Third Coast Percussion

Archetypes: Third Coast Percussion Meets the Assads

David Hurwitz

Archetypes consists of twelve character sketches: Rebel, Innocent, Orphan, Lover, Magician, Ruler, Joker, Caregiver, Sage, Creator, Hero and Explorer. Four movements were composed by guitarist

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Third Coast Percussion: Paddle to the Sea

David Hurwitz

Today’s percussionists are amazing virtuosos, and the members of Third Coast Percussion play with astonishing precision and sensitivity throughout this intelligently planned recital built around

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Mesmerizing Reich From Third Coast Percussion

David Hurwitz

Steve Reich’s music for (mostly) mallet percussion will either hold you enthralled or knock you unconscious, but there’s no in-between. One thing is certain: the

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Big Boxes: Warner’s Stravinsky Edition

Jed Distler June 1, 2025

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Gallo Trio Sonatas: The Source for Stravinsky’s Pulcinella

David Vernier June 1, 2025

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Big Boxes: Finally, Stravinsky’s Complete Columbia & RCA Recordings, The Right Way

Jed Distler June 1, 2025

Benjamin Bernheim Rules as Met’s Hoffmann
by Robert Levine
October 6, 2024
Benjamin Bernheim Rules as Met’s Hoffmann Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, NY; Oct 24, 2024 Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann is a nasty work. Despite its
RIP David Vernier, Editor-in-Chief
by David Hurwitz
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David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com’s founding Editor-in-Chief passed away Thursday morning, August 1, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. The end came shockingly quickly. Just a
Finally, It’s SIR John
by ClassicsToday
June 24, 2024
He’d received many honors before, but it wasn’t until last week that John Rutter, best known for his choral compositions and arrangements, especially works related