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
Beyond the Sequestered Grove is simply the second movement (Cadenza lenta) extracted from Zachary Cairns' Concert(in)o for Marimba & Wind Quintet. It is largely an introspective work, but there is plenty of understated, undulating urgency to showcase the…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the dwarf planet and Greek goddess of the same name, Chasing Eris is dark and energetic in nature and evokes images of the great distances and uncertainty associated with space exploration.Program NotesChasing Eris draws its inspiration from two…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for percussionist Jeffrey Barudin, Concert(in)o for Marimba & WInd Quintet is a challenging, delightful three-movement work that showcases the full range of the marimba, both musically & physically.Program NotesConcert(in)o for Marimba and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
At a time when the UK is gripped by turbulent times British composer Michael Brand has taken themes from Holst’s Jupiter from his ‘Planets’ Suite (including the patriotic ‘I vow to thee my Country’) and created a new musical context for them. Rhythmic and at…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Michael Brand
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
Set in two movements - Hocket-ish and Tandem - Interactions for Baritone Saxophone & Percussion is a tour-de-force for both players and a delight for audiences, both visually and aurally.Program NotesInteractions for Baritone Saxophone and Percussion…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Based on a Scottish folk melody, Michael Brand's idyllic yet dramatic My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose is a great fit for any concert!Program NotesAccording to the British Library, the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796) contributed many songs to James…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Michael Brand
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Refracted Moonlight is a masterfully crafted interpretation of motives & melodies from Debussy's "Claire de Lune" viewed through the filter of the octatonic scale. Although Cairns uses fragments of Debussy's piece, this is an imaginative, purely original…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Zachary Cairns
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications