This week’s col­umn at Clas­si­calTV is actu­ally a fairly exten­sive inter­view with So Per­cus­sion, talk­ing with them about next Monday’s con­cert at Carnegie Hall and the music of John Cage. After, or before, you read it, peruse the selected discog­ra­phy, espe­cially from last year, which was envi­ably productive:

Drum­ming, the disc that put them on the musi­cal map

So Per­cus­sion, their sec­ond disc, with David Lang’s The So-Called Laws of Nature

Amid The Noise, a mes­mer­iz­ing, abstract ‘pop’ album, with glitchy col­ors and an equally hyp­notic film on DVD

Threads, a major work in Paul Lansky’s return to cham­ber music

It is Time, a smart, fas­ci­nat­ing piece from Steven Mackey, again with accom­pa­ny­ing DVD

Capri­chos Enfati­cos, a col­or­ful, dra­matic piece from Mar­tin Bres­nick, with Lisa Moore play­ing piano

Bad Mango, part of Dave Dou­glas’ Portable series; So joins the trum­peter in tunes of his, like “One More News” and “Wit­ness,” and come off more com­fort­able in his idiom than he is in theirs