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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

through their Currents Creative Partnership program. partnerships and created multi-year collaborative
Jlin’s Perspective, a TCP commission, was a 2023 projects with Chicago-based composers.
finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. The four members of Third Coast Percussion (Sean
Besides putting its stamp on iconic percussion Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin and David
works by John Cage and Steve Reich, the quartet Skidmore) met while studying percussion music at
has created first recordings of commissioned works Northwestern University and formed the ensemble
by Philip Glass, Augusta Read Thomas, Devonté in 2005. They have since built a thriving nonprofit
Hynes, Danny Elfman, Gavin Bryars, Donnacha organization to support their vision. Members of
Dennehy, David T. Little and Ted Hearne—in addition Third Coast also hold degrees from the Eastman
to original Third Coast compositions. The ensemble School of Music, Rutgers University, the New
won its GRAMMY (Best Chamber Music/Small England Conservatory and the Yale School of Music.
Ensemble Performance) for their recording of Steve Follow Third Coast on:
Reich’s works for percussion. They have received four Instagram (@ThirdCoastPercussion)
additional GRAMMY nominations as performers, plus YouTube (@thirdcoastpercussion)
a 2021 nomination as composers. TikTok (@thirdcoastpercussion)
With strong ties throughout Chicago, Third Coast Twitter (@ThirdCoastPerc)
has collaborated with such institutions as Hubbard Facebook (@Third Coast Percussion)
Street Dance Chicago, the Uniting Voices Chicago LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/third-coast-percussion)
choir, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Chicago www.thirdcoastpercussion.com
Humanities Festival, Adler Planetarium and the
University of Chicago. They have also taught many *Third Coast Percussion is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.
thousands of students through educational

THE SULLIV AN SOCIET Y
LEAVE A LEGACY

In 2013, the Grand Teton Music Festival received an
inspiring gift from the estate of Pike and Sue Sullivan.
Their generosity transformed the Festival’s endowment
and its future. The Sullivan Society honors this legacy.

The Sullivan Society is GTMF’s special group for donors
like you with gifts to the Festival in wills, trusts, or other For us, experiencing
estate plans.
"
and supporting live
As a member, you receive recognition in the Festival classical music
program book and invitations to annual thank-you events
each summer. performed at the
highest level is key to a
If you’ve already included GTMF in your plans, let us know!
We’d love to welcome you to The Sullivan Society and satisfying life.
have you with us for this year’s luncheon at Amangani on Our planned gift to
Monday, July 29.
GTMF reflects that. "
Contact Tim Dodge, Director of Development, at ~Stuart Sugarman & O’Ann Fredstrom
307.732.9952 or tim@gtmf.org to learn more.

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