PORT ANGELES — Caballito Negro, a flute and percussion duo, will perform today at Peninsula College as part of the Maier Performance Hall series.
Caballito Negro — Spanish for “little black horse” — consists of flutist Tessa Brinckman and percussionist Terry Longshore.
The duo is based in southern Oregon but performs throughout the country.
The program — part of the duo’s “Songlines” tour through the Pacific Northwest — will feature the local premiere of Music for South Africa.
The composition was written by David P. Jones, director of the music program at Peninsula College.
“This will definitely be a one-of-a-kind event for Port Angeles,” Jones said.
Jones’ piece was inspired by the music and people of South Africa, he said, especially the long and difficult struggle by the native African population to achieve self-rule.
The work includes influences from African music, jazz, popular music and classical music.
Other composers represented on this program are William Kraft, Howard Hersh, Mark Applebaum, Ivan Trevino and the performers themselves.
Their combined works explore the music cultures of early American hymn tunes, Central Asia and India.
Brinckman
Brinckman, a New Zealander, has appeared in classical music ensembles and concert series in the United States, South Africa and New Zealand.
Her orchestral and festival work includes the Oregon Symphony and the New Haven International Arts, Oregon Bach and Oregon Shakespeare festivals, as well as the Ernest Bloch, Bumbershoot and Astoria music festivals.
Brinckman has recorded, composed and performed in major regional theaters across the United States and internationally, as well as for radio programming and TV commercials.
Her most recent theatrical co-compositions and performances were for Tony Award-winning director Mary Zimmerman’s “The White Snake” the music of which was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award in 2014.
Longshore
Longshore has performed throughout the world, from venues in the Americas and Europe to flash mobs in Amsterdam.
In addition to Caballito Negro, Longshore performs with the percussion group Compás, which he also directs, Dúo Flamenco, Skin and Bones, and red fish blue fish.
Other performances have taken him onstage with the Bang on a Can Festival in New York City, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Cabrillo Music Festival and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
He can be heard on numerous CD and motion picture recordings and has taught percussion at Southern Oregon University for many years.
Catch the show
The show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $5 for students with valid ID.
For more information, call 360-417-6405.
To purchase tickets online, visit www.pencol.edu/cultural-events.
