PERCUSSION CANON

For Niek KleinJan, the canon is the ultimate source of inspiration to sublimate the adventurous but at the same time complex and obscure world of today ™s solo percussion into its most important pieces.The Percussion Canon will be divided into a series of high-quality video clips. In its totality, this is the largest media project for solo percussion that has ever been realized. The Percussion Canon structures the existing body of percussion solo literature. The canon consists of the most influential and iconic compositions, all of which were originally intended for a percussion instrument. Needless to say, this canon is a snapshot view from the perspective of an individual first-rate percussionist. Given the quick pace at which percussion music develops, the canon might well require an update every five years. Then there is the inevitable (and interesting) polemic. The choice of the pieces will hopefully trigger a violent discussion within the percussion scene; a discussion which by..