With spiraling melodic passages and unique color combinations between instruments, Aequilibrium is sure to entrance audiences and performers alike.Program NotesAequilibrium was a fluke. It started as an idea after Dr. Joe Moore III, Director of Percussion…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Mat Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
An ethereal, but intense, rolled section opens the piece building to a dramatic climax. Bursts of sixteenth notes flying up and down the instrument make this both fun and play and impressive to watch. The slow middle section employs independent rolls in both…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Gus Burghdorf
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The three movements of Mathew Campbell's Concerto for Piano and Percussion Ensemble were influenced by the neoclassical music of Igor Stravinsky, the impressionistic style of Claude Debussy, and the whimsically serious music of György Ligeti. A true tour-de-…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Mat Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by electricity, electronic devices, and energy as a whole, electric cathedral brings a new role to the malletSTATION: concerto soloist. This electroacoustic piece combines hardware, software, and spatial elements to create an immersive, yet inviting…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Mat Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by electricity, electronic devices, and energy as a whole, electric cathedral brings a new role to the malletSTATION: concerto soloist. This electroacoustic piece combines hardware, software, and spatial elements to create an immersive, yet inviting…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Mat Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
After a slow and mysterious opening, The Hunted takes off on a rampage filled with chromaticism and heart pounding rhythms. The pieces is technically very idiomatic, but it is extremely impressive from the audience's perspective.
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Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Gus Burghdorf
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This beautiful chorale is first presented with arpeggiated chords in several sticking permutations. No time signature or key signature is indicated, but the piece centers around A minor. It continuously flows from beginning to end. Perfect for all levels of…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Gus Burghdorf
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A Study in Disembodied Consciousness
Loosely depicting the composer's take on an out-of-body experience, this advanced work incorporates both voice and percussion and takes listeners on an incredible journey "into the void".Program NotesThe text of this piece…
Style:
Mixed Choir, Percussion
Composer:
Mat Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Sentinel juxtaposes the celebratory fanfare commonly found in patriotic music. The intense music tells a story of unwavering focus and forward motion, all while paying tribute to these Unknown Soldiers and their forthcoming Sentinels today and into the future…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Mat Campbell
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This is an effective programmatic work in three movements: The Storm, Life, and The Dance. The first movement portrays the intensity of the storm with much dissonance and rhythmic excitement. The second movement is a four-part chorale set in C major. The…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Gus Burghdorf
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications