PERFORMANCE SPOTLIGHT: Eastman Percussion Ensemble - Passage to an Uncharted World (PASIC PREMIER)

Passage to an Uncharted World (2022) Austin Keck
Passage to an Uncharted World is a work for six percussionists and piano. As the title suggests, the piece is about an exploration and journey into a world unexplored and never before seen. While this imagery serves as the narrative for the piece, the very simple idea presented in the opening is constantly manipulated and shaped into something new. Each new idea presented represents a discovery, found both in the literal and figurative sense. Throughout the piece each section transitions seamlessly into the next, so the listener is able to follow the story effortlessly. At the end the audience is presented again with the opening theme, in essence transporting them back to the familiar world from which they came.
Used with Permission by Percussion Arts Society
Video used with permission. The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) is the world’s largest percussion organization, with over 5,000 members in over 80 Chapters across the United States and around the globe. PAS hosts the Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) annually, featuring the top names in drumming and percussion. This video is from PASIC 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 9-12, 2022. For more information on PAS and PASIC, visit www.pas.org/ and www.pasic.org/, and subscribe to the PAS UA-cam channel ( / percarts .

[@zacharylafosse5594]

As a composer of percussion ensemble and as an aspiring film score composer, I say this is a prime example of what I’d like to achieve one day. So much inspiration came to me when I saw this live. Such a good piece and an amazing performance of it. Way to go Austin Keck and way to go Eastman Percussion Ensemble!

[@austinkeck]

Thank you! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@thatcherbuck]

What a brilliant piece, and an magical interpretation and performance. Amazing!

[@danieldavis2049]

wish i could’ve seen this performance live!

[@mikesosa1146]

WOW!!!