Oberlin Percussion Group
Cloud Polyphonies
Focus Day Performance
Thursday, 9:00 a.m.

Michael Rosen founded the Oberlin Percussion Group (OPG) upon joining the Oberlin faculty in 1972.  This ensemble has commissioned more than 15 compositions by such composers as Lewis Nielson, Evan Hause, Ross Feller, Paul Cox, Randy Coleman, Dominique Lemaître, Matthew Jenkins, Michael Dougherty, John Luther Adams, Dary John Mizelle, and Edward Miller. OPG has presented the American premieres of many works, including Birtwistle's “The Hobbyhorse is Forgot,” Xenakis' “Pleiades and Zythos,” “Voûtes” by Michaël Levinas, “Canzona da Sonare” by Shin-ichi Matsushita, “Marimbastück” by Maki Ishii, “Sunspot” by Masao Endo, and “Darkness” by Franco Donatoni. In 1986, the OPG performed “Persephassa” by Xenakis at PASIC in Washington D.C. and performed again in 1992, 1996, 1999 and 2001. Most recently, the OPG went on tour during spring 2011, performing at Yale University, Peabody Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music, and Merkin Hall in New York City. The Oberlin Percussion Group has recorded on the Lumina, Opus One and CRI labels.

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