Conceived as a duet for marimba and solo dancer, Isabel is dedicated to the composers wife, who is herself a lover of dance. While the piece may be performed without choreography, performers are encouraged to consider a similar dance collaboration when…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
David Madeira
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Mile Marker Zero is a delightful collection of 12 intermediate to advanced solos for 4.3-octave marimba that was written while the composer was an artist-in-residence for a month in Key West, Florida.Program NotesI was fortunate to serve as an Artist in…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ben Wahlund
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The delightful Minus Nine uses the unique combination of a keyboard percussion quartet and a string quartet to musically represent the beautiful & exotic world revealed during low tide on Puget Sound.Program NotesMinus Nine refers to a very low tide that…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
David Madeira
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Red Wagon is a drum set quartet exploring how an ensemble of drum sets can groove, develop ideas, and avoid the trope of "drum set battles" that so often emerge when more than one drum set is presented. Like a child with a bright, new, red wagon, it is meant…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Ben Wahlund
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Twisted Dances is a trio of simple dance tunes for marimba and cello, inspired by the image of a “twisted”, knotty tree. The three movements, titled Bark, Leaves & Branches, and Roots, strive to conjure textural images and other sensations that could…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Joel Balzun
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Holiday
This arrangement of Carol of the Bells looks back to the Ukrainian version for inspiration, realizing the folk theme for percussive timbres. It is scored for 4 marimbas plus crotales. A beautiful arrangement!Program NotesThis popular theme of the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
David Madeira
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications