​Sō Percussion With Caroline Shaw Appearing Live At Bucks

NEWTOWN, PA — Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw will be joining with the innovative Sō Percussion in an electrifying program blending voice and percussion quartet as they share the music from their newest album, "Rectangles and Circumstance," on Friday, August 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Co-written by Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion, the genre-blending songs use verses from 19th-century poems by Christina Rosetti, Emily Brontë, Emily Dickinson, Gertrude Stein, and William Blake. Chamber music meets singer-songwriter storytelling in this extraordinary performance showcasing vital, expressive, and imaginative music-making.

Sō Percussion has been redefining chamber music in the 21st century for more than 20 years. They are celebrated by audiences and presenters for a dazzling range of work and an extravagant array of collaborations in classical music, pop, indie rock, contemporary dance, and theater.

Caroline Shaw is a musician who moves among roles, genres, and mediums. She is the recipient of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Music, several Grammy awards, an honorary doctorate from Yale, and a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship.

The performance takes place at the Zlock Performing Arts Center located on the Bucks County Community College’s Newtown Campus, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown 18940. The lobby cash bar will be available starting at 6 p.m. for attendees to enjoy refreshments before and during the concert.

Tickets are available now and can be purchased online at www.bucks.edu/tickets.