This Thursday, May 11th we will bring together an all star group of percussionists to perform Steve Reich’s seminal work, Drumming at House of Yes in Brooklyn, NY. Drumming was composed in 1971 after Steve Reich took a trip to Ghana to study West African drumming traditions. One of the things he was most inspired by during his trip was the overwhelming sense of community that was shared through drumming and music making in Ghana. He composed Drumming as a kind of reflection […]