Fort Wayne — thank you.
Joseph Schwantner’s Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra continues to be one of the most expansive works I get to live inside. Color, resonance, physicality — it demands everything and gives just as much back.
Deep thanks to the @fwphil , the percussion section, and everyone who filled the hall.
Moments like this stay with you. Onward ♡
A little BTS action from our featured artist, for our April 11th Masterworks concert, Lisa Pegher! 🌟🥁 Pilgrimage of the Soul, the final concert in our America 250 series, opens with Joseph Schwantner's Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra, a cornerstone of contemporary American repertoire. The evening closes with Elgar’s Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major—“the passionate pilgrimage of the soul.” 💙❤️ Purchase tickets by clicking the link in our bio!
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Lisa Pegher is an American percussion soloist and drummer whose international career has helped redefine percussion as a solo art form within the orchestral world and beyond. She has dedicated her work to commissioning, premiering, and creating new repertoire that brings percussion to the front of the stage. She has been praised by The New York Times as “tremendous,” by The Boston Globe as “forcefully balletic,” and by The Glass as “more than just a drummer—an alchemist of time, sound, and space.
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Program:
SCHWANTNER
Concerto for Percussion
Con forza
Misterioso
Giocoso
@lismae percussion
Intermission
ELGAR
Symphony No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 63
Allegro vivace e nobilmente
Larghetto
Rondo
Moderato e maestoso
April 10–11 | Fort Wayne Philharmonic Joseph Schwantner — Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra
This piece has stayed with me for years. It’s one of the most demanding and expressive works in our repertoire, and I’m looking forward to bringing it back to the stage in Fort Wayne.
@fwphil
Opening the Winnipeg New Music Festival's Sunrise program with Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto was a meaningful artistic marker within an extraordinary week of music-making.
This performance came to life through the shared musical commitment of conductor, Daniel Raiskin, the @wpgsymphony , and the curators and composers featured on the program. Full review → linked in comments
A.I. Rhythm Evolution: A milestone moment performing this show to a sold-out house in @studiolabxr 's fully immersive HD environment.
In collaboration with @icebergnewmusic , the project brings percussion, live electronics, real-time visuals and generative systems into dialogue – tracing rhythm from its physical roots into new evolving forms.
Grateful to Drake Andersen, @vincentianxing , and the @wnmfestival for the trust, care and space to bring this work fully to life.
Photo credit: @mattduboff
Grateful to be part of the 2026 Winnipeg New Music Festival this January.
I'll be performing in two distinct programs — one orchestral, one immersive — over the course of the week.
January 23 – Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
January 24 – AI Rhythm Evolution at StudioLab xR
Tickets & details –> wnmf.ca
@wnmfestival@wpgsymphony@studiolabxr
"If you want to have the best shot at anything, you'll need to work hard for it, train for it, practice, master it, and be willing to let it all go. Then; let it all go.
Begin again, and go even further.
Repeat for infinity." ♾️
POV: Found this spot running through Liberty Park and arrived at this view, it made me reflect on life's struggles and how the journey always serves to widen perspective even when we can't always see it. #grateful
"Peace Offering"
This sculpture looked so beautiful this morning, as if holding up all of #nyc
The description reads: [the dove conveys #hope and #peace while its tail transforms into a hawk representing hostility. The wings become open hands which might belong to a larger force; that welcomes dialog --michael alfano]
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