Driftwood Percussion

Dedicated to the pursuit and craft of percussion performance, this dynamic and intrepid ensemble is comprised of Vancouver’s top classical percussionists. As percussion ensemble-in-residence with Redshift Music, they share Redshift’s signature interests in spatial performance experiences, staging concerts in interesting spaces, and expanding the contemporary performance repertoire. Their appearances are rare, but collectively these performers share years of history collaborating and performing together in Vancouver’s finest ensembles.

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UPCOMING

LightSpace
Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 5:00PM
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre Exhibition Hall

Performers: Katie Rife, Martin Fisk, Brian Nesselroad, Vern Griffiths, Julia Chien, Michael Jarrett, Luke Hildebrandt, Jaelem Bhate

Program:
J. M. Campbell – 8xE(X)
Michael Selvaggi – Dredged Up, Resubmerged
Hanna Kim – Lullaby
Alfredo Santa Ana –Light Space 
Jordan Nobles – Foreign Oceans
Dubravko Pajalic – Mélange
Erich Barganier – Prisoner’s Cinema
Jocelyn Morlock – Hatch

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MOST RECENT DRIFTWOOD EVENT
percussion music is revolution
Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 2:00PM
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre Exhibition Hall

Performers: Martin Fisk, Katie Rife, Brian Nesselroad, Robin Reid, Aaron Graham, Nick Apivor. With special guest: Nicole Lizée

Program:
Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Aura
Jennifer Butler – Stay Struggling
Jennifer Higdon – Splendid Wood
Nicole Lizée – White Label Experiment (featuring Nicole Lizée, turntables)

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Premiere Performance:
November 3, 2017, 3:00 pm Roundhouse Exhibition Hall
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver
Presented as part of ISCM World New Music Days 2017.
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CONCERT PROGRAMME
Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard (Denmark) SOUND X SOUND – MUSIC FOR 10 HI-HATS
Guo Yuan (China) Mists
Per Egland (Sweden) Wooden Glass
Juan Felipe Waller (Netherlands/Mexico) Moribundo
Mariah Mennie (Canada) Music of the Spheres

PERFORMERS
Martin Fisk, Katie Rife, Robin Reid, Brian Nesselroad, Julia Chien, Jonathan Bernard, Aaron Graham, Christopher Blaber, Colin Van de Reep, Nicholas Jacques