Synergy Percussion is an Australian
percussion ensemble
A percussion ensemble is a musical ensemble consisting of only percussion instruments. Although the term can be used to describe any such group, it commonly refers to groups of classically trained percussionists performing primarily classical m ...
formed as Synergy in Sydney in 1974.
They mainly play works composed by others for the group. They marked their 40th year with a performance of a new work by
Anthony Pateras, specially commissioned for the occasion.
Synergy members have included founders
Michael Askill (artistic director for the first 35 years) and Colin Piper.
Others include Timothy Constable (artistic director 2009 - 2017), Ian Cleworth (artistic director (2017 -), Rebecca Lagos,
Joshua Hill,
Bree van Reyk, William Jackson, Mark Robinson, Leah Scholes,
Phillip South, Fritz Hauser, Alison Pratt, Jeremy Barnett,
Graeme Leak, Alison Eddington, Ian Bloxsom (founder) and Ron Reeves (founder).
Discography
*''Percussion'' (1991) - Vox Australis
*''Matsuri'' (1994) - Celestial Harmonies
*''Impact'' (1994) - ABC Classics
*''Synergy With Samuels'' (with Dave Samuels) (1994) - Tall Poppies
*''Taiko'' (1996) - Black Sun
*''Steve Reich: Drumming'' (2002) - Synergy Percussion
*''Omphalo Centric Lecture'' (2002) - Synergy Percussion
*''Beauty Will Be Amnesiac Or Will Not Be At All'' (by Jérôme Noetinger, Anthony Pateras, Synergy Percussion) (2017) - Immediata
References
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External links
Synergy Percussion & Taikoz : 2012 - 2014Global Percussion Innovations: The Australian Perspective
Percussion ensembles