As Above, So Below delves into the universe of Norse mythology. The three-movement work for percussion orchestra centers on Yggdrasil, the “Tree of Life,” with branches that extend to all nine of the worlds that make up the Norse mythological universe. The…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for 6 Percussionists…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Blaze is a balanced percussion septet pitting the keyboards versus the battery instruments. It draws inspiration from the following Ralph Waldo Emerson quote, as in “trail-blaze” or a blaze on a trail: “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Infused with the sounds of Bernstein, Gershwin, and a brief nod to Dizzy Gillespie, Bounce features the trumpet as both a classical and a jazz instrument, offering moments of blazing virtuosity and flexible improvisation.Program NotesCommissioned by the West…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Chasing Infinity is an exciting & colorful 12-minute work for 13 percussionists that was inspired by a quote from Gustav Flaubert: “Everything measurable passes, everything that can be counted has an end. Only three things are infinite: the sky in its…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the O'Shaughnessy poem, Ode ("We are the music maker and we are the dreamers of dreams"), The Dreamers of Dreams seeks to capture the essence of building something from the ground up, such as a percussion program. The rousing celebratory nature of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Fever Dream is a colorful battery percussion quartet that draws inspiration from the composer's personal experience with a cycle of post-apocalyptic nightmares that a accompanied a nasty bout of tonsillitis. The piece takes the listener on a powerful journey…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Solo Marimba Feature
Halcyon Days tells the heartbreaking yet uplifting tale of Alcyone and Ceyx from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The tour-de-force solo marimba part seamlessly weaves in and out of the fabric of the accompanying quartet.Program NotesThe phrase "…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The work opens rather mysteriously with fragments of the tune thrown about the ensemble and echoes of the bodhran (a traditional Irish drum) emulated by a dampened bass drum. A raucous drumming section ensues and gives way to the first full presentation of…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Silent Canyons was inspired of by the story of the Ancestral Pueblo Peoples or Anasazi (a Navajo word meaning “ancient ones” or “ancient enemies”) and their disappearance from the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States in the 13th century. It…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications