Percussion Ensemble

Door County Summers is a large percussion ensemble work that evokes the composers memories of time spent at the Birch Creek Music Performance Center in Egg Harbor, WI. The work has multiple opportunities to feature...

German for “double tone” or “two tones,” Doppeltone utilizes three primary performers utilizing two non-pitched instruments that produce different tones. The piece can be performed as a trio...

Doxy is a dynamic battery percussion sextet that's a paradox of sorts…unison and independent, cooperative and competitive, powerful and controlled, identical yet different.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 6...

In Greek mythology, Elysium was the final resting place for the souls of the heroic and the pure. It has come to mean any place or state of bliss or delight. Paradise. Originally written for percussion trio in the collection...

First Five is a piece for flexible percussion ensemble that only uses the first five notes of the B-flat major scale. It has no specific instrument requirements other than one metallic mallet instrument (such as a...

Get a Clew! is a delightful showpiece for solo xylophone and marimba trio that was inspired by a sailing trip through the English Channel (a "clew" is the bottom/aft corner of the mainsail, nearest the person steering in...

Ghost Garden is a delightful intermediate work for 4.3-octave marimba and percussion septet that paints a bittersweet picture of those vacant, abandoned lots where once there were thriving businesses or lavish homes.Genre:...

Gum-Suckers March is the final movements of Percy Grainger’s Suite for Orchestra "In a Nutshell," an original work in which no folksongs are used. “Gum-suckers” is a nickname for Australians hailing from...

The Hidden Kingdom creates a melodic and tonal world inspired by the journey of exploration and discovery found in video games like the Legend of Zelda series. Through intricate textures and sweeping harmonic progressions,...

Hymn offers a moment of stillness in contrast to the often loud and fast-moving world of percussion repertoire. Designed as a palate cleanser or interlude, it invites both performers and listeners to pause and recalibrate...

I Was Thinking... was written for the Memorial High School Percussion Ensemble (Jacob Carter-Brown, Director), for their performance at the 2025 Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference (Chicago, Illinois)...

Ice is a duet for marimba and vibraphone with 2 auxiliary percussionists bound to put you in a "chill" mood. Heavily influenced by jazz, both the vibraphone and marimba have moments to shine with melodic features throughout...

Written during the composer's Latin 101 class in college, Latin Class Rag is a fun romp for solo xylophone & marimba trio.Genre: Solo Xylophone + Marimba Trio | # of Players: 4 Series: N/A Level: Intermediate |...

Blending music with spoken word and incorporating unconventional instrumentation, the little things invites listeners to reflect on the small, meaningful moments that help carry us through life.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | #...

Written for multi-percussion quintet, Lone Wolf brings together the shimmering metallic instruments and grounding rhythmic passages on the drums, to evoke the strength, resilience, and solitary spirit of the wolf in nature...

Commissioned by the Aledo High School Percussion Ensemble (Scott Stephens, Director) for performance at the 2024 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Luna, Luna was inspired by the poem Romance de la luna, luna...