See/Hear

Pulse and Pillars: an Evening with Andy Akiho and Gemini Percussion

The Gemini Project
Calendar Icon March 5, 2024 @ 7:00 PM PST

Acclaimed composer Andy Akiho joins us for an evening of his steel pan virtuosity and selected movements from his Pulitzer nominated masterpiece, Seven Pillars. For this show Andy will be joined by the percussionists of the Gemini Project, performing in the fabulous Straub Collaborative Studio in Portland, OR.

WORKS

Hada Iro
Empty Your Mind
Karakurenai
Murasaki
Aka

– Intermission –

Selected movements from Seven Pillars:
Pillar I
Pillar II
Pillar III
Pillar V

All works by Andy Akiho

PERFORMERS

Andy Akiho, steel pan
Sergio Carreno, percussion
Stephen Kehner, percussion
Ian Kerr, percussion
Michael Roberts, percussion

Ron Blessinger, violin
Ben Brogadir, oboe
Amanda Grimm, viola
Kevin Kunkel, cello
Lisa Lipton, clarinet
Yonezawa, guitar