Joseph Schwantner's “Concerto #2 for Percussion Section, Timpani and Orchestra.”
PAS world premiere
Evening Concert
Thursday, 8:00 p.m.

The Thursday evening concert, held at beautiful Hilbert Circle Theater in downtown Indianapolis, is a limited-seat, general admission event, but you must register for a ticket. Register for PASIC and then E-mail PAS to claim your ticket for this world premiere event, but don't wait until the last minute as the tickets will be gone soon.

Known for his dramatic and unique style and as a gifted orchestral colorist, Joseph Schwantner is one of the most prominent American composers today.  He received his musical and academic training at the Chicago Conservatory and Northwestern University and has served on the faculties of The Juilliard School, Eastman School of Music, and the Yale School of Music, simultaneously establishing himself as a sought after composition instructor.  Schwantner's compositional career has been marked by many awards, grants, and fellowships, including several Grammy nominations and the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for his orchestral composition "Aftertones of Infinity."  Among his many commissions is his "Percussion Concerto," which was commissioned for the 150th anniversary season of the New York Philharmonic and is one of the most performed concert works of the past decade.  Schwantner is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.