Fractalia by Owen Clayton Condon, performed by Third Coast Percussion

Third Coast Percussion member Owen Clayton Condon writes music influenced by minimalism, electronica and taiko drumming. His newest piece, Fractalia, written for Third Coast Percussion in 2011, is a sonic celebration of fractals, geometric shapes whose parts are each a reduced-size copy of the whole (derived from the Latin fractus, meaning "broken").
The kaleidoscopic fractured melodies within Fractalia are created by passing a repeated figure through four players in different registers of the marimba. Condon's acoustic and electronic works, including Fractalia, have been featured as the soundtrack to video and light installations at Frank Lloyd Wright's "Fallingwater" and Anish Kapoor's "Cloud Gate," the famous sculpture (affectionately referred to as "The Bean") in Chicago's Millennium Park.
VIC FIRTH ENSEMBLE:
THIRD COAST PERCUSSION Hailed by The New Yorker as "vibrant" and "superb," Third Coast Percussion explores and expands the extraordinary sonic possibilities of the percussion repertoire, delivering vibrant performances for audiences of all kinds. Since its formation in 2005, Third Coast Percussion has gained national attention with concerts and recordings that meld the energy of rock music with the precision and nuance of classical chamber works.
These "savvy and hyper-talented young percussionists" (Musical Toronto) champion the awe-inspiring works of John Cage, Steve Reich, George Crumb, Arvo Pärt, Gérard Grisey, Philippe Manoury, Wolfgang Rihm, Louis Andriessen, Toru Takemitsu, and Tan Dun, among others. Third Coast has also commissioned and performed world premieres by today's brightest up-and-coming composers, including David T. Little, Marcos Balter, Matthew Barnson, Ted Hearne, and ensemble members Owen Clayton Condon and David Skidmore. In 2012, the ensemble will premiere a major new work from acclaimed composer Augusta Read Thomas, scored for over 100 bells from around the world.
Third Coast's recent and upcoming concerts and residencies include the University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Austin Chamber Music Festival, Millennium Park, the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, and more. Third Coast has also introduced percussion music to audiences in Texas, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Illinois, securing invitations to return to many of these series.
In addition to its national performances, Third Coast Percussion's hometown presence includes an annual Chicago series, with four to five concerts in locations around the city. The ensemble has collaborated in concert with acclaimed ensembles Eighth Blackbird, Signal, and the Garth Newel Piano Quartet, pianists Amy Briggs and Lisa Moore, cellists Nicholas Photinos and Tobias Werner, flautist Tim Munro, vocalist Ted Hearne, and video artists Luftwerk. Third Coast's passion for community outreach includes a wide range of residency offerings while on tour, in addition to a long-term residency with the Davis Square Park Community Band on Chicago's South Side.
The members of Third Coast Percussion -Owen Clayton Condon, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, and David Skidmore-hold degrees in music performance from Northwestern University, the Yale School of Music, the New England Conservatory, and Rutgers University.

[@104maruru]

Hello,I'm a high school student doing percussion in Japan. Our group will play this music in the next ensemble contest. This song is very difficult. This song is very difficult but more than that we love this music. I will do my best to perform as good as you guys. You are our role model. Thank you for the wonderful performance. From one high school student in Japan. This sentence was helped by Google Translate. I'm sorry if it looks strange；；

[@neonjay6838]

not at all

[@laya.mani2015]

no thats really good english!

[@nonchalantree6604]

if someone says anything bad about dynamics or they're in band and they don't check dynamics ever, show them this

[@duckyboy8169]

My high school band director chose this piece for a concert at our percussive arts society program, i am the one on the high end of the left marimba, the usually leading part between the 2 high end players, and my concert is today, so I would like to express my gratitude for creating such a challenging piece that still sounds heavenly.

[@grantchoitz1420]

Playing this was definitely one of the highlights of my undergrad percussion ensemble experience.

[@richardjchandler]

Owen Clayton Condon, one of the members of the Third Coast Percussion, has composed a piece contrasting the marimba sounds with drums. What a brilliant juxtaposition!

[@charliekid6316]

At 3:34 The video and sound reminds me how precious the world is.

[@magenoir999]

Primal forest are still being cut down if not on fire

[@brycegetz5069]

😂😂

[@hotdog3392]

You mean how precious life is. Not the world

[@anonymousalien7417]

@Brixton Brecken Will you bots please get outta here

[@candreel]

It looks like a flock of butterflies.

[@percc_wave6941]

seriously these guys are amazing and the toms sound amazing and so low it just great

[@kimsammis84]

Jacob Molea is

[@transformerslover7]

My niece (who is a junior) just performed this with her high school Percussion Ensemble. Such an amazing composition.

[@sydney7986]

My friends and I are playing this at midwest (we’re in ninth grade). Prayers are most appreciated.

[@Awesome31198]

I'm a Sophomore in Highschool, and we're about to attempt this for an Ensemble. I'm quite excited! Edit: I’m now old and haven’t touched a marimba in like 7 years. Still coming back to this amazing song even today!

[@gennab6962]

Chip Autry do you still have the sheet music?

[@josephburns6437]

How did it go?

[@noahcaldwell5267]

@@josephburns6437 I guess we’ll never know

[@assertthydominanze636]

Literally in the same boat rn.

[@Awesome31198]

@@noahcaldwell5267 yeah we gave up because it was too hard lol

[@thousandmilespeach8518]

Ich liebe es, wie hier Melodik und Rhythmik miteinander verbunden werden!

[@jjynja6084]

I’m playing this piece right now and it is crazy. This piece is very fun to learn and get better at. Hearing it come together is satisfying because the piece is difficult in an ensemble sense. It’s nice to have a piece that’s difficult because of how each piece connects with eachother

[@keysick]

i want to play all of the parts at the same time

[@vicrottiers]

Keysick how are you gonna do that!?

[@keysick]

Some dreams just aren't meant to be fulfilled i guess

[@vicrottiers]

Keysick true! :P

[@1pixle]

+Keysick Use yo feets!

[@patriceofficial9407]

Keysick go away Kyle

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Their performance invigorates the human spirit , and immeasurable , unfathomable and specutacular , and beyond description , and full of admiration and emotion , and comfortable to the ear and the mind

[@conormulford]

Bass sounds awesome on this! Great mixing, I'm listening from my M-Audio AV-40's... and Third Coast Percussion rocks my world every time of course:)

[@MrArg16]

This is my guinea pigs' favourite piece

[@olivermullaney7717]

MrArg16 your guinea pig has a nice sense of music

[@richardswonger4580]

Can’t wait to play this for my percussion concert this year

[@vincentbosso4364]

These guys were so cool in Rochester Tuesday.So much fun, so much to listen for, listen to, listen with...

[@paytonmacdonald]

Wonderful playing. Nice work, guys. And great composition, too.

[@RoyaltonDrummer922]

Playing this piece is one of my fondest memories from undergrad

[@iluvmykal]

They have good posture and their tone is perfect

[@michael9509]

Beautiful. Thank you.

[@navalshastri]

Amazing mysic.inspiring as hell and refreshing and blessed.

[@candreel]

Not only is it beautiful, it must be a lot of fun to play these instruments.

[@OmaidaDeFrias]

Excellent #percussion sounds. I think you will be relax.

[@davidreynolds6718]

That was awesome. Great performance!

[@drumology2001]

Love this! Super cool piece, Owen! :D

[@AllyRobinson4]

Good Job!!!! I loved it and the rhythm to the piece. :)

[@Pasha_Aeon]

Great music! Thank you!

[@GiulianoConteDrums]

Wow, that was beautiful!!

[@TheOhOhOhs]

Excellent Work! Love it!

[@JuanCarlitoMendoza]

Official!!! Great composition and playing!

[@herestory2755]

Wow. I loved the ending.

[@Henry-uu1rs]

OMG I wanna play this so bad

[@andfaerie]

Good composition and performance!

[@elijahfry]

moments in there reminded me of 'burn after reading' OST. great sounds :)

[@jamesyork8776]

I was there too. I was with one of the highschools that were there the whole day. Had David for a master class instructor. It was awsome.

[@TheAdriandres]

wow. interesante el sonido que logran los cuatro musicos, cuando sintonizan. quien dijo que en la percusion no había melodia?

[@Danchell]

Mesmerizing

[@Beall619]

just saw them here in Carson NV, had to listen to song again

[@brandonpozzo]

Amazing performance!

[@PercPhreak]

Loved seeing these guys live at NAU

[@nemu4824]

おそらく高校の中では初めてアンコンでこの曲を演奏しました。評価もよく金賞が取れました！

[@tanerergul6141]

Wow, purely amazing!

[@Baketoast]

brings a tickle to my ear and overall an amazing brain stimulant

[@btl987]

Great piece and performance!

[@WePercussion]

Nice music and performance 👏👏👏

[@MsLilichi]

less that 1 min in, and I already liked it, I'm sure I won't regret it! ... ... ... nope, no regrets!

[@laszlopeterrethati3022]

Hungarian/ magyar A VIC első együttes: hármadik ütő zenész(4 fő), amelyet a The New Yorker „élénk” és „remek” -ként üdvözölt, a „Third Coast Percussion”(3. ütős) feltárja és kibővíti az ütős repertoár rendkívüli hanghatásait, élénk előadásokat biztosítva mindenféle közönség számára. A 2005-ös megalakulása óta a Third Coast Percussion olyan koncertekkel és felvételekkel szerezte meg a nemzeti figyelmet, amelyek a klasszikus kamaraművek pontosságával és árnyalattal ötvözik a rockzene energiáját. 2 marimbán 4-en és dobokon is!

[@mcseventy6]

That's awesome!

[@Kubsniped]

makes me want to go to my high school and run up and down the flights of stairs

[@fiddlegroove]

Great stuff fellas!

[@makingmusic7825]

Being handed this a freshman in high schoool is SO scary, but we got to travel to Europe and perform this in 7 different countries so I’m not complaining! Much love for this piece.

[@solomonramos7790]

i got to meet these guys because Robert Dillon was my teacher these's guys are really cool in person. nice job guys

[@ryanm.russellsmusicrecordi63]

Nice music 😎🎶🎵🎹

[@HNIC94]

Yes!

[@glennrodrigo4194]

Nice..Amazing

[@hectorluissancio8660]

Excelente!!

[@happygarlic13]

I call that a musical masterpiece.

[@headpump]

I close my eyes to be the music..

[@GuinaBatera]

Bravo!

[@user-zo9mq3rm2k]

where can I buy this sheet music?

[@joshleeming7796]

my friends played this for a high school ensemble concert last year! i love this piece. if u do to id reccomend into the air by ivan Trevino

[@amandaschaefer2967]

Wow!

[@dctrbrass]

Hey! I went to school w/ one of those guys! :)

[@jesusjaviermartinezperez7303]

Se oye muy padre

[@thejameshoeve]

Excellent

[@machida5114]

quite good...

[@vicrottiers]

very nice

[@joe-dc1fe]

3:06 is my favorite part

[@garrettbrothers6989]

This piece... how would I describe it in a phrase? it's like four mallet technique... but also on drums (!).

[@UKdrum1]

Wow, this is genius!

[@shawnmccormick4086]

Yep

[@taylorhudock]

I would like to get the sheet music for this piece to play in Percussion Ensemble

[@brendanfarrell3168]

Just saw these guys in conxert at UWM. A.Maze.Ing.

[@ofredselva]

how can y get the sheet music of this song? i'm from Brasil and want to play it in the university.. can someone helpme??

[@saveriogiugliano]

Braviiiiiiiiii...:-)))))

[@LAudioS]

Approved

[@lion_pancakes_2369]

Is this on Spotify? This is amazing!!!

[@kayaalistrachan2141]

I'd love to make up a dance for this song! Is it possible i can download it, pay for it? It's just i'd need to carry it with me to the studio, and soon! is it possible? Please let me know, Thank you!

[@EST86LUCEIII]

People always say that they are tired of mainstream music now days. I say let them have it. I am completely content keeping this gem a secret for me and those who have already watched it. Only the deserving shall receive the privilege of listing to this masterpiece.

[@andersonfigueira585]

Bravo

[@calebkibby9990]

Did nothing but smile

[@kionekennedyj.houlstead3390]

this chi is epic brush

[@chl0110013]

how can I get this sheet music? pls give me link or address, thank you

[@omarmendoza9233]

This is an amazing piece. Would you happen to know where I can get the sheet music for this percussion ensemble please? I would really appreciate it.

[@shawnmccormick4086]

Contact Owen Clayton Condon One of my closest friends Amazing guy

[@OPNURISYDER]

Sounds like a waterfall. Really beautiful. Wonder what kind of wood the keys are made of?

[@ZareefHuq]

From the looks of it, probably rosewood

[@suppohkram]

2:50-4:25 My favorite part

[@jeffersonballard1690]

Where can I find sheet music for this

[@isabellarivera9529]

Nice

[@Lorenzopercu]

Ole...

[@sebotas2]

Nice ;)

[@cheng8273]

Do you have this score of this music? :) please ~~~

[@taylorriding3867]

fantastic! how long did it take you to get to this point?

[@shawnmccormick4086]

His whole life. And he is still growing. I know. Clay is one of my closest and dearest friends. And, my professor Check out his band Architects of Beauty

[@somdesobra]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@ramilecurado8678]

Very F... good

[@NouveauB]

what type of mallets are they using? the blacks and the blue/grey ones?

[@user-pb8bh3oz3n]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@silveriadehamtid8742]

Any link to purchase this amazing ensemble?

[@marceloguirado3517]

Hello Owen, where can I get the sheet music for this piece?

[@anderstl9915]

Can you buy the sheet music for this somewhere?