Commissioned by Laura Lynch and Jason Kihle from the University of Jamestown (Fargo, ND), Allez! was written to be a dynamic opener or closer for a program that features the instruments equally. From the opening notes, the piece just "goes" and never lets up…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Spanish for the color blue, Azul is a two-movement work that explores the contemplative mood of the vast icy-blue glaciers of Antarctica (with the harsh, metallic sounds of crotales and vibraphone) and the infernal unpredictability of sapphiric flames (with…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The idea for Burn simply came from the title and the myriad of ways a fire can burn. What results is a perpetual motion tour-de-force work for both players that takes listeners on a journey...Spark | Ignite | Dance | Scorch | Smolder | Incinerate |…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The idea for Burn3 simply came from the title and the myriad of ways a fire can burn. What results is a perpetual motion tour-de-force work for both players that takes listeners on a journey...Spark | Ignite | Dance | Scorch | Smolder | Incinerate |…
Style:
Percussion, Woodwind
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the Griffin & Sabine Trilogy of books by Nick Bantock, An Extraordinary Correspondence takes its title from the subtitle of the first book. Bantock tells the mystical story of these two people by inviting readers to examine handmade postcards…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Oboe Feature
Kohola (Hawaiian for humpback whale), written for oboe and percussion quartet by David Jarvis, was inspired from the songs of humpback whales. The work begins slowly and freely with ocean drums and oboe stating the main theme. The middle of the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
David Jarvis
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A New Hope begins rather solemnly with a hint of nostalgia , transforming to an ever-uplifting theme that mingles with the final theme before returning to the serenity of the opening bars.Program NotesWritten for and dedicated to my niece Jessica on the…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion, String
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on the poetry of StoryPeople creator Brian Andreas, Strange Dreams illustrates each of four unique stories - Unheard Music, Ballerina Mom, Mermaid Song, & Pools of Light - with their own individually unique character.Program NotesBased on the poetry…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based upon the Pablo Neruda poem, “Thinking, Tangling Shadows,” Tangling Shadows features the unique combination of the oboe and vibraphone, ranging several moods and styles.Program NotesTangling Shadows was commissioned by oboist Amy Anderson and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based upon the Pablo Neruda poem, “Thinking, Tangling Shadows.” Fragments of the text may be found throughout the score for reference.Program NotesTangling Shadows was commissioned by oboist Amy Anderson and percussionist Lisa Rogers, both professors in the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications