T.J. Troy, Erin Barnes, and Nick Terry are all percussionists in the Los Angeles-based contemporary music ensemble Partch. Partch is a Grammy Award winning ensemble that specializes in the music and instruments of the American Maverick composer Harry Partch. Partch’s work combined music and theatre with complex microtonal systems, often performed on custom-made instruments. The Partch ensemble has performed internationally from the Disney Hall in LA to a tour of Japan. 0:00 Intro and hello - the new record 3:20 Becoming so interested in Partch and joining this ensemble?  6:40 TJ's introduction to Partch through Michael Udow 9:44 Describing Harry Partch's music 16:25 Audience questions, interaction, and education  19:30 instruments   29:50 Diamond Marimba  34:35 The sheet music  45:15 Any unperformed Partch works that you have premiered?  47:20 Partch's rhythm?  55:21 Casey: Sound - # Carbonfeed  1:02:15 Casey: this day in music: Cage "Empty Words", Bruckner Watch here. Listen below. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element