Cloud Dance is a stunning and engaging work that begins by emulating the sounds of rolling thunder, falling rain drops, and gently stirred wind chimes in a summer rainstorm. It becomes a dance in which several central ideas are developed as if they were rain…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Harrison J. Collins
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Eye presents the Hai River and the Tianjin Eye with musical themes and carries them through the piece in a way that transports the listeners to the ferry, exploring the river themselves.Program NotesThe idea for Eye came to me after two trips to Tianjin,…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Korry Friend
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Four Architectures in Normal, Illinois is a dynamic and colorful exploration of "the elements", four adjacent architectural works of art on the Illinois State University campus. Set in four contrasting movements, this show-stopping work is a blast to play and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Harrison J. Collins
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
With an incessantly dark, ritualistic quality coupled with a metallic sparkle, Magic takes its title from the concept of magic as a powerful and unknowable cosmic force, and the awe - and potentially fear - that may be felt in its presence.Program NotesMagic…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Harrison J. Collins
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Moxie is a work for keyboard septet that takes inspiration from the likes of Mac Miller, Thundercat, and Michael Gordon. Utilizing minimalistic, and hip-hop influences, Moxie creates an aural atmosphere for the performers and audience to live in.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Korry Friend
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by and based on the ubiquitous Fibonacci sequence, A Page from the Book of Nature is a reflection on the crossroads at which the deep relationship between nature and mathematics can be observed. This gripping work explores several moods inspired by…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Harrison J. Collins
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for Mallet Quartet
There and Back is a palindromic study in minimalism. This work, an exact palindrome, develops an insistent five-note motif over time (going there) and then reverses back all the way to its beginning (coming back). This work balances a…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Harrison J. Collins
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The West African Drum Set Suite is an exciting piece that adapts three traditional djembe and dunun rhythms from West Africa to the conventional Western drum set. It also incorporates two optional songs to be sung at various points in the composition.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Adam Snow
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications