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Featured Video: SPIDERWEB LEAD by Adam Silverman
Posted on Jul 2nd 2020
Spiderweb Lead is a percussion quartet that brings together steel drum, marimba, vibraphone and a percussion accompaniment that can be played on drums of the performer’s choice such as tablas, bongos and congas, cajon, or any hand drum. In this composition, instruments are treated with nods to their ethnic origins and immersion in contemporary percussion techniques, with a variety of non-traditional beaters used on the steel drum and percussive playing on its rim.
Instrumentation
Lead Steel Pan (+ Junk Metal Crash)
Vibraphone
Marimba (5-octave)
Hand Drum
Composer Spotlight: ADAM SILVERMAN
An already well-established composer in his own right, ADAM SILVERMAN is known for his inventive scoring, rhythmic drive, and sophisticated yet approachable harmonic language. Take a few moments to check out several of his works for percussion. Naked and On Fire (percussion sextet) Nightmare Machine (solo drum set + track) Quick Blood (percussion quartet) Sparklefrog (percussion octet)
C. Alan Publications Founder & President Cort McClaren Announces Retirement; Nathan Daughtrey Named as Successor
GREENSBORO, NC – November 26, 2019C. Alan Publications today announced that its Founder and President, Cort McClaren, is retiring from the company after 30 years of leading its charge. McClaren started the company in 1989 with the sole purpose of publishing new percussion music to meet the demands of a flourishing percussion market. Soon, at the [...]
Featured Video: INNERLUDES by Dave Hall
for Melodicas and Bowed/Struck Vibraphones Performed by The University of Nebraska Percussion Ensemble (Dave Hall, director) BUY NOW!
Composer Spotlight: DAIKI KATO
DAIKI KATO is well-known throughout Japan for his spectacular compositions and performing. Now he is making a splash across the world as everyone becomes more familiar with his works for percussion. Check out a few of them below, clicking on the titles to go to the product pages.The Last Dance (duet for marimba & multi-percussion) Ziu (solo marimba [...]
Composer Spotlight: KAREN K. ROBERTSON
We are thrilled to welcome Karen K. Robertson to the C. Alan Publications catalog. Her recent band piece "Into the Unknown" received "Honorable Mention" in the 2018 Female Band Composition Competition. In addition to composing, Karen is currently in her ninth year of teaching. She spent eight years as a band director at Wiley Middle School in [...]
Featured Video: CHASING INFINITY by Nathan Daughtrey
Percussion Ensemble (13 players) Performed by The Vista Ridge High School Percussion Ensemble (Hector Gil, director) BUY NOW!
Composer Spotlight: ED KIEFER
After teaching high school band for 28 years, Ed Kiefer is now retired and uses his time to compose engaging & educational works for concert band, jazz ensemble, and percussion ensemble. He remains extremely active as an educator by traveling around the state of North Carolina and the rest of the country as a clinician [...]
Welcome Our New Composers for 2018-19!
We are delighted to welcome the following talented composers to our catalog! They represent the best and brightest innovators in the world of music composition – whether writing for concert band, percussion, orchestra, choir, jazz, or chamber ensembles. Click on each composer's name to view their Composer Profile page & list of publications. SAM CARULLO Sonic Portrait [...]
Featured Video: THE LAST DANCE by Kato Daiki
Duet for 5-octave marimba & multi-percussionPerformed by The Acor Duo (Kato Daiki & Rina Yoshioka)BUY NOW!