@ Percussion Podcast

T.J. Troy, Erin Barnes, and Nick Terry are all percussionists in the Los Angeles-based contemporary music ensemble Partch. Partch is a Grammy Award winning ensemble that specializes in the music and instruments of the American Maverick composer Harry Partch. Partch’s work combined music and theatre with complex microtonal systems, often performed on custom-made instruments. The Partch ensemble has performed internationally from the Disney Hall in LA to a tour of Japan.0:00 Intro and hello - the new record3:20 Becoming so interested in Partch and joining this ensemble? 6:40 TJ's introduction to Partch through Michael Udow9:44 Describing Harry Partch's music16:25 Audience questions, interaction, and education 19:30 instruments  29:50 Diamond Marimba 34:35 The sheet music 45:15 Any unperformed Partch works that you have premiered? 47:20 Partch's rhythm? 55:21 Casey: Sound - # Carbonfeed 1:02:15 Casey: this day in music: Cage "Empty Words", Bruckner Watch here. Listen