Aaron Siegel's
A Great Many

Released in January 2019, Aaron Siegel's A Great Many received a "Best of Bandcamp" -- Peter Margasak describes that album as "​a hypnotically pulsing gem that recalls the music of Steve Reich as much as it does Tortoise."

A Great Many, featuring clarinetist Christa Van Alstine, is a new work for six percussionists and clarinet that represents the latest collaboration in 10-year relationship between composer Aaron Siegel and Mantra Percussion. A Great Many, was commissioned by Chamber Music America in 2017 as a feature for Van Alstine, and subsequently performed at the Vancouver New Music Festival and at the Ecstatic Music Festival in NYC. 

YPC: Ellen Reid
Portrait Concert

Mantra Percussion collaborates again with the Young People's Chorus of New York City. YPC's third-annual 
​Vocal Resolutions concert is highlighted by the world premiere of  “So Much on My Soul,” a YPC commission from 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Ellen Reid with guest artists Mantra Percussion.

In The News

The New York Times
Timber at BOAC Marathon
"seductive and accessible…
with steroidal energy"
— Zachary Woolfe

The New Yorker
The Most Memorable Classical Performances 
"…aural hypnosis"
— Alex Ross

TimeOut New York
Top Ten Classical Performances
"…superhuman"
— Steve Smith