Timpani Feature
Opening with a regal fanfare, this concerto puts the timpani front and center with a clever brass ensemble to compliment the soloist. A timpani cadenza highlights many modern timpani techniques and Portamento effects.Program NotesOpening with…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Peter Tanner
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Goin’ for the Gold is an adventurer’s march, relentless, happy and upbeat with a strong, memorable melody leading the way. After all, someone might strike it rich!Program NotesGoin’ for the Gold is an adventurer’s march. Although the title might make one…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Both of these two lovely marimba solos express a sense of nostalgia. The Prelude is a chorale that leaves nearly every aspect of musical interpretation up to the performer. Reverie is a beautiful, lyrical piece filled with grace.Program NotesThe works Prelude…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Austin Franklin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A contemporary duet for piano and marimba with hints to the romantic piano writing of Liszt and Rachmoninoff. Other musical styles can be heard in each of the Short Stories from baroque to minimalism with a listener-friendly virtuosic final movement.Program…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Filled with bluesy lyricism and masterful counterpoint, Bruce Broughton has crafted a lovely work for 6-part adaptable wind band in his Takin' It Easy that is at times reminiscent of George Gershwin, but always rooted in 21st century sensibilities.Program…
Style:
Flex Band
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Trance is a marimba solo filled with rhythmic drive and groove that explores the full dynamic range of the instrument while still maintaining a sense of lightness and subtlety.Program NotesTrance, composed in 2015, is one of my first compositions. There is…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Austin Franklin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications