Hurricane

With a mysterious and improvisatory opening transitioning into a bombastic rhythmic section, this piece captures the force and energy of a hurricane.

Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 14
Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 5:30

Instrumentation
Percussion 1 (Large Tam Tam)
Percussion 2 (Low Suspended Cymbal, Bull Roarer)
Percussion 3 (Tam-Tam)
Percussion 4 (Hi and Medium Suspended Cymbals)
Percussion 5 (Chinese Cymbal, Large Rain Stick, Large Woodblock)
Percussion 6 (Four Temple Blocks, One High Conga Drum)
Percussion 7 (One Steel Drum Lead Pan, One Low Conga Drum)
Percussion 8 (Three Brake Drums, Large Slap Stick)
Percussion 9 (Snare Drum, Rain Stick)
Percussion 10 (Two High Tom-Toms)
Percussion 11 (Two Medium Tom-Toms)
Percussion 12 (Two Low Tom-Toms)
Percussion 13 (Bass Drum)
Percussion 14 (Bass Drum)

Program Notes
This work is scored for fourteen percussionists and describes the force and energy of a hurricane. It was written for and premiered at the Naples Percussion Summit concert, September 2005. It is a homage to Mother Nature for her hurricane which caused the cancellation of the previous year's concert!