Category Archives: Samuel Solomon

Despite Mr. Prokofiev’s encouragement, a sizable, chatty audience fell silent as Samuel Z. Solomon, an adroit percussionist, played Marcos Balter’s frenetic “Descarga” and Michael Early’s evocative “raingutter.” In Judd Greenstein’s “We Shall Be Turned,” played later, Mr. Solomon made the … Continue reading →

Most problematic was the music, which – with the exception of Sam Solomon’s blazing percussion solos – bore a striking resemblance to bathwater. via Feast of Music: New Music Exchange. This is one of those “oh, I’ll post that right … Continue reading →

Yesaroun’ Duo (Sam Solomon, percussion, Eric Hewitt, saxophone) perform Jefferson Friedman/Crom-tech Eight Songs at Jefferson’sComposer Portrait concert at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre on Feb. 12, 2009. via YouTube – Yesaroun’ Duo performs Jefferson Friedman’s Eight Songs. Related Alternative Rock Posts … Continue reading →

Yesaroun’Duo Eric Hewitt, Saxophones / Samuel Z Solomon, percussion. PROGRAM HeavyUp 1. Ex-Prestu: Plod 01:09 2. Bramix-Q: 49 Face 01:12 3. Prux-norplexoxix 01:11 4. Elprod-11 01:01 5. You not mexiquot 00:32 6. Infilto-Ships 01:01 7. To the Pods 00:59 8. … Continue reading →

For percussion, pitch is problematic. Composers and percussionists both wrestle with the challenge of controlling this very important but often indeterminate element of percussion sound, which generates instability of purpose, function, and application. Instability can create problems when attempting to … Continue reading →