CONDUCTING

St. Louis Blues 2024-2025 Opening Video featuring Sebastian Buhts conducting “Meet Me At St. Louis” with Lindenwood University Music Program.

Marimba

“Chaconne” from J.S. Bach's Partita No. 2 in D-minor, BWV 1004. Arranged for marimba by Sebastian Buhts.

“Variations on Lost Love” by David Maslanka.

Tabla

I was honored to perform a tabla solo for the 2022 St. Louis Literary Award presented to internationally-acclaimed author Arundhati Roy. Roy won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her book, The God of Small Things.

The tabla solo begins at 7:30 in the video.

“Dhagina Dha,” from Shawn Mativetsky’s rudimental snare drum book, Rudimentaal. This snare drum solo is inspired by the tabla drumming of North India. In this video, I decided to play some “chamber music” to show the snare drum adaptation side-by-side with its origins on tabla!

Multi-Percussion

“the anvil chorus” by David Lang. Composed for resonant and non-resonant junk metals, wood blocks, and bass drum.

Chamber Music

The world premiere of Body and Soul, After the Plague, composed by Mark Volker and performed by chatterbird. Recorded at the Parthenon, a famous Nashville landmark with a distinctive 5-second reverb. Musicians include: Joseph Lee (Conductor), Rebekah Alexander (Soprano), John Logan Wood (Tenor), Ryan Cockman (Violin), Joshua Dent (Cello), Celine Thackston (Flute), Emily Bowland (Clarinet), Mark Volker (Electric Guitar), Megan Gale (Piano), Jesse Strauss (Percussion), and Sebastian Buhts (Percussion). Video art by Christine Rogers. Recorded, Mixed, and Engineered by Kevin Edlin. Video Directed and Edited by Lauren Balthrop.

For program notes, including vocal text, related essays, and musician bios, click here.

“Pillar IV” by Andy Akiho. Performed at the 2017 Percussive Arts Society International Convention. Musicians include (left to right): Kathryn Irwin, Sebastian Buhts, Gwendolyn Dease, and Kramer Milan.

“Tiger Dance” by Jeffrey Dennis Smith. Performed by Sebastian Buhts (marimba), and percussionists (left to right) Jack Tallman, Luke Bentley, Matt Kokotovich, and Blake Koschmider.

World premiere of "The Froot Loops Effect," a marimba + vibraphone duet written by Jesse Strauss and performed by Jesse (vibraphone) and Sebastian Buhts (marimba).

“States Medley” arranged by Bob Becker. Performed by Sebastian Buhts on xylophone. Accompanied by Christine Comer, Gabriella Mayer, Bryan Ratay, and Jesse Strauss on marimba.