Collapse is a challenging, programmatic work for marimba inspired by a dark, heartbreaking play titled "Marybeth."Program Notes<b.Collapse is based on a play entitled Marybeth by Hayley Pugh, set in Colonial America. The play follows the story of a young…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Alex Howley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Gray is a challenging rondo that grew organically out of an improvisation session. It is designed to reflect the feelings of unsurety that accompany the "gray areas" in life, and can be an emotionally satisfying piece to perform.Program NotesGray is a piece…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Alex Howley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A challenge to the listener to "hold fast" to the underlying rhythmic pulse established in the first sections of this work. Each section highlights different combinations of the wood and metal instruments as the pulse grows indistinct and is eventually lost.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Casey McClure
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
Still a Mystery is a solo vibraphone tribute tribute to the great jazz pianist Chick Corea who passed away in February 2021. In particular, it was inspired by his piece "No Mystery," from which the title "Still a Mystery" was derived.Program NotesStill a…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Evgeniya Kozhevnikova
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This Dance With You takes inspiration from jazz and minimalism. It is a fragile and intimate duet for piano and marimba, where the instruments alternate roles like partners in a dance.Program NotesThis Dance with You (alt. This Wild Dance with You) was…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Evgeniya Kozhevnikova
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications