Third Coast Percussion, the Grammy Award-winning percussion quartet will kick off their 20th anniversary tour this Friday evening (2/21) at 7:30pm in the Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond. The highlighted work on the program is "Murmurs in Time," composed by the late tabla master Zakir Hussain. The Modlin Center for the Arts is the lead commissioner for the piece, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Third Coast Percussion and they are honored to host the world premiere of this work.

This tour was originally planned with the composer, but his recent passing forced a change in plans. With the family's blessing, Third Coast Percussion is moving forward with the tour as a tribute to Hussain. Tabla virtuoso Salar Nader, a disciple of Hussain's, will perform the "Murmur's in Time" with the ensemble.

I recently caught up with group member and Executive Director David Skidmore to find out more about this project celebrating 20 years together for TCP.

Yours in good music,
Mike Goldberg
Classical Host, VPM Music