Sō Laboratories in Memory of Tim Thomas

Tuesday, September 15, 20268:00 pm
Free with RSVPdoors 7pm

Sō Percussion celebrates the life of Tim Thomas (1966–2026), who passed away in January of this year. This evening honors his love of music and of the community he was such a positive force within through Sō Laboratories—the series he loved dearly and guided with passion.

Sō Percussion + Friends
Charlotte Greve alto saxophone
Beth Meyers viola
Olivier Tarpaga djembe

Bergamot Quartet String Quartet
Dani Matei percussion
Drew Neal percussion
Dylan Offrais percussion
+Additional artists to be announced

“Through a mix of consummate skill and quirky charm, this mercurial quartet has helped to ignite an explosive new enthusiasm for percussion music old and new.” – The New York Times 

“…This is music-making at its most vital, expressive and imaginative.” – BBC Music Magazine 

“A marvelous program…crisply sensitive performances…This is a group that clearly inspires composers to push the limits of what’s possible.” – San Francisco Chronicle

Presented by Sō Percussion in partnership with Roulette.

A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing.

USE CODE EARLYBIRDER AT CHECKOUT FOR $5 OFF TICKETS — ENDS AUGUST 31ST.


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 by audiences and presenters for a dazzling range of work: for live performances in which “telepathic powers of communication” (The New York Times) bring to life the vibrant percussion repertoire; for an extravagant array of collaborations in classical music, pop, indie rock, contemporary dance, and theater; and for their work in education and community-building, seeking to explore the immense possibility of art in our time.

photo by Anja Schutz
The Amphion Foundation Banmarkay Charitable Foundation Brookby Foundation Aaron Copland Fund for Ensembles Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Howard Gilman Foundation The Alice M. Ditson Fund at Columbia University Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the NY State Legislature Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.

Sō Laboratories in Memory of Tim Thomas

Tuesday, September 15, 20268:00 pm
Free with RSVPdoors 7pm

Sō Percussion celebrates the life of Tim Thomas (1966–2026), who passed away in January of this year. This evening honors his love of music and of the community he was such a positive force within through Sō Laboratories—the series he loved dearly and guided with passion.

Sō Percussion + Friends
Charlotte Greve alto saxophone
Beth Meyers viola
Olivier Tarpaga djembe

Bergamot Quartet String Quartet
Dani Matei percussion
Drew Neal percussion
Dylan Offrais percussion
+Additional artists to be announced

“Through a mix of consummate skill and quirky charm, this mercurial quartet has helped to ignite an explosive new enthusiasm for percussion music old and new.” – The New York Times 

“…This is music-making at its most vital, expressive and imaginative.” – BBC Music Magazine 

“A marvelous program…crisply sensitive performances…This is a group that clearly inspires composers to push the limits of what’s possible.” – San Francisco Chronicle

Presented by Sō Percussion in partnership with Roulette.

A livestream will be available free of charge at 8pm on the day of the performance and archived for future viewing.

USE CODE EARLYBIRDER AT CHECKOUT FOR $5 OFF TICKETS — ENDS AUGUST 31ST.


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 by audiences and presenters for a dazzling range of work: for live performances in which “telepathic powers of communication” (The New York Times) bring to life the vibrant percussion repertoire; for an extravagant array of collaborations in classical music, pop, indie rock, contemporary dance, and theater; and for their work in education and community-building, seeking to explore the immense possibility of art in our time.

photo by Anja Schutz
The Amphion Foundation Banmarkay Charitable Foundation Brookby Foundation Aaron Copland Fund for Ensembles Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Howard Gilman Foundation The Alice M. Ditson Fund at Columbia University Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the NY State Legislature Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.