Sō Percussion

Sō Percussion

For 25 years and counting, Grammy-winning percussion quartet Sō Percussion has redefined chamber music for the 21st century through an "exhilarating blend of precision and anarchy, rigor and bedlam" (The New Yorker). They are celebrated for a dazzling range of work: live performances in which "telepathic powers of communication" (The New York Times) bring the vibrant percussion repertoire to life; an extravagant array of collaborations across classical music, pop, indie rock, contemporary dance, and theater; and their work in education and community-building, seeking to explore the immense possibility of art in our time.

To celebrate its 25th anniversary season, Sō Percussion released 25×25 on Cantaloupe Music in September 2025 — an 8-disc box set featuring 500 minutes of new and previously-unreleased recordings of 21st century music, each piece written for and premiered by the group, with works by Caroline Shaw, Vijay Iyer, Leilehua Lanzilotti, Angélica Negrón, Tristan Perich, Dan Deacon, and many others.

Recent highlights include a residency at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with Helado Negro and with Caroline Shaw — whose Nonesuch album Rectangles and Circumstance won the 2025 Grammy for Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance — plus concerts at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Big Ears, the Kennedy Center, and the Library of Congress. Rooted in the belief that music is an elemental form of human communication, Sō pursues a range of community outreach through its nonprofit umbrella, including the Sō Percussion Summer Institute, held annually since 2009. The members are the Edward T. Cone Performers-in-Residence at Princeton University.

Sō Percussion is Jason Treuting, Adam Sliwinski, Josh Quillen, and Eric Cha-Beach.