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February 2018

Junior Recital

Performed Alejandro Viñao's Khan Variations, Joe Tompkins' Walkin' Down Coolidge, Eriko Daimo's arrangement of Intermezzo de Cavalerria Rusticana, Iannis Xenakis' Rebonds, and Steve Reich's Mallet Quartet.

music, percussion, performanceChristian SwaffordFebruary 1, 2018recital, viñao, khan variations, tompkins, coolidge, daimo, intermezzo, cavalerria rusticana, mascagni, xenakis, rebonds, reich, mallet quartet

January 2018

McCormick Marimba Festival

Performed Alejandro Viñao's Book of Grooves, IV. Dance Groove Drifting, as well as a showcase concert with the University of Tennessee Percussion Ensemble. Works included Steve Reich's Mallet Quartet, Caroline Shaw's [so I hear you're into] taxidermy, James Wood's Cloud Polyphonies, I. Starlings, Franco Donatoni's Mari II, and Aurél Hollò's Gamelan-bound / beFORe JOHN2.

performance, percussion, musicChristian SwaffordJanuary 1, 2018mccormick, marimba festival, viñao, book of grooves, percussion ensemble, reich, mallet quartet, shaw, taxidermy, wood, cloud polyphonies, starlings, donatoni, mari, hollo, gamelon