MSMPE Video Projects (Spring 2021)

The Manhattan School of Music Percussion Ensemble performs four masterworks of the repertory for our 2020-2021 concert season.

Directed by Mike Perdue & Jude Traxler
Video production by Al Cerulo

Post author By traxlerstudios
Post date June 11, 2021

Badwater Basin – Alexandre Lunsqui (2022)July 19, 2022
Greg Chudzik performs this upright bass masterpiece that makes incredible use of this giant instrument with virtuosic interplay between the right and left hands. Utilizing wooden dowels, triangle beaters, a guitar pick, and bow, Lunsqui creates a unique sound world that Chudzik champions with attitude and ease.
Count to Five – Angélica Negrón (2021)September 24, 2021
Recap performs "Count to Five" in a downtown Philly thrift shop. Using found objects like playing cards, newspapers, bowed wine glasses, and tape recorders, they play this great art piece with precision and finesse.
Count to Five – Recap (2021)September 24, 2021
Recap is a New Jersey percussion quartet, presenting works by six powerhouse composers on their debut album. Arlene Acevedo, Alexis Carter, Tiahna Sterling, & Aline Vasquez. Featuring TRANSIT New Music and Caroline Shaw. Available on Innova Records.
Amplified Perception – Al Cerulo (2021)August 10, 2021
Performed and commissioned by Al Cerulo, Amplified Perception is an evening of new works for single solo percussion instruments with electronic enhancement featuring compositions by Eve Beglarian, Randy Gibson, Paula Matthusen, Mathew Rosenblum, and Jude Traxler.
MSMPE Video Projects (Spring 2021)June 11, 2021
The Manhattan School of Music Percussion Ensemble performs four masterworks of the repertory for our 2020-2021 concert season. Directed by Mike Perdue & Jude Traxler Video production by Al Cerulo