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Composer Spotlight: Eric Bailey

ERIC BAILEY is a native of Century, Florida and currently employed with the Conecuh County Board of Education as the Assistant/Percussion Director of Bands at Hillcrest High School in Evergreen, Alabama. Prior to his tenure in Conecuh County Mr. Bailey served as the percussion instructor at Flomaton High School, WS Neal High School and TR [...]

Featured Video: SPARK by Luke Vogt

Spark is composed around the concept of exponential expansion. Similar to how a small spark can lead to a great fire under the right circumstances or a simple idea can multiply to create large societal change, my goal when writing this piece was to make a complex and musically dense soundscape while maintaining the integrity [...]

Composer Spotlight: Luke Vogt

LUKE VOGT is a percussionist and educator originally from Phoenix, Arizona, currently residing in Fort Worth, Texas. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in Percussion Performance from Texas Christian University. Luke currently works as the percussion specialist for V.R. Eaton High School in Fort Worth, [...]

Featured Video: THE CAGE WE MAKE by Wes Stephens

The Cage We Make is a not-so-subtle nod to the percussion quartets of John Cage, most notably his Constructions. The work is built around the rhythmic pattern of 2-3-5-7-11 with its various forms being manipulated through retrograde, canon, rotation of the pattern between players, and rotation of the pattern in the orchestration itself. The piece [...]

Composer Spotlight: WES STEPHENS

WES STEPHENS currently resides in Iceland where he works as a percussion instructor. He maintains an active performing schedule as a founding member of the East Iceland Symphony. His award-winning compositions have been performed across the globe and his current projects include writing music for film, video games, and other media. He holds degrees from [...]

Composer Spotlight: DAVID METY

DAVID METY is a graduate of Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan, where he completed his Bachelors Degree in Instrumental Performance & Music Education (K-12). David has studied percussion with Dan Maslanka and Nick Backos. He has a large interest in promoting the vibraphone as a solo instrument, exploring new music along with showcasing the [...]

Featured Video: Caprice à la Boléro by Clara Schumann, adapted by Martin Blessinger

Caprice à la Boléro combines a driving rhythmic undercurrent with lyrical melodicism, and as a marimba duet allows the performers to have a turn at each. Despite the division of labor, the virtuosity of the original is preserved in each part, creating a showpiece for two. InstrumentationMarimba 1 [5-octave]Marimba 2 [5-octave]

Composer Spotlight: JANE K (EVGENIYA KOZHEVNIKOVA)

Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova), a Fulbright Scholar, is a composer, pianist, and educator. Her works has been performed at the regional, national, and international level music events. She has been working as a composer and a musician in theatres, performing original music with her jazz band, and teaching piano. In 2019, Jane received a DownBeat Magazine [...]

Featured Video: DIE GLÖCKE (12 Unaccompanied Solos for Glockenspiel) by Brett Dietz

Die Glöcke ("The Bell" in German) is a delightfully unique collection of solos for unaccompanied glockenspiel. The 12 pieces total over 30 minutes of music and may be mixed & matched to create whatever duration & assortment of styles suits your needs.

Brolga Music at the 2020 Midwest Clinic

Welcome to the Brolga Music Publishing Virtual Booth at the Midwest Clinic 2020. Over the past 30 years, Brolga Music Publishing has established itself as the leading publisher and exporter of Australian-composed works for concert band, jazz ensemble, string and full orchestra and flexible and adaptable ensembles. A unique sound from a unique company – Brolga Music [...]