Allen Otte
Percussion

Allen Otte came to the University of Cincinnati in 1977 with The Blackearth Percussion Group which he co-founded in 1972; in 1979 he founded Percussion Group/Cincinnati. The three members of the Group are faculty and ensemble-in-residence at the conservatory with an international touring schedule of concerts, concerto appearances, masterclasses, and childrens programs. A large body of new and often experimental music has been created specifically for the Group throughout its history, which has included special relationships with John Cage, Herbert Brun, John Luther Adams, Mark Saya and Qu Xiao-song. Otte is professor of percussion, teaches eurhythmics, composition, various literature seminars, and coaches and conducts traditional and contemporary chamber music, and is a regular summer faculty member at Oberlin. With and without the Group he has concertized, recorded and taught throughout North America, Europe, and in Asia, including solo concerts and guest presentations in Shanghai, Saarbrucken, Aukland, and at Tanglewood. A CD of 5 collaborative works with computer music composer Mara Helmuth is available on EMS; Percussion Group Cincinnati is recorded on Mode and their own label, ars moderno.

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