Luge of Focus

The world of contemporary percussion music is a small one. It relies on a limited repertory that only grows at a glacial pace. It takes a youthful zeal and experimentation to buck trends, so it is not surprising that there have been a number of rising composers and performers who have made it their goal to move the music forward. On his new Percussion Theory, percussionist Alejandro Coello hopes to bridge genres and provide a new approach to contemporary percussion performance.