1959
On April 20, 1959, Max Neuhaus performed Carlos Chávez’s Toccata for Percussion Instruments at Sheridan Square in New York City.
Sheridan Square, a prominent public square in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan.
The Paul Price Percussion Ensemble (PPPE). During this period, Neuhaus was a key member of this group while studying under Paul Price at the Manhattan School of Music.
Toccata for Percussion Instruments (1942) by Mexican composer Carlos Chávez is one of the most famous early 20th-century works written exclusively for percussion. It is noted for its classical structure (three movements) and its requirement of a wide array of instruments, ranging from drums and glockenspiel to marimbas and gongs.