# Sō Percussion at Bing Studio, April 17, 2019

[Stanford University Live](https://live.stanford.edu/calendar/april-2019/out-darker-sea) presents _From Out a Darker Sea_ featuring [Sō Percussion](http://www.sopercussion.com/)  
[Bing Concert Hall Studio](http://live.stanford.edu/bingconcerthall/)  
[Stanford University, 327 Lasuen St, Stanford, CA 94305-5005 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Stanford+University,+327+Lasuen+St,+Stanford,+CA+94305-5005+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Wednesday, April 17, 2019

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## One Set

[7:02 PM; lights down, greetings and announcements from Chris Lorway, waiting]

01. [7:04 PM] Steve Reich (b. 1936): _Music for Pieces of Wood_ (1973), Sō Percussion with [Alex Appel](https://www.facebook.com/alexappelmusic/)  
[7:13 PM; Greetings and banter from Jason about the rest of the program]  
  
Sō Percussion: _From Out a Darker Sea_ (2016)
02. [7:16 PM] Prelude: painting (only incidental sound)
03. [7:23 PM] Chapter One: _Coal and Flower_
04. [7:31 PM] Chapter Two: _Four Portraits_
05. [7:41 PM] Chapter Three: _Harold and Sylvia_
06. [7:55 PM] Chapter Four: _Song for Billy_  
[8:14 PM; work ends; bows, then off by 8:15 PM]

## Performers

[Sō Percussion](http://www.sopercussion.com/)

* Eric Cha-Beach: percussion, vox;
* [Josh Quillen](https://joshquillen.bandcamp.com/): percussion, vox;
* [Adam Sliwinski](http://adamsliwinski.blogspot.com/): percussion, vox;
* [Jason Treuting](https://jasontreuting.com/): percussion, vox;  
- with special guest -
* [Alex Appel](https://www.facebook.com/alexappelmusic/): percussion.

## Notes

Reminder to self: Baggage will let you down!

After greatly enjoying the [open rehearsal](2019-04-07) I attended about a week ago, I was really looking forward to hearing the next full show from Sō Percussion, but tonight's centerpiece, _From Out a Darker Sea_, wasn't the sort of thing that tickled my fancy. Drat!

_Music for Pieces of Wood_ was a great opener, much more in line with my expectations for the show (which is to say, I wanted to hear percussion-centered music). Even though I've heard them do it several times, most recently at [SFJAZZ](http://www.funfolks.net/dw/doku.php?id=2015:2015-02:2015-02-03), it's the sort of piece that is both satisfyingly simple and bafflingly complex. In other words, brilliant!

I think my disappointment with _From Out a Darker Sea_ stems from the fact that it's a relatively cerebral piece, including elements of performance art (the initial, "painting" segment), documentary video, narrative, and so on -- all of which conspired to diminish the impact of the musical portion of the show on my attention. In retrospect, I probably could have predicted this by making a closer read of the program description, or by reading reviews published of prior performances. But I don't think I did that before making my purchase (last spring!), and I'm positive that I didn't go looking for preview news during the weeks leading up to the performance. Mea culpa!

{{tag>music So_Percussion Bing_Studio Eric_Beach Josh_Quillen Adam_Sliwinski Jason_Treuting}}

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