So Percussion

So Percussion

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Sō Percussion is an American percussion quartet formed in 1999 and based in New York City. The ensemble consisted of Josh Quillen, Adam Sliwinski, Jason Treuting, and Eric Cha-Beach. The members established the group while studying under Robert van Sice at the Yale School of Music. The quartet performed and recorded works by composers including Steve Reich, David Lang, Caroline Shaw, and Bryce Dessner. Its discography included the studio recordings Sō Percussion (2004), Steve Reich: Drumming (2005), Amid the Noise (2006), and David Lang: The Woodmans - Music From the Film (2011). The ensemble collaborated with artists such as The National, Buke and Gase, and Dave Douglas. In 2014, the members became performers-in-residence at Princeton University. The group received a Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance in 2025 for the recording Rectangles and Circumstance with Caroline Shaw. The quartet utilized non-standard instruments such as scrap metal, flower pots, and an amplified cactus. 

Top tracks

22
Water Studies
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
03:42
Composers: Caroline Shaw
01
Intentions of the Mind
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
01:59
Composers: Caroline Shaw
07
Pleasure and Pain
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
02:52
Composers: Caroline Shaw
12
Virgin of the Rocks
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
02:11
Composers: Caroline Shaw
04
Renaissance
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
02:32
Composers: Caroline Shaw
01
Threads: I. Prelude -
So Percussion
Threads
03:00
Composers: Paul Lansky
13
The Grandchild of Nature
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
01:50
Composers: Caroline Shaw
06
Lady with an Ermine
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
02:47
Composers: Caroline Shaw
03
Machine Drawings
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
01:36
Composers: Caroline Shaw
08
Il Paradiso
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
01:09
Composers: Caroline Shaw
25
Cesare Borgia
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
03:03
Composers: Caroline Shaw
16
The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
05:10
Composers: Caroline Shaw
11
Senso Comune
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
02:18
Composers: Caroline Shaw
19
A Man Without Letters
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
02:20
Composers: Caroline Shaw
21
Painter-Philosopher
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
01:40
Composers: Caroline Shaw
27
Symbol of the Modern Idea
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
01:46
Composers: Caroline Shaw
26
Flying Machines
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
06:04
Composers: Caroline Shaw
15
Microcosm and Macrocosm
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
02:41
Composers: Caroline Shaw
01
Diazepam
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
06:17
28
The Mona Lisa
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
03:54
Composers: Caroline Shaw
14
The Last Supper
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
04:16
Composers: Caroline Shaw
18
Blood Flow
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
02:41
Composers: Caroline Shaw
23
Body as Nature
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
02:42
Composers: Caroline Shaw
24
Guru of the Court
Caroline Shaw
Leonardo da Vinci: A Film by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, & David McMahon (Original Score)
01:11
Composers: Caroline Shaw
04
Mallet Quartet: I. Fast
So Percussion
Reich : WTC 9/11, Mallet Quartet, Dance Patterns
06:46
Composers: Steve Reich
05
Lay All Your Love On Me
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
04:32
Writer: Benny Goeran Bror Andersson - Bjoern K Ulvaeus / Composers: Benny Goeran Bror Andersson - Bjoern K Ulvaeus
06
Mallet Quartet: III. Fast
So Percussion
Reich : WTC 9/11, Mallet Quartet, Dance Patterns
04:42
Composers: Steve Reich
01
To the Sky
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
03:59
Writer: Anne Steele / Composers: Caroline Shaw - So Percussion
02
Hold It In
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
05:10
05
Mallet Quartet: II. Slow
So Percussion
Reich : WTC 9/11, Mallet Quartet, Dance Patterns
03:09
Composers: Steve Reich
04
And So
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
05:27
Composers: Caroline Shaw
06
Spinach
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
03:07
10
To Music
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
05:56
01
Individuate (Sō Percussion Version)
So Percussion
Individuate
09:49
Composers: Darian Donovan Thomas
08
Like A Drum
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
03:58
Writer: Emily Dickinson / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Jason Treuting - So Percussion
02
Martin's Garden
Rinde Eckert
Five (and-a-half) Gardens
07:56
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Dan Trueman
07
This Threat
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
04:15
09
This
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
02:45
Writer: Emily Brontë - Jason Treuting / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Jason Treuting - So Percussion
07
Who Turns Out The Light
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
05:24
Writer: Eric Cha-Beach / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Eric Cha-Beach - So Percussion
01
Rectangles and Circumstance
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
02:55
Writer: Caroline Shaw - Danni Lee - So Percussion / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Jason Treuting - Eric Cha-Beach - So Percussion
06
Slow Motion (feat. Ringdown)
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
04:01
Writer: Caroline Shaw - Danni Lee - Eric Cha-Beach / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Jason Treuting - So Percussion
03
Wake For Yourself
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
03:53
03
Silently Invisibly
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
04:08
Writer: William Blakel / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Jason Treuting - So Percussion
02
Sing On
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
03:48
Writer: Caroline Shaw - Eric Cha-Beach - Christina Rossetti / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Eric Cha-Beach - So Percussion
05
The Parting Glass
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
05:44
Composers: Caroline Shaw - Jason Treuting - So Percussion
05
Ancient Tool Gadget
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
02:51
02
Other Song
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
05:02
Writer: Caroline Shaw / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Jonathan Low - So Percussion
07
Long Ago We Counted
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
03:26
Writer: Caroline Shaw / Composers: Caroline Shaw - So Percussion
04
The Flood Is Following Me
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
02:57
Writer: Caroline Shaw - James Joyce / Composers: Caroline Shaw - So Percussion
03
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
04:37
Writer: Caroline Shaw / Composers: Caroline Shaw - So Percussion
11
Diazepam (Edit)
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
03:36
09
A Veil Awave Upon the Waves
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
03:20
Writer: James Joyce / Composers: Caroline Shaw - So Percussion

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Albums
25x25
2025 Cantaloupe Music
26-09-2025
25x25
01
Four + Nine
So Percussion
25x25
08:07
Composers: Eric Cha-Beach
02
Fēfē: I. Bush Taxi
So Percussion
25x25
05:21
Composers: Olivier Tarpaga
03
Fēfē: II. Pas à pas
So Percussion
25x25
03:27
Composers: Olivier Tarpaga
04
Fēfē: III. Tarpaga's Four in Three
So Percussion
25x25
04:48
Composers: Olivier Tarpaga
05
Fēfē: IV. Dusty Road to Dolo
So Percussion
25x25
04:39
Composers: Olivier Tarpaga
06
Melodic Concept III
So Percussion
25x25
09:16
Composers: Kendall K. Williams
07
Babybot
So Percussion
25x25
05:25
Composers: Andrea Mazzariello
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Rectangles and Circumstance
℗ 2024 Caroline Shaw, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
14-06-2024
Rectangles and Circumstance
01
Rectangles and Circumstance
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
02:55
Writer: Caroline Shaw - Danni Lee - So Percussion / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Jason Treuting - Eric Cha-Beach - So Percussion
02
Sing On
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
03:48
Writer: Caroline Shaw - Eric Cha-Beach - Christina Rossetti / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Eric Cha-Beach - So Percussion
03
Silently Invisibly
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
04:08
Writer: William Blakel / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Jason Treuting - So Percussion
04
And So
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
05:27
Composers: Caroline Shaw
05
The Parting Glass
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
05:44
Composers: Caroline Shaw - Jason Treuting - So Percussion
06
Slow Motion (feat. Ringdown)
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
04:01
Writer: Caroline Shaw - Danni Lee - Eric Cha-Beach / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Jason Treuting - So Percussion
07
Who Turns Out The Light
Caroline Shaw
Rectangles and Circumstance
05:24
Writer: Eric Cha-Beach / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Eric Cha-Beach - So Percussion
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the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky
℗ 2024 (P) Innova
05-06-2024
the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky
01
for Toshiko: I. to see —
Longleash
the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky
01:57
Composers: Leilehua Lanzilotti
02
for Toshiko: II. to touch —
Longleash
the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky
05:17
Composers: Leilehua Lanzilotti
03
for Toshiko: III. to sound —
Longleash
the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky
07:42
Composers: Leilehua Lanzilotti
04
for Toshiko: IV. to you —
Longleash
the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky
01:54
Composers: Leilehua Lanzilotti
05
sending messages: I. Alchemy Gold
So Percussion
the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky
11:54
Composers: Leilehua Lanzilotti
06
sending messages: II. the lehua groves
So Percussion
the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky
09:21
Composers: Leilehua Lanzilotti
07
the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky
Leilehua Lanzilotti
the sky in our hands, our hands in the sky
46:45
Composers: Leilehua Lanzilotti
Individuate
2022 So Percussion Editions
21-10-2022
Individuate
01
Individuate (Sō Percussion Version)
So Percussion
Individuate
09:49
Composers: Darian Donovan Thomas
02
Kid Gunner Brother
Shelby Blezinger McCay
Individuate
03:05
Composers: Darian Donovan Thomas
03
Individuate (Bergamot Quartet Version)
Bergamot Quartet
Individuate
10:13
Composers: Darian Donovan Thomas
04
Stephon Clark
So Percussion
Individuate
06:16
Composers: Darian Donovan Thomas
05
Individuate (So Percussion & Bergamot Quartet Version)
So Percussion
Individuate
08:40
Composers: Darian Donovan Thomas
Forbidden Love
℗ 2022 Cantaloupe Music
19-08-2022
Forbidden Love
01
Forbidden Love
So Percussion
Forbidden Love
32:33
Composers: Julia Wolfe
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
℗ 2021 Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion, under exclusive license to Nonesuch Records Inc.
25-06-2021
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
01
To the Sky
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
03:59
Writer: Anne Steele / Composers: Caroline Shaw - So Percussion
02
Other Song
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
05:02
Writer: Caroline Shaw / Composers: Caroline Shaw - Jonathan Low - So Percussion
03
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
04:37
Writer: Caroline Shaw / Composers: Caroline Shaw - So Percussion
04
The Flood Is Following Me
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
02:57
Writer: Caroline Shaw - James Joyce / Composers: Caroline Shaw - So Percussion
05
Lay All Your Love On Me
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
04:32
Writer: Benny Goeran Bror Andersson - Bjoern K Ulvaeus / Composers: Benny Goeran Bror Andersson - Bjoern K Ulvaeus
06
Cast the Bells in Sand
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
04:44
Writer: So Percussion / Composers: Caroline Shaw - So Percussion
07
Long Ago We Counted
Caroline Shaw
Let the Soil Play Its Simple Part
03:26
Writer: Caroline Shaw / Composers: Caroline Shaw - So Percussion
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Paul Lansky: Angles
℗ 2021 Bridge Records
07-05-2021
Paul Lansky: Angles
01
Four's Company: I. A Slow Train
Curtis Institute Guitar Quartet
Paul Lansky: Angles
04:50
Composers: Paul Lansky
02
Four's Company: II. Pseudo Pavanne
Curtis Institute Guitar Quartet
Paul Lansky: Angles
04:03
Composers: Paul Lansky
03
Four's Company: III. Harmonicity
Curtis Institute Guitar Quartet
Paul Lansky: Angles
04:14
Composers: Paul Lansky
04
Four's Company: IV. Vivaldiana
Curtis Institute Guitar Quartet
Paul Lansky: Angles
05:45
Composers: Paul Lansky
05
Angles: I. With Pluck
Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio
Paul Lansky: Angles
04:29
Composers: Paul Lansky
06
Angles: II. Take a Bow
Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio
Paul Lansky: Angles
06:03
Composers: Paul Lansky
07
Angles: III. About a Minute Waltz
Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio
Paul Lansky: Angles
01:16
Composers: Paul Lansky
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A Record Of
℗ 2021 Brassland
04-12-2020
A Record Of
01
Diazepam
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
06:17
02
Hold It In
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
05:10
03
Wake For Yourself
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
03:53
04
3rd Place
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
01:40
05
Ancient Tool Gadget
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
02:51
06
Spinach
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
03:07
07
This Threat
Buke & Gase
A Record Of
04:15
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Dan Trueman: Songs That Are Hard To Sing
℗ 2019 New Amsterdam
15-11-2019
Dan Trueman: Songs That Are Hard To Sing
01
Songs That Are Hard to Sing: No. 1, Sinking Song
Jack Quartet
Dan Trueman: Songs That Are Hard To Sing
06:49
Composers: Dan Trueman
02
Songs That Are Hard to Sing: No. 2, Sister Song
Jack Quartet
Dan Trueman: Songs That Are Hard To Sing
07:04
Composers: Dan Trueman
03
Songs That Are Hard to Sing: No. 3, Summoning Song
Jack Quartet
Dan Trueman: Songs That Are Hard To Sing
05:43
Composers: Dan Trueman
04
Songs That Are Hard to Sing: No. 4, Seizing Song
Jack Quartet
Dan Trueman: Songs That Are Hard To Sing
10:30
Composers: Dan Trueman
05
Songs That Are Hard to Sing: No. 5, Sad Song
Jack Quartet
Dan Trueman: Songs That Are Hard To Sing
12:12
Composers: Dan Trueman
Color Theory
2017 PRISM Quartet, Inc.
14-04-2017
Color Theory
01
Blue Notes & Other Clashes: I. Deep Hymn
Prism Quartet
Color Theory
04:23
Composers: Steven Mackey
02
Blue Notes & Other Clashes: II. Rustic Ballad
Prism Quartet
Color Theory
03:54
Composers: Steven Mackey
03
Blue Notes & Other Clashes: III. Off Waltz
Prism Quartet
Color Theory
01:58
Composers: Steven Mackey
04
Blue Notes & Other Clashes: IV. Pale Lament
Prism Quartet
Color Theory
03:06
Composers: Steven Mackey
05
Blue Notes & Other Clashes: V. Mottled March
Prism Quartet
Color Theory
03:23
Composers: Steven Mackey
06
Blue Notes & Other Clashes: VI. Dappled Grooves
Prism Quartet
Color Theory
02:38
Composers: Steven Mackey
07
Blue Notes & Other Clashes: VII. Dirty Branle
Prism Quartet
Color Theory
02:33
Composers: Steven Mackey
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Bobby Previte: Terminals Quartets
℗ 2017 Cantaloupe Music
24-02-2017
Bobby Previte: Terminals Quartets
01
Terminals Quartets: Terminal A
New York University Percussion Ensemble
Bobby Previte: Terminals Quartets
17:21
Composers: Bobby Previte
02
Terminals Quartets: Terminal B
New York University Percussion Ensemble
Bobby Previte: Terminals Quartets
17:59
Composers: Bobby Previte
03
Terminals Quartets: Terminal C
New York University Percussion Ensemble
Bobby Previte: Terminals Quartets
15:07
Composers: Bobby Previte
04
Terminals Quartets: Terminal D
Bobby Previte
Bobby Previte: Terminals Quartets
14:17
Composers: Bobby Previte
05
Terminals Quartets: Terminal E
New York University Percussion Ensemble
Bobby Previte: Terminals Quartets
12:43
Composers: Bobby Previte
Glenn Kotche: Drumkit Quartets
℗ 2016 Cantaloupe Music
26-02-2016
Glenn Kotche: Drumkit Quartets
01
Drumkit Quartet No. 51
Yuka Honda
Glenn Kotche: Drumkit Quartets
10:01
Composers: Glenn Kotche
02
Drumkit Quartet No. 1
So Percussion
Glenn Kotche: Drumkit Quartets
03:13
Composers: Glenn Kotche
03
Drumkit Quartet No. 3: I. —
So Percussion
Glenn Kotche: Drumkit Quartets
01:10
Composers: Glenn Kotche
04
Drumkit Quartet No. 3: II. —
So Percussion
Glenn Kotche: Drumkit Quartets
02:19
Composers: Glenn Kotche
05
Drumkit Quartet No. 3: III. —
So Percussion
Glenn Kotche: Drumkit Quartets
03:12
Composers: Glenn Kotche
06
Drumkit Quartet No. 6
So Percussion
Glenn Kotche: Drumkit Quartets
05:14
Composers: Glenn Kotche
07
Drumkit Quartet No. 50
So Percussion
Glenn Kotche: Drumkit Quartets
13:09
Composers: Glenn Kotche
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Music for Wood and Strings
℗ 2015 Brassland
18-05-2015
Music for Wood and Strings
01
Section 1
Bryce Dessner
Music for Wood and Strings
04:05
Composers: Bryce Dessner
02
Section 2
Bryce Dessner
Music for Wood and Strings
02:29
Composers: Bryce Dessner
03
Section 3
Bryce Dessner
Music for Wood and Strings
06:09
Composers: Bryce Dessner
04
Section 4
Bryce Dessner
Music for Wood and Strings
01:59
Composers: Bryce Dessner
05
Section 5
Bryce Dessner
Music for Wood and Strings
07:49
Composers: Bryce Dessner
06
Section 6
Bryce Dessner
Music for Wood and Strings
02:22
Composers: Bryce Dessner
07
Section 7
Bryce Dessner
Music for Wood and Strings
03:44
Composers: Bryce Dessner
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Bobby Previte: Terminals
℗ 2014 Cantaloupe Music
28-10-2014
Bobby Previte: Terminals
01
Terminals: No. 1, —
Zeena Parkins
Bobby Previte: Terminals
17:09
Composers: Bobby Previte
02
Terminals: No. 2, —
Greg Osby
Bobby Previte: Terminals
14:53
Composers: Bobby Previte
03
Terminals: No. 3, —
Nels Cline
Bobby Previte: Terminals
16:50
Composers: Bobby Previte
04
Terminals: No. 4, —
Bobby Previte
Bobby Previte: Terminals
11:55
Composers: Bobby Previte
05
Terminals: No. 5, —
John Medeski
Bobby Previte: Terminals
16:19
Composers: Bobby Previte
Ryonen
Thrill Jockey Records
08-04-2014
Ryonen
01
The Clear Realization
Man Forever
Ryonen
11:41
02
Ryonen
Man Forever
Ryonen
18:00