Postludes

Eight pieces for four people with eight bows around one vibraphone.

2012 · for bowed vibraphone, four players · ~20:00

Premiere — Sō Percussion · Taplin Auditorium, Princeton University · 2012

Eight short pieces for four players, each with two double-bass bows interlocking on a single bowed vibraphone. I wrote it in 2012 for So Percussion. It’s been performed over 300 times since all around the world.

Postludes performed by Blow Up Percussion, Rome

They rubbed bows across the bars of vibraphones for American composer Elliot Cole's Postludes, creating sparkling icicles of sound. Christopher R. Weingarten , Rolling Stone , 2016-04-04

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Then I came across Elliot Cole's Postludes for Bowed Vibraphone — basically an elaborate, motorized metallophone. It's performed by several players, each with two bows. I was in awe. Cole is the first composer I came across who uses the bow as the principal way to play the instrument. Yara al-Asmar (interviewed by Jim Quilty) , L'Orient Today , 2024-03-13

Performances

305 performances since 2012

2024-10-27 Toronto Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto CANADA
2024-07-30 Aaron McDonald, Matthew Ward, Steven White Classical Tahoe, Ricardi Pavilion, Tahoe, NV
2024-07-17 Meagan Gillis, John Shaw, Alison Chorn, Anna Kate Mackle Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro NC
2024-06-23 Ted Atkatz Percussion Seminar Colburn School of Music, Zipper Hall, Los Angeles, CA
2024-05-13 No Exit Heights Art Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2024-05-04 Escola Superior de Musica de Lisboa Vianna da Motta Auditorium, Lisbon, PORTUGAL
2024-04-05 Lenoir-Rhyne University North Carolina
2024-02-25 Lawrence Unviersity Appleton, WI
2024-02-10 Orchestre National Capitole Toulouse Toulouse FRANCE
2024-02-03 National Orchestra of Lyon Lyon FRANCE
2024-02-03 Slagwerk Den Haag Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam [NETHERLANDS]
2024-02-02 Slagwerk Den Haag Theater de Flint Amersfoort [NETHERLANDS]
2024-02-01 Slagwerk Den Haag Musis en Stadstheater Arnhem [NETHERLANDS]
2024-01-28 Slagwerk Den Haag Tivoli Vredenburg Hertz Utrecht [NETHERLANDS]
2024-01-27 Slagwerk Den Haag Muziekgebow Eindhoven [NETHERLANDS]
2024-01-26 Slagwerk Den Haag Muziekcentrum Enschede [NETHERLANDS]
2024-01-25 Slagwerk Den Haag Parkstad Limburg Theaters, Heerlen [NETHERLANDS]
2023-12-04 University of Hawai'i Percussion Ensemble University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
2023-11-25 Luxembourg Philharmonic - Quatuor Beat Luxembourg Philharmonic Salle de Musique de Chambre, LUXEMBOURG
2023-11-14 Music for Youth Proms Royal Albert Hall, London ENGLAND
2023-05-20 Kyle Acuncius Sun Symphony Orchestra, Hanoi VIETNAM
2023-04-25 Buffalo State Percussion Ensemble
2023-04-11 Longhorn Percussion Ensemble Austin, TX
2023-04-01 Chadron State College Chadron, NE
2023-02-05 Manos Percussion Arizona Philharmonic
2020-11-17 Louisiana State University Percussion Ensemble YouTube
2020-05-27 Swedish Royal Opera Stockholm, SWEDEN
2020-04-18 National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain [cancelled] London, ENGLAND
2020-04-16 National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain [cancelled] London, ENGLAND
2020-02-22 Gregory Osipov St. Petersburg, RUSSIA
2020-01-31 Delta College Percussion Ensemble Delta College Planetarium, Bay City MI
2019-12-19 Tokyo University of the Arts Tokyo, JAPAN
2019-12-02 Duo Drumartica Luxembourg Philharmonic Hall
2019-11-25 Polk State College Percussion Ensemble Polk State College, FL
2019-09-06 KNUA Percussion Ensemble Seoul, South Korea
2019-06-19 Amadinda Percussion Ensemble Yerevan Festival, Armenia
2019-03-15 Thea Rossen Underground car park, Melbourne
2019-02-20 University Ensemble University of Wisconsin-Madison
2019-02-10 So Percussion National Gallery of Art, DC
2018-11-02 University of Mary Washington
2018-10-19 Hope College
2018-06-28 Divesh Karamchandani & co. York Manor, Los Angeles
2018-06-04 Tyler Cunningham Groupmuse, Brooklyn
2018-05-19 BLOW UP Roma Percussion Poggio Mirteto, ITALY
2018-05-13 Tampa Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Tampa, FL
2018-05-13 Full Stop NYU
2018-05-12 Asheville Ballet Asheville, NC
2018-05-11 Asheville Ballet Asheville, NC
2018-05-11 Colorado Mesa University Colorado Mesa University
2018-05-07 NYU Percussion Ensemble Frederick Loewe Theater, NYC
2018-05-05 Juilliard Pre-college Juilliard
2018-04-07 University of Western Washington Ensemble Northwest Percussion Festival, Salem, OR
2018-04-05 University Ensemble Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2018-04-02 University Ensemble University of West Florida
2018-03-30 Detroit Bureau of Sound Detroit Institute of the Arts
2018-03-10 Koi Percussion Donkey Coffee, Athens OH
2018-03-04 University Ensemble Lawrence University, Appleton WI
2018-03-03 Koi Percussion Athens Uncorked, Athens OH
2018-02-24 Abstruckt BBC Radio 3
2018-02-15 Sa.na.na Istanbul, Turkey
2018-02-02 University Ensemble UNC-Pembroke
2018-01-27 Sandbox Percussion Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival, Seattle WA
2018-01-26 Sandbox Percussion Spontaneous Combustion New Music Festival, Portland OR
2018-01-14 beyond this point Emporium Arcade Bar, Chicago IL
2018-01-13 Student Ensemble Waubonsie Valley High School, Aurora IL
2017-12-07 University Ensemble Dixie State University
2017-11-21 Jacob Knight and friends Florida State University
2017-11-20 University Ensemble University of Akron, OH
2017-11-20 Abeline Christian University Abeline, TX
2017-11-19 Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
2017-10-10 Toho Orchestra Academy Toho, JAPAN
2017-09-29 University of Minnesota Centro Civico por la Paz, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste COSTA RICA
2017-08-11 Sun Valley Summer Symphony Idaho
2017-08-06 Sun Valley Summer Symphony Idaho
2017-07-30 Fausto Torrefranca Percussion Ensemble Norman-Swabian Castle of Vibo Valentia
2017-07-29 Amadinda Percussion Ensemble Kapolcs, Hungary
2017-07-14 Craig Hauschildt, Richard Brown, + Grand Teton Music Festival, Jackson Hole WY
2017-06-24 Sewanee Sewanee
2017-06-15 Touch Quartet Tokyo, JAPAN
2017-05-23 Sandbox Percussion 1 Rivington, NYC
2017-05-19 earspace North Carolina
2017-05-15 Chamber Cartel Murdock Elementary, Marietta GA
2017-05-10 LeHigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts PA
2017-05-07 Sandbox Percussion St John’s Episcopal Church, Brooklyn NY
2017-04-30 Newyopercussion Contemporary Quartet Clarion University, PA
2017-04-25 ITÜ MIAM Percussion Group Istanbul Technical University
2017-04-24 Columbia University Columbia University
2017-04-13 Appalachian State University Appalachian State University
2017-03-25 Andrew Grossman University of Michigan
2017-03-02 University of North Alabama University of North Alabama
2017-02-26 DePaul Brass Ensemble DePaul University
2017-02-08 Georgetown High School Georgetown, TX
2017-02-02 Unknown performer Royal Swedish Opera
2017-01-28 University of Tennessee-Martin Honor Band University of Tennessee Martin
2017-01-06 Tóth Benedek Tóth Benedek at Pázmáneumban, Budapest Hungary
2016-11-01 UNCOPE University of Northern Colorado
2016-10-28 Butler University Butler University
2016-10-07 STOP Percussion Ljubljana, Slovenia
2016-10-05 STOP Percussion Glasbena šola Frana Koruna Koželjskega, Velenje, SLOVENIA
2016-09-24 Fulcrum Point New Music PUBLIC Chicago
2016-09-09 Buffalo Percussion Collective Slyfest 11
2016-09-03 HAMCO Percussion Ensemble Tongyeong Concert Hall, Gwangju KOREA
2016-07-30 Music Academy of the West
2016-06-01 Thea Rossen Australian National Academy of Music
2016-05-10 HAMCO Percussion Ensemble Gwangju KOREA
2016-04-27 University of Wyoming
2016-04-21 Troy University Percussion Ensemble Troy University
2016-04-15 Dixie State Percussion Ensemble Dixie State Percussion Ensemble
2016-04-10 Homero Ceron Quartet Tuscon, AZ
2016-04-10 Buffalo Percussion Collective WNY PAS Day of Percussion
2016-04-01 Nief-norf Big Ears Music Festival, Knoxville TN
2016-03-22 Odd River University of Tennessee
2016-03-21 Odd River Tennessee Tech
2016-03-20 San Francisco Conservatory San Francisco Conservatory
2016-03-19 Abby Rehard University of Missouri
2016-03-12 Washburn University Washburn University
2016-03-09 Episcopal Collegiate School Arkansas
2016-03-02 Flower Mound High School Texas
2016-02-29 Marcus High School Texas
2016-02-24 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
2016-02-21 Lone Star Percussion Ensemble Texas
2016-02-20 Lewisville ISD Lewisville, TX
2016-02-19 Chicago Civic Orchestra Chamber Music Zou B Art Center, Chicago
2016-02-17 Percussion Plus Festival - Tallinn, Estonia
2016-01-17 Amphion Percussion Constellation, Chicago
2016-01-17 Architek Percussion Salle Bourgie, Montreal
2015-12-11 Spectrum Percussion Quartet Toronto, ON
2015-12-06 Eastman School of Music Eastman School of Music
2015-12-02 College of South Idaho College of South Idaho
2015-11-25 Amadinda Percussion Ensemble Bienan School of Music
2015-11-22 University of Central Oklahoma University of Central Oklahoma
2015-11-19 Northern Arizona University Northern Arizona University
2015-11-10 McCallum High School Austin, TX
2015-11-01 Portal Percussion Lancaster, PA
2015-10-25 Lee University Lee University
2015-09-19 Alex Petcu (Crash Ensemble) Sounds from a Safe Harbour, Cork, Ireland
2015-08-30 Kraken Quartet Salvage Vanguard, Austin TX
2015-08-23 North Sydney Girls High School, Australia North Sydney Girls High School, Australia
2015-08-02 BLOW UP Roma Percussion Montalto di Castro (VT) Italia
2015-08-01 Buffalo Percussion Collective Buffalo, NY
2015-07-05 Grupo de Percussão da UFMG Sala Sergio Magnani, Belo Horizonte Brasil
2015-06-14 Chicago Composers Orchestra Constellation, Chicago
2015-05-31 Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil) Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil)
2015-05-24 BLOW UP Roma Percussion No Go Festival, Rome
2015-05-23 Southern Oregon University
2015-05-20 BLOW UP Roma Percussion Festival Le Forme Del Suono, Latina, Italy
2015-05-05 Chatterbox / Classical Revolution Indianapolis, IN
2015-05-05 University High School, Orlando FL University High School, Orlando FL
2015-04-29 St. Petersburg College St. Petersburg College
2015-04-28 Owasso, Oklahoma Owasso, Oklahoma
2015-04-27 Angelo State San Angelo, TX
2015-04-27 Lebanon Valley College Lebanon Valley College
2015-04-26 Messiah College
2015-04-24 Unknown performer Auditorio Gustavo Freire, Lugo, Spain
2015-04-20 Keane University NJSO After Hours concert
2015-04-20 Pepperdine University Pepperdine University
2015-04-19 Bard Bard
2015-04-18 Katy HS Day of Percussion
2015-04-14 with dance Museo Interactico da Historia de Lugo, Spain
2015-04-08 University of South Alabama
2015-03-17 NIU Northern Illinois University
2015-03-14 U North Alabama Percussion Ensemble U North Alabama Percussion Ensemble Festival
2015-03-12 10-can Percussion
2015-03-11 Central Washington University Percussion Ensemble Central Washington University
2015-03-07 Keane U students Scotch Plains Day of Percussion
2015-03-04 Sacha Persichetti Eastman
2015-02-27 Keane U students NJ Symphony College Night
2015-02-23 SUNY Fredonia
2015-02-14 University of Texas Brownsville Percussion Ensemble TMEA
2015-01-30 EP4 Percussion La salle Claude-Champagne, Montreal
2014-12-11 Phoenix College
2014-12-09 Mobius Quartet So Percussion studio - Brooklyn Bound
2014-12-05 University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble Ann Arbor
2014-12-03 Amadinda Percussion Ensemble Peabody
2014-12-01 Malleus Quartet University of Arizona
2014-11-21 University of South Alabama PASIC
2014-11-20 Amadinda Percussion Ensemble PASIC, Indianapolis
2014-11-20 Florida Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba Tampa, FL
2014-11-17 Wheaton College
2014-11-17 University of Texas Brownsville Percussion Ensemble Brownsville, TX
2014-11-12 Malleus Quartet University of Arizona
2014-11-09 Mobius Quartet Wallingford, PA
2014-11-08 Portland Percussion Group Lewis and Clark College Chapel
2014-11-04 Concord University
2014-10-21 Chamber Cartel Elevate Atlanta
2014-10-19 Colorado State University Percussion Ensemble
2014-10-11 10-can Percussion Black Mountain College
2014-09-23 Amadinda Percussion Ensemble Music of Changes Festival, Lithuania
2014-09-05 Onondaga Community College
2014-08-22 4Given Rhythms Luxembourg
2014-07-30 Zeltsman Marimba Festival Shenzhen, China
2014-07-27 BLOW UP Roma Percussion Parco Regionale Dell’Appia Antica, ITALY SOUND PARK
2014-07-26 BLOW UP Roma Percussion Tuscania Artescena Festival, Tuscania (VT) Italy
2014-07-24 BLOW UP Roma Percussion Fondazione W. Walton, Giardini La Mortella Ischia-Naples
2014-07-19 BLOW UP Roma Percussion Cantiere Internazionale delle Arti di Montepulciano
2014-07-15 Bowdoin Luke Rinderknecht led
2014-07-07 Zeltsman Marimba Festival Lawrence University
2014-06-27 BLOW UP Roma Percussion American Academy in Rome
2014-05-28 Amadinda Percussion Ensemble Radio Hungary
2014-05-14 Lawrence North High School Indianapolis
2014-04-28 Northern Illinois University
2014-04-23 University of Wisconsin-Madison Mills Concert Hall
2014-04-22 U. of North Alabama
2014-04-21 University of Nebraska, Lincoln Ian McCollum junior recital
2014-04-20 Butler University Arts Fest
2014-04-17 University of Tennessee-Martin
2014-04-14 No Exit New Music Cleveland (CSU Drinko Hall)
2014-04-12 Florida State University Tyler Tolles (grad student)
2014-04-12 No Exit New Music Heights Arts, Cedar/Lee
2014-04-11 No Exit New Music Cleveland (Spaces, West Flats)
2014-04-08 University of South Alabama
2014-04-08 Alabama Day of Percussion
2014-04-07 University of South Alabama
2014-04-04 Spectrum Percussion Quartet Royal Conservatory Toronto
2014-04-03 Eastern Kentucky University Hummel Planetarium, Richmond KY
2014-03-23 Mobius Quartet Main Line Reform Temple, Wynnewood PA
2014-03-22 Indiana Percussion Associations State Finals (High School)
2014-03-22 Florida Atlantic University
2014-03-21 Northern Illinois University Chamber ensemble competition
2014-03-20 TorQ Tranzac in Toronto
2014-03-18 Ouachita Baptist University
2014-03-07 University of Kentucky Percussion Ensemble
2014-03-04 Amadinda Percussion Ensemble Central European University, Budapest
2014-03-01 Baylor University Todd Meehan - Baylor Percussion Symposium
2014-03-01 Eastern Kentucky University PAS Kentucky Day of Percussion
2014-02-23 Smoke and Mirrors Ensemble LACMA — LA County Museum of Art
2014-02-22 Prost Percussion Ensemble First Unitarian Universalist, Nashville TN
2014-02-18 University of Texas Percussion Ensemble
2014-01-25 Prost Percussion Ensemble Bongo Java, Nashville TN
2013-12-14 BLOW UP Roma Percussion Spazio MACSI
2013-12-13 Chantal Aguer, Julien Garin, Stéphane Garin, Serres-Castet la centri-fugeuse — PAU France http://www.la-centrifugeuse.com/prog-centri_81.html
2013-12-12 Hochschule für Musik München Reaktorhalle
2013-12-07 Riley Nicholson U Memphis recital
2013-11-26 Unversity of Wisconsin UW Western Percussion Ensemble
2013-11-25 UNC Pembroke
2013-11-20 Lindenwood University
2013-11-18 Rowan University
2013-11-10 University of Southern California
2013-11-10 University of South Carolina School of Music Recital Hall
2013-11-07 Stephen F. Austin University
2013-11-06 Virginia Commonwealth University
2013-11-04 University of North Carolina Greensboro Dr. Neeraj Mehta
2013-10-15 U Minnesota Duluth Planetarium
2013-10-10 Shenandoah Conservatory
2013-10-04 Jodie Mack film LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE Film Society Lincoln Center - premiere
2013-10-04 Boston Conservatory Keith Aleo
2013-09-28 Exit 9 Percussion Freehold, NJ
2013-09-25 Western Percussion Ensemble Winsconsin/Madison School of Music
2013-09-14 Iron Giant Alys Stephens Center, Birmingham AL
2013-09-09 University of Chile
2013-09-04 Iktus Percussion Cornelia Street Cafe
2013-07-30 Brevard
2013-07-26 BLOW UP Roma Percussion Tuscania, Italy
2013-07-12 Kinhaven
2013-07-06 Chosen Vale
2013-05-29 Nief-norf Horizon Records, Knoxville TN
2013-05-25 BLOW UP Roma Percussion Conservatorio Statale di Musica, Latina Italy
2013-05-24 BLOW UP Roma Percussion Cinema America Occupato Roma
2013-05-16 Oberlin Warner Concert Hall
2013-05-12 Chamber Cartel Atlanta, GA
2013-05-05 Paul Owen U Michicagn Masters Recital
2013-04-27 Ad Astra Percussion Swarthout Recital Hall at KU
2013-04-26 So Percussion Trinity School, Pawling NY
2013-04-26 North Arizona U Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, Flagstaff AZ
2013-04-19 So Percussion Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert (LaGuardia PAC, Queens)
2013-04-16 University of South Alabama
2013-04-16 Oberlin
2013-04-15 University of South Alabama
2013-04-13 Dyl Greene NABBA
2013-04-12 Unknown performer ArtWalk, Mobile Alabama
2013-04-12 So Percussion Bard
2013-04-06 nobrow.music.collective Nuit Blanche, Athens Ohio
2013-04-02 Georgia State
2013-03-30 Unknown performer Toronto, ON
2013-03-21 Eastman
2013-03-13 Mahidol U Percussion Ensemble Goethe-Institut of Bangkok
2013-03-05 Luke Rinderknecht Shaker Heights HS
2013-03-03 MD/DE PAS Day of Percussion
2013-02-27 Fulcrum Point New Music Poetry Foundation, Chicago
2013-02-09 U Maryland Percussion Ensemble McCormick Marimba Festival, U South Florda
2013-02-07 University of Michigan Whispers and Stars
2013-01-31 Mahidol U Percussion Ensemble Bangkok
2013-01-18 U. North Texas Percussion Ensemble Bjelovar, Croatia
2013-01-18 Chamber Music America Iktus Percussion
2013-01-12 U. North Texas Percussion Ensemble Krakow
2013-01-05 nief-norf Knoxville, TN, at a church
2013-01-04 Erasable Color Bookman's, Phoenix
2012-12-09 Tim Shuster Ohio State recital
2012-12-05 Cleveland State Waetjen Auditorium
2012-12-02 University of Tennessee
2012-11-30 Square Peg Round Hole Bloomington
2012-11-30 Juilliard Lincoln Center
2012-11-30 Kansas University
2012-11-20 University of Akron Guzzetta Hall
2012-11-19 University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
2012-11-17 Chris Sies etc. Living Room Music, Ann Arbor
2012-11-10 Louisiana Tech
2012-11-08 Michigan State
2012-11-01 Tennessee Tech Percussion Ensemble PASIC, Austin Tx
2012-10-29 Unknown performer University of Indiana, Bloomington
2012-10-27 McGill University
2012-10-26 Indiana State Indiana State Contemporary Music Festival
2012-10-24 University of North Texas UNT
2012-10-11 Unknown performer Tennessee Tech University Recital Hour
2012-09-28 Mobius Quartet Spectrum