Organized Rhythm: Clive Driskill-Smith, Organist & Joseph Gramley, Percussionist

Clive Driskill-Smith, a renowned organist, and Joseph Gramley, a percussionist, push the limits of orchestra music with their quirky, unlikely, and powerful pairing. The unusual duo takes advantage of their respective talents to explore the lyrical and powerful tonal aspects of thunderous and dulcet wood and metal organ pipes married to the visceral, arresting, and delicate aspects of a wide array of percussion instruments from around the world through a collection of new works as well as transcriptions of recognizable classical compositions. Their repertoire spans from the music of J.S. Bach and Camille Saint-Saens to that of Aaron Copland, John Williams and celebrated and innovative 21st century composer Nico Muhly, with the duo’s adaptation of Gustav Holst’s The Planets being their signature.