Morris Palter
ABOUT Woven
SESSION TITLE: Performance of “Woven” by Gregory Harrison
Woven brings together percussionist/composers Morris Palter and Gregory Harrison for the first time in a professional duo setting.
Morris’s wide-range of musical interests have found him performing throughout North America, Asia, and Europe at some of the most prestigious festivals and concert venues including Carnegie Hall, Disney Hall, and IRCAM (Paris). Morris’s early success came as the founding member and drummer for the famed Canadian Alterna-rock band, treble charger (RCA/BMG Records, multiple Juno Award nominations). From 2007-2016, he was the director of the percussion program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (Associate Professor of Music, 2011-2016). From 2016 to present, Morris has been the director of the percussion program at the University of Arizona. Morris is endorsed by Black Swamp Percussion, Sabian Cymbals, REMO drumheads, and is a Malletech performing artist. He holds degrees from the University of Toronto (BM), the Koninklijk Conservatorium (Artist’s Diploma – The Hague, NL), and the University of California, San Diego (MM, DMA).
Gregory Harrison is an ECMA award winning and Dora-nominated composer and performer based in Toronto and Fredericton, NB. He has been described as a “percussion and electronics wizard” (Bob Boilen, NPR Music) and thrives on exploring the space between organic and electronic mediums. His extensive resume spans artists and groups including Jeremy Dutcher, Cirque du Soleil, Video Games Live, Toronto Dance Theatre, R. Murray Schafer, and Fred Penner. He has performed extensively internationally at notable venues such as Massey Hall, NPR Tiny Desk Concerts, the JUNO’s, and The Kennedy Center. In recent years, Harrison’s commissions have been coveted by Kaeja d’Dance, ProArte Danza, Toronto Dance Theatre, Human Body Expression, Architek Percussion, Fifth Wind Quintet, CCDT, Dr. Morris Palter (University of Arizona), Popular Demand Pictures Inc., NB Tourism, and Division 85 Films.
