Inspired by a trip to El Salvador and the white knuckle ride from the airport to the center of town, Bolado perfectly captures the fast-pace changing of lanes, quick maneuvers to avoid oncoming traffic and pedestrians, and the dance-like movement of the other…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Adam Hopper
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written to depict the process of searching for new subatomic particles (often referred to as “dark matter” or “anti-matter”) at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) developed by CERN in Switzerland, Collide is a monstrous piece for percussion orchestra that grabs…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jacob Remington
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Ghost Garden is a delightful intermediate work for 4.3-octave marimba that paints a bittersweet picture of those vacant, abandoned lots where once there thriving businesses or lavish homes.Program NotesDriving through many major American cities, it's hard not…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Adam Hopper
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C# Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 is one from a set of 24 preludes for solo piano that covers all of the major and minor keys, emulating earlier sets by Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, and others. It appears hear in an equally virtuosic setting…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jacob Remington, Rachmaninoff
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Prelude to Paradise was written to reflect the composer's personal view of the chaotic events surrounding the end of days as they are depicted in the Book of Revelation. This impressive work for percussion orchestra is the epitomy of "tour-de-force" - from…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jacob Remington
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This tour-de-force for solo 5-octave marimba is not for the faint of heart. Driven by octave eighth notes throughout, Remington's Rhapsody for Solo Marimba would've felt right at home in the virtuosic romantic era with contemporaries like Liszt & Paganini…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Jacob Remington
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
In the summer of 2011, Maria Finkelmeier & Jacob Remington (Evolution Percussion Duo) initiated a Kickstarter campaign to commission several new works. Jake contributed one of his own compositions to the concert, "Tango Passacaglia," which was the perfect…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jacob Remington
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A follow-up and companion piece to Remington's ever-popular Prelude to Paradise, Thy Kingdom Come is a bright & sparkling new work for percussion orchestra that merges the Swedish hymn How Great Thou Art with original ideas, resulting in a joyous…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jacob Remington
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Toccata for Percussion Orchestra is a tour-de-force for 12 percussionists that is rooted in the Romantic era, while simultaneously merging with 21st century sensibilities. The physical & emotional impact will leave you breathless!
Grade Level: 4 Copyright…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Jacob Remington
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Wheels Up is a unique take on drum set literature. This collection provides the performer with a notated drum set solo that can be performed with either electronic backing track or with a small chamber percussion ensemble. Each tune can be performed as a…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Adam Hopper
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications