Tickets available now for April 11 performance
Jason Treuting, Josh Quillen, Eric Cha-Beach, Adam Sliwinski. Photo/Anja Schutz
The University of Central Arkansas Public Appearances, in conjunction with the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Artists in Residence program, will present Sō Percussion Saturday, April 11, at 7 p.m. at the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts.
For 25 years and counting, Grammy-winning percussion quartet Sō Percussion has redefined chamber music for the 21st century. They are celebrated by audiences and presenters for a dazzling range of work: for live performances in which “telepathic powers of communication” (The New York Times) bring to life the vibrant percussion repertoire; for an extravagant array of collaborations in classical music, pop, indie rock, contemporary dance and theater; and for their work in education and community-building, seeking to explore the immense possibility of art.
To celebrate its 25th anniversary season, Sō Percussion released “25×25” on Cantaloupe Music in September 2025, an eight-disc box set featuring 500 minutes of entirely new and previously unreleased recordings of 21st century music, each piece written for, in collaboration with and premiered by Sō Percussion.
Along with “25×25,” Sō has a catalog of more than 30 albums featuring landmark recordings of works by David Lang, Steve Reich, Julia Wolfe, Caroline Shaw, Steven Mackey, Bobby Previte, Matmos and many others.
Rooted in the belief that music is an elemental form of human communication, and galvanized by forces for social change, Sō enthusiastically pursues a range of social and community outreach through their nonprofit umbrella, including an ongoing partnership with Pan in Motion; the Sō Laboratories concert series; a studio residency program in Brooklyn; and the Sō Percussion Summer Institute, an intensive two-week chamber music seminar for percussionists and composers they have led annually since 2009. The members of Sō Percussion are the Edward T. Cone Performers-in-Residence at Princeton University – a role they have held for more than a decade.
Sō Percussion is Jason Treuting, Adam Sliwinski, Josh Quillen and Eric Cha-Beach.
UCA Public Appearances has continued to grow each year and now offers five unique series: Broadway, POPS, Night Out, An Evening With, and the Windgate Collection. Reynolds Performance Hall has also welcomed over 70,000 pre-K-12th grade students from across the state of Arkansas to experience live performing arts through the Main Stage Education Series. This series educates while entertaining and provides arts accessibility to all students.
Tickets range from $23 to $46 for adults and $11.50 for children/students. Prices for tickets are all in. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at the Reynolds box office or Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts box office Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., online at uca.edu/publicappearances, or by calling UCA Ticket Central at (501) 450-3265 or toll free at (866) 810-0012. Student and children’s tickets are only available by contacting the box office.