Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Welcome to the first installment of our new series Off The Record, filmed in partnership with Miyagi Records and UChicago Presents!
For this episode we are joined by Grossman Ensemble percussionist and composer Gregory Beyer, who selected vinyls by some of his favorite artists and gave us the inside scoop on his latest composition "(Amen)ding Thirteen: a sign of abundance."
The Grossman Ensemble will premiere "(Amen)ding Thirteen: a sign of abundance" on Friday, March 1, 2024 at 7:30 PM at the Logan Center. Learn more and get tickets at https://cccc.uchicago.edu/concerts-events/grossman-ensemble-world-premieres-ii
Welcome to the first installment of our new series Off The Record, filmed in partnership with Miyagi Records and UChicago Presents!
For this episode we are joined by Grossman Ensemble percussionist and composer Gregory Beyer, who selected vinyls by some of his favorite artists and gave us the inside scoop on his latest composition "(Amen)ding Thirteen: a sign of abundance."
The Grossman Ensemble will premiere "(Amen)ding Thirteen: a sign of abundance" on Friday, March 1, 2024 at 7:30 PM at the Logan Center. Learn more and get tickets at https://cccc.uchicago.edu/concerts-events/grossman-ensemble-world-premieres-ii

![Talisman by Phil Pierick
The Grossman Ensemble premieres _Talisman_ by Phil Pierick on March 6, 2026 at the University of Chicagos Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago, IL. Commissioned by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition.
Grossman Ensemble
David Bloom, conductor
Christopher L. Willis, audio recording and production
Mike Grittani, video production
https://cccc.uchicago.edu
00:00 – I. Incantation
04:11 – II. Ritual
07:37 – III. Chasse
08:36 – IV. Raidho [ᚱ]
11:28 – V. Thrash & Burn
13:29 – VI. Adieu Talisman by Phil Pierick](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o952dPPzm70/mqdefault.jpg)




![Simulacra by Felipe Tovar-Henao
The Grossman Ensemble premieres _Simulacra: [re]presentations for large ensemble and electronics_ by Felipe Tovar-Henao on March 4, 2022 at the University of Chicagos Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago, IL. Commissioned by the Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition.
Grossman Ensemble
Timothy Weiss, conductor
Christopher L. Willis, audio recording and production
Mike Grittani, video production
https://cccc.uchicago.edu
00:00 – phase i: reflection
03:30 – phase ii: masking/denaturing
06:41 – phase iii: masking/absence
09:47 – phase iv: simulacrum Simulacra by Felipe Tovar-Henao](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qt4tYHnBB04/mqdefault.jpg)



