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. The Third Coast Percussion recording catalog is substantial and includes a number of original compositions by the group members. In 2025, the ensemble released a new recording of Philip Glass's Aguas de Amazonia. Percussionists Anthony Calabrese, Robert Dillon, Jacob Nissly, and David Skidmore, all members of the Civic ...