Choir, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and the Adler Planetarium. 

Samuel Perlman, The Universe Had Fallen Silent 
Leo Discenza, Lilac Soliloquy 
Luis Fernando Amaya, guerrilla de dientes entre los árboles 
Ben Zucker, Vitamalisms 
Mathew Arrellín, Breathless