We already loved Marimba One instruments as soloists, and we love even more how they blend in our quartet. But having an exceptional instrument is only part of the equation. Marimba One’s commitment to the arts, attention to detail, and sense of community are what make them stand apart from the rest.
Orphic Percussion
Orphic Percussion is a Northern California-based percussion quartet dedicated to the creation and performance of new music. Orphic means "beyond ordinary," a phrase that characterizes the ensemble and its mission: to commission and premiere new works by today's most compelling composers; to broaden the audience for contemporary music; and to present concerts that are vibrantly communicative, musically expressive, and inspiringly virtuosic-or, quite simply-extraordinary.
Orphic's recent highlights include recital tours in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest, the world premiere of Stefan Cwik's Relics: Dances for Percussion Quartet and Orchestra with San Francisco's Symphony Parnassus (nominated by the San Francisco Classical Voice for "Best New Music Performance" of the 2017-18 season), university residencies at Southern Nazarene University (OK) and George Fox University (OR), and a return engagement at the Arcata Playhouse (CA). In addition, Orphic has been self-producing an ongoing concert series at University Presbyterian Church (CA) since early 2017, and maintains a close relationship with the Nevada County Composer's Cooperative, having premiered works by Alexis Alrich, Mark Vance, and Durwynne Hsieh. In the 2019-2020 season, Orphic will unveil its newest concert program, Orphic: Unheard, featuring newly commissioned works by Dave Maric, Kenneth Froelich, Shaun Tilburg, Bryce Cannell, and Alejandro Viñao. Orphic's upcoming engagements include the group's international debut at the 2019 Day of Percussion in Nuremberg, Germany, an appearance on San Francisco's Old First Concert Series, a residency with the composition department at Las Positas College, and a recital tour of the southern. United States.
Orphic Percussion is sponsored by Marimba One, Black Swamp Percussion, and Beetle Percussion.