Multiple Personalities represents three completely different characters: "Herbert" is rather old-school, named after Herbert L. Clarke, with his many flashy showpieces for cornet. "Rauel" is a bit smarmy, while "Doyle" favors a pint and a good jig at the…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Starry Heaven • Prominence • The Milky Way
Myriads of Stars is a three-movement work for marimba and piano. This glittering, shimmery, and sparkling work sounds like space. To express a primitive atmosphere, a unique rhythmic metalwork pattern from Africa is…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Yukiko Nishimura
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Ol' Sailors' Legends, for trombone and piano, has a folk vibe and was inspired by reading stories about ocean mysteries, legends and superstitions.Program NotesWritten by Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova) in 2022 for Michael Stanton, Ol' Sailors' Legends is a…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Evgeniya Kozhevnikova
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Paschal Dances is based on the first two lines of the famous Gregorian Easter sequence, "Victim paschali laudes" (Praises to the Paschal Victim). Motives and phrases of the chant are used to unify the work which comprises an Invocation, 4 Dances, 2 Interludes…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Persistence of Vision is an introspective work that offers a fresh and unique soundscape for players and listeners alike. A wide range of technical challenges per player makes this piece accessible to many ensembles.Program NotesPersistence of Vision reflects…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Adam Bruce
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Ecologists refer to the term Prevernal to describe the period of late winter that transitions into early spring. This is the mood and atmosphere depicted in this piece - first icy and still, then blossoming motion & excitement.Program NotesI have always…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Parker Fritz
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Rebellion is about an urge, not a cause. It is a small portrait of energy, a capsule of the feeling that an urgent need for change is felt or foreseen, and the beginnings of that change are even portrayed in the final bombast of this piece.
Grade Level: 4…
Style:
Brass, Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Rush
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for Percussion Ensemble…
Style:
Mixed Choir, Percussion
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Revelation strives to capture the danger, chaos, and contrasting beauty of the second coming of Christ, resulting in a multi-themed work that shifts as quickly from one motif to the next as each aspect of Armageddon is revealed.Program NotesThe Rosewood Bible…
Style:
Brass, Percussion
Composer:
Adam Miller
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
Rimbasly represents virtuosic marimba writing at its best. Written for Michael Burritt, the piece presents many wonderful technical challenges for the performer, with complicated sticking, complete independence between the hands, and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Daniel McCarthy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications