Sō Percussion: Steve Reich’s Drumming

Steve Reich’s epic, landmark work Drumming made minimalism pulse, shimmer, and feel irresistibly alive. Reich’s study of Ghanaian drumming that inspired his 1971 work created a new American musical language, helping to establish minimalism as something physical, hypnotic, and communal, and influencing genres from electronic music to rock. The Grammy Award-winning Sō Percussion has made Drumming their own. The Boston Herald called the ensemble’s recording of the work “definitive.” Their performances – including one at the Big Ears festival last spring – are monumental events. As the world celebrates the 90th birthday of a master of modern music, 92NY is thrilled to present Sō Percussion and guests in the exclusive NYC performance of Steve Reich’s mesmerizing, exhilarating masterwork.