Celebrating Rhythm with the Percussive Arts Society

The Performance

Coinciding with the annual Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC), the Indianapolis Symphony presents a special concert featuring all things percussion.  The program opens with a special appearance by world renowned percussion quartet SO Percussion performing Pieces of Wood by Steve Reich. Virtuoso percussionist Ji Su Jung then joins the ISO led by Associate Conductor Su-Han Yang in Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts’ Marimba Concerto.  The percussive program rounds out with Shchedrin’s Carmen Suite , which takes the world famous melodies from Bizet’s opera Carmen, arranged for strings and a large battery of percussion instruments.