* photo by Liz Love
On Tuesday, April 23th at the Meyerson Symphony Center Burritt will perform John Mackey's "Drum Music" with the Dallas Wind Symphony. In an intensely heavy percussion concert, along with the concerto it includes a performance of David Maslanka's Fourth Symphony. Purchase tickets now for an exciting evening of wind, brass and percussion!
Schedule:
1:00 CLINIC: Thomas Burritt
2:15: CLINIC: Artie Storch
3:30: CLINIC: Dutz/Wabich
6:30: Evening Concert
WE GOT THE BEAT
FRESNO STATE PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE W/ THOMAS BURRITT
FRESNO STATE PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE W/ DUTZ/WABICH
INTERMISSION
Thomas Burritt - Solo Works
Artie Storch W/ THE FSWO - Daugherty "RAISE THE ROOF"
*Matt Darling Host *For up to date photos from the even click on the Instagram header link
It's almost here. Round Top's unique percussion event "Percussion Galore" is set for April 13th, 2013 and features two unique concerts beginning at 2:00 and 4:30. The first concert will feature Thomas Burritt, solo marimba with the University of Texas Percussion Ensemble. For more detailed information visit the news post at Drumchattr.com. To purchase tickets to this one of a kind event check out Festivalhill.org.
Steve Reich's important Music for 18 Musicians will be performed by the University of Texas Percussion Group Tuesday, April 9th in Bates Recital Hall at the University of Texas Butler School of Music. Other works on the program include Elliot Carter's percussion sextet Tintinnabulation and John Psathas's Kyoto. Admission is free. Non local views can watch the live audio and video stream beginning at 7:30 pm.
Join us on Saturday April 6 anytime between 4PM and 12AM at the historic Scottish Rite Theater for 8 hours of new music mayhem. Burritt will be performing with Convergence and the University of Texas Percussion Group will perform Steve Reich's important "Music for 18 Musicians". Purchase tickets here.
The Pulse Night of Percussion is scheduled for March 19th at 7:00 pm at the Dreyfoos Black Box Theater in West Palm Beach, Florida. Among other activities Burritt will perform G. H. Green's Valse Brilliante and Paul Bissel's Alabados Song for Percussion Ensemble and solo marimba.
The award winning, adventurously accessible Golden Hornet Project closes out Breaking String Theater's New Russian Drama Festival with a remount of one of the coolest riffs on Russian classical music you're likely to hear about. Co-artistic directors Graham Reynolds and Peter Stopschinski first bonded over early 20th Russian composers, from Prokofiev to Stravinsky to Shostakovich.
Prokofiev’s "Visions Fugitives" are a set of miniatures that run through the composer’s early ideas and styles, covering an incredible range from driving rhythms to breathtaking harmonic shifts to surprisingly catchy melodies. They sound as fresh as ever 100 years later and easily open up to interpretation. Pianist Willis G. Miller will kick off the night by playing through the entire original set, then an ensemble of seven fantastic players will rock out on Graham and Peter’s new arrangements. Buy Tickets now!
PASIC 2012, the worlds premiere percussion conention is here! Visiting Austin for this event? If so, Burritt will be appearing at the Malletech booth at 10:00 am Friday, November 2nd. Please come by and say hello. The first 10 visitors will receive a free "Groundlines" CD. Burritt will also be judging the solo marimba competition Thursday, November 1st from 9:00 to 11:00 am.
You also won't want to miss Thomas Burritt perform with his cousin Michael Burritt for the first time ever! The duo will be performing Ivan Trevino's "Into the Air" on Friday, November 2nd at 2:00 on Michael Burritt's Showcase Concert.
The University of Texas Percussion Ensemble will perform thieir showcase concert as winners of the Percussive Arts Society International Convention Percussion Ensemble Competition on Saturday November, 3rd at 10:00 am.
On a program entitled "The Planets: An HD Odysee" Burritt will perform John Mackey's new percussion concerto "Drum Music" with the University of Texas Wind Ensemble. The concert is Sunday, October 21st at 7:00 pm in Bass Concert Hall as part of the 2012-2013 Texas Performing Arts Season. But tickets here.
This quote from John Mackey sums it up:
“After countless percussion concertos have worked so hard to prove that drummers should be seen as more than just rock stars, I’m pleased to report that the last movement of my piece is going to ruin it for everybody.”
Austin's own Conspirare "A Company of Voices" just released a new recording via the Harmonia Mundi label entitled; "Samuel Barber: An American Romantic". I was fortunate to work with them again and supply percussion sounds on several tracks. "A Stopwatch and an Ordnance Map" features and very interested and challenging timpani part. And, Robert Kyr arranged Barber's "The Lovers" for chamber orchestra and choir. This is one heck of a recording and I feel humbled to be a part of it! Music making at an astonishing level!
Head on over to my bandcamp page or click on the link to the right to listen to my new digital release! If you want to know more about the project and it's distribution please check out my blog post at drumchattr.
Hop(3) (Carl Fischer) was commissioned from Paul Lansky in 2008 by a large consortium including Thad Anderson, Michael Burritt, Thomas Burritt, Ian Ding, Ji-Hye Jung, Ayano Kataoka, Eduardo Leandro, William Moersch, Douglas Perkins, Ian Rosenbaum, Svet Stoyanov, and Gwendolyn Burgett Thrasher. Part of a larger collection of “Six preludes for solo marimba with small percussion set” entitled Idle Fancies, Hop(3) features Lanky’s unmistakable fusion/groove contemporary style. Mallets Used: 1 Malletech CN4 in mallet slot 1, 3 Malletech TB 14’s in mallet slot 2-4. Sound engineering by John W. Parks the IV.
In just a few weeks "Groundlines" a new solo marimba CD will be available. In the meantime enjoy this "preview" photo by photographer Josh Brewster. And, stay tuned for audio "sneak peaks" and more information about availability.
Many thanks to Brice Burton, Julian Loida, David Reinecke, Nathan Tingler, Jonathan Wisner and Joe Kelly for a great final two weeks at Festival Institute! A very demanding program for the concert included Fourscore - Irwin Bazelon, Drums - Sven-David Sandstrom, Into the Air - Ivan Trevino (video above) and Brazilian Myths - Ney Rosauro. Check out Festival Hill's YouTube channel for videos of the other works.
Micheal Burritt, Thomas Burritt and the students of the 2012 Longhorn Marimba Intensive.
Congratulations to the 2012 Longhorn Marimba Intensive particpants who took part in numberous curriculum lectures and 3 Master-Classes given by Thomas and Michael Burritt. The week featured concerts by Thomas Burritt, Michael Burritt and Dr. Chris Lizak. The week concluded by an amazing concert given by each of the participants. Stay tuned for details about next years intensive.
I will be in New Jersey teaching and performing at the 2012 Leigh Howard Stevens Summer Marimba Seminar Friday and Saturday June 15-16. My conert is 7:00 p.m. • Trinity Church • 503 Asbury Avenue • Asbury Park, NJ 07712 and is free with a nominal donation to the church. Hope to see a few of you there.
It was a busy week week in Victoria performing Ives and Gershwin with the Victoria Bach Festival Orchestra a solo marimba show "Mallets and Melodies", and running the "Big Bang" community drum session at the Public Library. Thanks to the Victoria Advocate for some kind reviews.
Bach Festival audience put in musical trance. Big Bang promotes drumming among all ages.
Here is just a preview of my show tomorrow, Mallets and Melodies, at the Golden Gecko as part of the Victoria Bach Festival.
In Part IV we take the next step and discuss Michael Burritt's "Fermo". How does it fit into my marimba set? Watch to learn more. And, hello to all who are watching at the Leigh Howard Stevens Seminar! Can't wait to get there next week. Also, stay tuned as I'm hoping to live stream a performance sometime early next week.
In Part III we begin with listener comments and continue in our series of episodes that gives some insight to the programs I've developed for some upcoming concerts. Watch to learn more. And.. most importantly, what do you think? Answer the question of the episode and leave your comments at Drumchattr.com
Currently Associate Professor of Music at the Butler School of Music, University of Texas at Austin. Concert Marimbist, Solo Percussionist, Chamber Musician, and Artistic Advisor for the Round Top Percussion Festival. Host of Percussion Axiom TV, a web video show about teaching and performing percussion and Co-founder of DrumChattr, a social percussion site that builds community and aggregates on-line percussion content.
