Iridian Arts Presents:
The Robin Cox Ensemble with percussion soloist Scott Deal

Sunday, April 29th 2007 at 8pm
Center Stage Theater, Chapala+De la Guerra St., Santa Barbara, CA
Reservations: 805/963-0408 or Center Stage Theater $20 general/$15 student

On Sunday April 29th, at 8pm Iridian Arts presents the return of the Robin Cox Ensemble, this time with Alaska percussion virtuoso Scott Deal as an added treat. A quintet of violin, cello, clarinet, and two percussion, RCE will perform an all-new program with "Levitation Games", a work by Cox for Deal as marimba soloist with the ensemble, Deal's own explosive percussion trio "Cocolithophore", and Terry Riley's classic minimalist piece "In C".

video clip of RCE and Scott Deal in performance

The Robin Cox Ensemble is: Robin Cox (violinist/composer/director), Erik Leckrone (percussionist), Eric Mellencamp (percussionist), Maggie Parkins (cellist), Marty Walker, (clarinetist), and Nic Chaffee (audio engineer). In the last eight years this group with a one-of-a-kind instrumentation has held over one hundred performances, collaborated with many prominent choreographers, composers, and video artists, and has released two critically acclaimed recordings. It is quickly developing a reputation throughout the United States for innovative and compelling concerts. They have commissioned works from a wide range of composers, collaborated in numerous multi-media events, and shared the stages with musicians and composers such as the Eclipse Quartet, Eve Beglarian, Sarah Cahill, Art Jarvinen, and Pamela Z.

"impressive...a refreshingly diverse new musical encounter" -Los Angeles Times

"Outstanding Classical Ensemble/Artist Nominee" -Los Angeles Weekly Music Awards 2003

"[Deal gave] a riveting performance" -Sequenza Magazine

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