Piece 1. “Autotelic” performed by Third Coast Percussion.

This year I had the privilege of composing a new work for Third Coast Percussion as part of their Currents Creative Partnership. The collaboration involved multiple workshops at their studio in Chicago, allowing the piece to develop through hands-on experimentation with the ensemble. The work was premiered in May 2025, after which Third Coast Percussion recorded and filmed the piece; both the performance video and published score are included here.

Autotelic is a three-movement work for percussion quartet, centered around marimba, vibraphone, almglocken, U-channel metal, wood slats, crotales, drum set, and additional auxiliary instruments, with synth bass samples triggered live by the performers. The piece explores hybrid timbral spaces through combinations of traditional and unconventional percussion instruments, creating evolving textures as instruments shift between melodic, rhythmic, and coloristic roles. I also aimed to infuse a mixed-genre energy, using drum set and synth bass triggers to introduce an electronic or rock-inflected character, merging chamber music with contemporary genre influences.

Given time constraints, I recommend listening to the first movement (0:00–5:28), which introduces much of the core melodic and timbral material that recurs and transforms across the work. The first and third movements feature a wider range of instrumentation, while the second movement pares the quartet down to marimba and vibraphone, with two players sharing and playing the same instrument simultaneously. The full sixteen-minute performance is available in the video for those who wish to hear the complete arc.