Beyond the Sequestered Grove is simply the second movement (Cadenza lenta) extracted from Zachary Cairns' Concert(in)o for Marimba & Wind Quintet. It is largely an introspective work, but there is plenty of understated, undulating urgency to showcase the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
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
Written for percussionist Jeffrey Barudin, Concert(in)o for Marimba & WInd Quintet is a challenging, delightful three-movement work that showcases the full range of the marimba, both musically & physically.Program NotesConcert(in)o for Marimba and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
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
Set in two movements - Hocket-ish and Tandem - Interactions for Baritone Saxophone & Percussion is a tour-de-force for both players and a delight for audiences, both visually and aurally.Program NotesInteractions for Baritone Saxophone and Percussion…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
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
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
With its mix of various playing styles and ensemble interaction, this entertaining piece for seven antiphonal tambourines would be a welcome addition to any percussion ensemble concert!Program NotesOrchestral tambourine playing involves a wide array of unique…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
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