Through the Water for Symphonic Band by Jensen L. Thomassie

Through the Water for Symphonic Band/Concert Band by Jensen L. Thomassie
Duration: 7'25"
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Program Notes:
Through the Water centers around natural disasters and my experiences surrounding hurricanes in southeastern Louisiana, specifically Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Gustav. A large portion of the thematic material throughout the work stems from the spiritual “Wade in the Water”, which is intertwined between instruments and styles throughout.
Jensen L. Thomassie (b. 2001) is a percussionist, composer, and educator currently based in Greenville, South Carolina. He currently serves as the Co-Director of the annual Composing for Percussion Seminar and is the Percussion Director at J.L. Mann High School. His original works have been performed internationally in Brazil, Argentina, and South Korea, as well as across the United States.
Thomassie is currently an undergraduate student at Furman University pursuing a Bachelor of Music in music composition and percussion performance. He has studied percussion under Omar Carmenates and Justin Watt and composition under Jay Bocook, Mark Kilstofte, and Peter B. Kay.
As a performer, he has performed at the Percussive Arts Society National Convention with the Furman University Percussion Ensemble premiering the piece Avian Telemetry by Matthew Burtner. He was part of the Furman Percussion Quartet that premiered the recording of John Psathas’s Koolish Zein - for solo percussion, percussion quartet, and digital audio as part of a multi-university commission.
Thomassie is also an active member of the pageantry arts, working with the New Orleans Saints Drumline for 3 years, where he was a music writer and arranger as well as a performer on the tenorline. Thomassie was also a member of the Louisiana Stars Drum and Bugle Corps tenorline in 2020.

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What a fantastic piece!