Epoch was conceived in the final quarter of 2020 during the infamous Covid-19 pandemic. It is composed in a three-act structure of denial, desperation, deliverance and shares what the composer feels represent challenging moments like those which were forced…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Chad Heiny
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Influenced in part by Viñao's "Khan Variations" and EDM music, First Atlantean Dance is a fun & challenging work for solo marimba & track that will have the audience on their feet dancing in the aisles.Program NotesA long, long time ago I played a…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Oxford
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Imagine a singer/songwriter that doesn’t use a guitar or piano to accompany themselves, but a marimba! That’s what these three songs explore, but with some added metric twists indicative of a percussionist’s rhythmic mind. With poignant lyrics from Josh…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Josh Oxford
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The eight movements of Mementos for solo glockenspiel are the composer's aural realization of a subconscious full of the disturbing, hilarious, darkened, and painfully beautiful words found in Chuck Palahniuk’s literary works.Program NotesI read A LOT in my…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Chad Heiny
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for percussionist Marco Schirripa, Mind Blow is a challenging 3-movement concert work for solo 5-octave marimba. As compositionally sophisticated as it is, the piece is equally as delightful for the audience as it is for the performer.Program…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Josh Oxford
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Nocturnes, Book 1 (for solo percussion) is a collection of concert works for advanced performers. Written during a challenging time, these solos were both a daily distraction and a voice for the composer's fears, frustrations, and anxieties at that time. Some…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Chad Heiny
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Challnged by famed marimbist Gordon Stout to compose a work for flute & marimba, Josh Oxford impressively cranked out Salopettes in a matter of days. It is an impressive display for both players and extremely musically satisfying for the audience.Program…
Style:
Percussion, Woodwind
Composer:
Josh Oxford
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Seductions for alto flute, cello, and marimba is inspired by the beautiful poetry of author Anne Carson and specifically her poem “Stanzas, Sexes, Seductions.” Each of the six movements is the composer's direct reflection of individual words, collections of…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion, String
Composer:
Chad Heiny
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written to showcase the talents of percussionist Ujjal Bhattacharyya, Swamp Bog is a virtuosic work for solo vibraphone that explores open-voiced dissonant intervals and draws inspiration from Frank Zappa and Gordon Stout.Program NotesI met Ujjal…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Josh Oxford
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Scored for percussion quintet with optional offstage percussionist(s), Thundersnow is mysterious, mesmerizing, bold, but also extremely delicate at times: much like the storms themselves.Program NotesIt’s rather ironic that I wrote Thundersnow for a…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Chad Heiny
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications