Steel Drum Ensembles

Amorphous Solid is an exploration of different physical states as they can be represented through musical texture. Furthermore, it’s an attempt to repurpose and reorder the traditional instrumentation of a...

Carribean-flavor piece. Works great as a novelty closer on a percussion ensemble concert or on a full-blown steel drum band concert.Genre: Steel Drum Band | # of Players: 7 Level: Medium | Duration: 4:45 InstrumentationSTEEL...

You can't go wrong with this lively steel drum band tune. Inspired by the Caribbean carnivals, the harmonies and rhythms are island all the way.Genre: Steel Drum Band | # of Players: 7 Level: Medium | Duration: 3:15...

This slow grooving Soca piece takes us to an island somewhere far away. With the ocean breeze on your skin, not a cloud in the sky, and nothing but beautiful blue water in sight, you can sit in Coconut Bay and let all of...

The EDGE Series is a collection of percussion ensembles featuring many popular musical styles – from funk to calypso to techno. It was developed to excite a wider range of ensembles, directors, and audiences while...

This up-tempo calypso piece was written to musically portray the feeling that you have when everything in life is going well. Whether it be a sunny day sitting on an island somewhere, the rain falling on a tin roof, or a...

This steel drum band selection, for four players plus drum set, creates an easy going mood typical of the steel drum idiom. Program notes inform us this piece pokes a little fun at the Northern Kentucky University Department...

Hole in the Wall is a catchy soca with a melodic bass line and an otional open improvisation section. It is extremely flexible, as the piece may be performed as either a traditional percussion ensemble or as a steel drum...

The infectious melody and groove that Zambito has infused into I Need a Name will have you begging for more. Simple to put together and loads of fun!Genre: Steel Drum Band | # of Players: 7+ Level: Medium | Duration: 3:45...

Carribean flavor piece. Works great as a novelty closer on a percussion ensemble concert or on a full-blown steel drum band concert.Genre: Steel Drum Band | # of Players: 7 Level: Medium | Duration: 6:15 InstrumentationSTEEL...

After a free, rhapsodic introduction in which each section has their moment in the spotlight, the piece takes off at a fairly brisk pace. As the piece progresses, the tempo continues to accelerate to breakneck speeds. It's...

A festive steel drum arrangement. Energetic rhythmic motives will make this an exciting work for you steel drum ensemble. Genre: Steel Drum Band | # of Players: 7 Level: Medium | Duration: 4:30 InstrumentationTenor 1 Tenor 2...

A festive steel drum arrangement. Energetic rhythmic motives will make this an exciting work for your steel drum ensemble. Genre: Steel Drum Band | # of Players: 7 Level: Medium | Duration: 5:45 InstrumentationTenor 1 Tenor...

Pan Up! was written in the soca-calypso tradition of encouraging listeners to “jump up” when the music is played. As such, it is an energizing number, sure to excite any audience.Genre: Steel Band | # of Players:...

Alternating between Calypso and Flamenco feels, Parading Parrots will have your audiences dancing in the aisles. Genre: Steel Drum Band | # of Players: 7 Level: Medium | Duration: 2:35 InstrumentationLead Pan Double Seconds...

Another fine addition to the EDGE Series, Rise is a fun & flexible piece that may be performed by a traditional percussion ensemble, a steel drum band or any combination thereof. Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of...