The CSU Percussion Ensemble (MUS 106/506, Sec. 75) is an elective performance ensemble in the School of Music at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. It is dedicated to the thoughtful performance of music for the modern percussion ensemble. Repertoire includes contemporary works, classics of the genre, and transcriptions from all musical periods. The members of the ensemble include graduate and undergraduate percussion majors from all areas of emphasis. (Non-music major membership will be considered by audition only.) Luke Rinderknecht, Applied Faculty in Percussion, directs the CSU Percussion Ensemble. Mr. Rinderkecht performs forms chamber music with No Exit New Music Ensemble, Margaret Brouwer’s Blue Streak Ensemble, Ars Futura, and has appeared with FiveOne Experimental Orchestra and Time Canvas. Since 2010 Mr. Rinderknecht has been on faculty at the Bowdoin International Music Festival, where he coaches chamber music groups, collaborates with composers in the creation of new work, and performs chamber music in the subscription series.
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE REPERTOIRE | |
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Bob Becker | Mudra |
Carlos Chavez | Toccata |
Elliot Cole | Postludes |
Zez Confrey | Dizzy Fingers |
Paul Creston | Ceremonial Opus 103 |
Dennis DeSantis | Shifty |
Brett William Dietz | Sharpened Stick |
Tom Gauger | Portico |
Tom Gauger | Gainsborough |
G.H. Green | The Hummingbird |
Jennifer Higdon | Splendid Wood |
Paul Lansky | Threads |
Dan Levitan | Conservatory Gardens |
Dan Levitan | Marimba Quartet |
Minoru Miki | Marimba Spiritual |
Don Miller | Five Short Pieces |
Mozart/Musser | Marriage of Figaro |
Rich O’Meara | jh Variations |
Mitchell Peters | A La Nanigo |
Dafnis Prieto | The Guiros Talk |
Steve Reich | Drumming |
Ney Rosauro | Samba |
Christopher Rouse | Ogoun Badagris |
Joe Tompkins | Blue Burn |