"Hope" is an evocative work for brass band that was inspired by the 2006 Israeli invasion of Palestine. Over the nearly 14-minute piece, Dorothy Gates draws from her impressive…
Style:
Brass Band
Composer:
Dorothy Gates
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
It's About Time… Is a composition for two players performing on 5 octave marimbas, pedal bass drums, two toms and two cymbals. The combination of percussion and keyboard creates interesting textural possibilities and performance challenges. Consequently, the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Frank Kumor
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The suite is based on three well-known Irish folk songs, "I'll Tell Me Ma," "My Lagan Love", and "The Flower of Sweet Strabane." These three songs loosely represent various times in the composer's life while growing up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The piece…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Dorothy Gates
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
ToccataFugue is a virtuosic showpiece for the vibraphonist featuring a mixture of figurative passage-work along with complex contrapuntal writing. The fugue is merged with (imbedded into) the body of the toccata.Program NotesToccataFugue is a virtuoso…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
George R. Belden
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications