News

May 16, 2012

Just Booked!! Le Poisson Rouge| Sunday, July 8th @ 6:30 PM

Iktus with Taka Kigawa, pianist and Phyllis Chen, toy pianist.  Featuring the music of John Cage. 

Apr 23, 2012

Friday, April 27th, 8pm: Iktus Percussion & Loadbang present selected works of Xenakis @ AC Institut

Friday, April 27th, 8pm: Iktus Percussion & Loadbang present selected works of Xenakis @ AC Institut

Iktus Percussion joins Loadbang to present an all-Xenakis concert of epic proportions at the AC Institute in Chelsea, NY on Friday, April 27th, 8pm!

The program will include some of Xenakis' finest solo and chamber works, including:

Kottos (for solo cello), Mariel Roberts
Keren (for solo trombone), William Lang
Psappha (for solo percussion), Steve Sehman
Kassandra (for baritone & percussion), Jeffrey Gavett & Chris Graham
and
Khal Perr (for brass quintet & percussion)
Atrees (for 10 players)
featuring: Francis Liu, Carlos Cordiero, Roberta Michel, Tim Leopold, Dan Peck, David Byrd-Marrow, Fred Trumpy, Adam Forman, Joe Fee, and conductor Yoshi Onishi

$15 general admission / $8 students and seniors

AC Institute
547 W. 27th St, 6th Floor (click here for a map)

Apr 21, 2012

This Monday, April 23rd, 6PM @ Queens College

Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College
works by Donatoni, Berio, Reich, Wuorinen
featuring Iktus+ members:
Piero Guimaraes, Ryan Nestor, Josh Perry; percussion
Andrea Lodge; piano
Jay Sorce; guitar
Scott Litroff; saxophone

Feb 16, 2012

Iktus Percussion + Levy Lorenzo & Lonely Brook: Saturday, February 18th, 7:30pm @ AC Institute, NYC

Iktus Percussion + Levy Lorenzo & Lonely Brook: Saturday, February 18th, 7:30pm @ AC Institute, NYC

Iktus Percussion joins Levy LorenzoLonely Brook, and members of Iktus+ for an evening of awesome repertoire, electronic music, improvisation, and original tunes at the AC Institute!

Feb 13, 2012

... the percussionist Steven Sehman, of the group Iktus, made the room shimmer with a fantastic range of timbres."

Alex Ross, The New Yorker

Jan 17, 2012

Congrats to our good friend and amazing pianist, Taka Kigawa:

Musical America selected Taka's August recital as "one of the notable concerts in the first half of the season 2011 – 2012!"
"Taka Kigawa: Recital - Le Poisson Rouge, August 22, 2011. How's this for summer fare? Stockhausen: 'KlavierstückX.' Saariaho: 'Prelude' and 'Ballade.' Boulez: Sonata No. 2. While I can't vouch for every note, there's no doubt aboutKigawa's ambition and conviction. Thrilling pianism."

Dec 21, 2011

Just booked:

Iktus+ Queens College, NY, Spring 2012

w/ Andrea Lodge, piano, Jay Sorce, guitar, and Scott Litroff, saxophone.

featuring works by Hurel and Donatoni.

Dec 14, 2011

Just booked:

Bronx Community College, 12PM, Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

works by Gatto, Reich and Wolfe.

Dec 7, 2011

Just booked:

Wednesday, March 14th 2012.  time, tbd.

Iktus+ at Suffolk Community College, Long Island.

with special guests: Julia Den Boer, piano and Nicholas DeMaison, conductor 

works by Julia Wolfe and Philippe Hurel.  

Nov 15, 2011

Wednesday, November 30th: 4 Quartets at the University of Vermont, 7:30pm

Wednesday, November 30th: 4 Quartets at the University of Vermont, 7:30pm

Iktus Percussion joins musicians and actors alike at UVM, including the trombone quartet (and fellow New Yorkers) The Guidonian Hand.  Works will include Steve Reich's classic Music for Pieces of Wood, Julia Wolfe's Dark Full Ride (part I), and Reuse, Recycle, Reduce, a piece written for Iktus in 2009 by Dominic Donato.

Free admission!

Oct 16, 2011

Friday, November 4th, 8pm @ Cafe Orwell in Brooklyn

Friday, November 4th, 8pm @ Cafe Orwell in Brooklyn

Iktus Percussion will be joined by Elevator Rose and special guests Owen Weaver, Nathan Koci and Lisa Dowling on November 4th at Cafe Orwell in Brooklyn!

The evening will feature an exciting and eclectic mix of original compositions and repertoire favorites, including an all-star rendition of the Philip Glass classic "Music In Similar Motion".

Suggested donation, starts at 8pm.  Hope to see you there!

Sep 27, 2011

http://performersforum.com/upcoming-events/

Performers Forum Presents: Dennis Sullivan & Ryan Nestor - this Saturday, October 1st, 5pm -

Sep 19, 2011

Congrats to our buddy Levy Lorenzo for his Air Marimba project, selected for STEIM's HandMade Music's Patterns and Pleasure Festival in Amsterdam, NL!

"Reminiscent of a traditional marimba that is struck with mallets, this electronic musical instrument allows the musician to play the air above the bars to make sound.”

To check out more of Levy's work, visit his website: www.levylorenzo.com

Congratulations to our dear friend Yoshiaki Oniahi for winning the 2011 Gaudeamus Prize for composition!

Stellar Frequencies presents: Iktus @ Fort Greene Park, Saturday, 9/24/11, 2PM

Aug 23, 2011

Stay tuned for Stellar Frequencies rain date!!!!!!

More info at www.Stellarfrequencies.com

Aug 15, 2011

Chris and Nick hit the road this fall!

Check out Nick and Chris on the road this fall with Mantra Percussion, performing Michael Gordon's new work for 2x4's, Timber.

More info at Mantra's website: www.mantrapercussion.org