Third Coast Percussion

Third Coast Percussion has been a major force in the performance of contemporary percussion music in the U.S. The group has commissioned percussion music from major composers in the U.S. and beyond, and it has collaborated with a wide variety of other artists. Percussionists Anthony Calabrese, Robert Dillon, Jacob Nissly, and David Skidmore, all members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and students at Northwestern University, began performing together at schools and colleges in the Chicago area in 2004. At the time, the group had no name, but Third Coast Percussion was soon ...