The RYGB Quartet
The RYGB Quartet (pronounced Rig-bee) is a Professional Percussion Group based out of Orlando, FL. This group was formed through the UCF Percussion Program and the group's first performance was in November 2023 at the Percussive Arts Society Chamber Percussion Competition. The group is featured on Christian Snedeker’s debut album “Saňkrama” and plans to record an album in Summer 2025.
NEW RELEASE:
“SAŇKRAMA” coming March 2025
Saňkrama has many meanings in Sanskrit. The interpretation that resonated with me the most was that of the Amanaska Yoga treatise. It refers to the transition to the “no-mind state” in yoga and meditation practices. To me, this concept appears when I am in artistic flow and being fully present while performing.
The pieces that are on this album, I believe, reflect the significant amount of transition, growth, and change that has occurred in my life over the past year. I wanted to create an album that was authentic, vulnerable, and organic. I tried my best to approach all of these recordings with love, grace, and excitement - it was easy considering some of these pieces are favorites of mine, or feature some of my best friends. I also wanted to produce an album that was not over-edited. There are some wrong notes, mallet/stick clicks, you can hear the wood of the stage creaking under my feet and my breathing. None of these recordings were spliced up - everything is one complete take.
I am so excited to share this experience with you all and hope it brings you into the no-mind state with me.
TRACK LIST:
1.) “Nadi” (2025) by Christian Snedeker
- Means "flow" or "channel" in Sanskrit. This multi-percussion solo is 100% improvised, and features a very drumset-like setup.
- “Red” (2008) by Marc Mellits, feat. Michael Colbassani
2.) I. Moderately funky
3.) II. Fast, aggressive, vicious
4.) VI. Fast, obsessive, bombastic, red
- Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 (1708) by J.S. Bach:
5.) I. Allemande
6.) VI. Gigue
- “Perspectives” (2023) by Jlin, feat. The RYGB Quartet
7.) IV. Derivative
8.) “Pravahin” (2025) by Christian Snedeker
- Means "flowing", "streaming forth", or "driving onward” in Sanskrit. A completely improvised drumset solo.
