Join us for an intimate evening celebrating Third Coast Percussion with special guest acclaimed composer and violinist Jessie Montgomery. The event features an exclusive preview performance of her new piece for percussion quartet, as well as conversation with Jessie about the creative process and her work with the ensemble. Dinner, cocktails, a silent auction (click here to browse and bid), and a dessert reception round out this special evening. Join us to celebrate the ensemble, and mingle with friends and colleagues — all to support TCP’s performance, education, and commissioning projects.

Suggested attire: Cocktail.

Can't come to the Benefit, but still want to support TCP's work? Click here to celebrate with a donation, or click here to browse and bid in our online auction.

Jonathan Asperger

John Bierbusse

Lynne and Ralph Schatz

Louise K. Smith

Gay Stanek

Peter and Pooja Vukosavich

Jessie Montgomery is an acclaimed composer, violinist, and educator. She is the recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation, the Sphinx Medal of Excellence, and her works are performed frequently around the world by leading musicians and ensembles, including the New York Philharmonic, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Chicago Sinfonietta. In May 2021, she began her three-year appointment as the Mead Composer-in-Residence with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Her music interweaves classical music with elements of vernacular music, improvisation, poetry, and social consciousness, making her an acute interpreter of 21st century American sound and experience. Her profoundly felt works have been described as “turbulent, wildly colorful and exploding with life” (The Washington Post). A founding member of PUBLIQuartet and former member of the Catalyst Quartet, she continues to maintain an active performance career as a violinist appearing regularly with her own ensembles, as well as with the Silkroad Ensemble and Sphinx Virtuosi.

​​Third Coast Percussion (Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin, David Skidmore) is a GRAMMY® Award-winning Chicago-based percussion quartet and GRAMMY®-nominated composer collective. Through innovative performances, empowering education programs, and thoughtful collaborations, the ensemble creates exciting and unexpected musical experiences that inspire and educate thousands of fans each year. 

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