Duckwall Artist Series: Sticks and Hammers

No Tickets Required

Sticks and Hammers is a piano and percussion collective featuring pianists Dr. Daniel Rieppel (Southwest Minnesota State University) and Dr. David Viscoli (Minnesota State University, Mankato), with percussionists Erich Rieppel (Minnesota Orchestra), Pedro Fernandez (Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra), and Dr. Carlos Camacho (University of Panama). The ensemble has performed at the New World Center in Miami Beach, Florida; the Alfredo de Saint-Malo International Music Festival in Panama City, Panama; and Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota. Sticks and Hammers made its first commission to composer Samuel Robles, who wrote Las Campanas del Diablo. The work was premiered by the ensemble at the Alfredo de Saint-Malo Festival in Panama City in 2024, followed by its United States premiere at Southwest Minnesota State University. Rapidly gaining national attention, the ensemble will appear this spring at Butler University and Middle Tennessee State University.