As the fall semester is quickly approaching (or already has) for many of us, here are some words of wisdom just posted on a blog I regularly follow. Here’s to a good school year!..or performance season!..or life!
NewMusicBox » Your 2013-14 Attitude Guide: Four to Cop, Four to Drop for an Amazing Season.
A few months ago I posted on here about my acceptance to this great summer opportunity, the Sō Percussion Summer Institute. It’s a two week event, and I’m right in the middle of it all and it’s been a fantastic experience thus far. Tonight I have the privilege to premier a piece by Michelle Nagai with Kelsey Tamayo. This evening’s program is entirely focused on composers at or affiliated with Princeton University. It looks to be a good show. I can’t wait to see what everyone has been working on over the past week. Working so closely with composers is not something we get to do all that often. And now here we are, getting hours with composers in the room!
Being in this environment is really quite surreal. It’s great.
More on that to come. Right now it’s show time.
See ya on the other side.
Tia
I’m Tia Harvey, a percussionist currently residing in Michigan. I am a graduate student at Michigan State University and free-lance musician in the South East region of the state.
The landing page for this site is a blog. Here, I post information about various performances I have coming up, groups I’m involved in, and sometimes simply to display some of the exciting things going on in the field. Please take a look around and feel free to leave comments. Thanks for visiting!
Tia
I’m always finding great things on newmusicbox.org. Here’s a percussion focused mix tape from earlier this year. Good stuff.
NewMusicBox » NewMusicBox Mix 5: Percussion Focused. 
Enjoy!
Tia
Well my first recital as a grad student at MSU has officially passed. I had a chamber recital as a member of a2 percussion this past weekend. The concert was a success as our first event and I look forward to all the work I will be able to do with Kelsey Tamayo in the future. Working up a recital with another individual was quite an experience and one that I think I will continue to learn from in the coming weeks as Kelsey and I plan what lies ahead for us. There will be more coming on that soon. In the meantime, here are some pictures from our recital!
I try not to post things like this too often, but this article resonated with me too much to ignore. I find myself encountering the issue of how to function as a young woman in the new music world. It’s a quick read and not intended for one gender exclusively! Take a look.
NewMusicBox » The Power List: Why Women Aren’t Equals In New Music Leadership and Innovation.
Lansky- Travel Diary
Masson- Rhythm Strip
Bithel- Table Setting
Vinao- Book of Grooves, Mvt IV.
Interesting article on New Music Box by Tim Rutherford-Johnson. Check it out!
“Popular music appears to gain credibility; new music appears to gain relevance. As long as the “influence” of Reich’s music can be traced back up the chain, the narrative will keep feeding itself.”
NewMusicBox » The Influence Engine: Steve Reich and Pop Music.
Myself and Kelsey Tamayo have been accepted to the So Percussion Summer Institute (SoSI), which is a two-week chamber music seminar for college-age percussionists and composers. The members of So Percussion serve as faculty in rehearsal, performance, and discussion of contemporary music. This year guests Steve Reich, and Ji Hye Jung will also be visiting. Can’t wait!
Acceptance Letters to SoSI!!!.
Tia
I had a performance earlier today with the student based new-music ensemble from MSU, Collective Behavior (CoBe) and it was a very wonderful experience. We performed the piece Cold Water, Dry Stone by Evan Chambers at the Region 5 NASA (North American Saxophone Association) conference. It was our first public performance of the piece, with 3 more to come in the next few months. I’m so excited to be playing new music with great musicians and colleagues!
Thanks guys!
Tia
Dr. Tia Harvey 