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Scored for nine keyboard percussion plus timpani, Helble's fine work builds upon his keen understanding and experience in writing sophisticated marimba compositions. A beautifully tonal piece, Diabolic Variations requires...

Inspired by the Dutch folktale “Wichardsage” (from The Sagas of Veluwe), DrakenVuur tells the story of a deadly fire-breathing dragon that lived under a medlar tree devouring every living creature it encountered...

Chopin's Prelude in E Minor provides the material upon which Hennagin composed a masterful work for a percussion ensemble of ten players. A complete battery of percussion instruments are used to create a powerful composition...

Runner-Up in the 2019 OU Percussion Press Composition Competition, Emerging Victoriously is a powerful work inspired by experiences with bullying and the catharsis of making peace with those experiences later in life.Genre:...

Immersion features the unique combination of saxophone quartet with pitched percussion quartet. The saxes primarily act as a single unit throughout by performing homorhythmic chords against a polyrhythmic backdrop of...

Imminent Slaughter is just what you might expect – something loud, violent, and extremely challenging that will fill a large hall.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 8 Level: Advanced | Duration: 11:45...

An arrangement of one of the most recognizable movements for Gustav Holst’s The Planets, Jupiter is a challenging, yet rewarding work that performers and audiences alike will enjoy. Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of...

Dave Hollinden's third percussion quartet, Locomotion, is set in four movements – Procession, Sleep Walk, Dance, and Race. The work uses a large assortment of non-pitched instruments (both found and traditional),...

The Manes Scroll is an imaginative and groundbreaking piece that redefines the sonic possibilities of the keyboard percussion ensemble. Deane uses unique new sounds, such as blowing in the resonators and pitch bends, in...

Explosive in volume and energy throughout, Napalm Basket is a tasteful, challenging, and creative percussion quartet which is also an enormous amount of fun to play.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 4 Level:...

Winner of the 2000 Michael Hennagin Prize in Composition, this twenty-five minute work for an ensemble of twelve players is divided into four movements. It is a truly significant addition to our repertoire. Brilliantly...

After a slow & ominous introduction, Jacob Remington's Norrskens Dans establishes itself as tour-de-force work not for the feint of heart. Driven by a large assortment of keyboard instruments and four multiple percussion...

Onslaught is an exciting, barbaric battery percussion quartet that is relentless from top to bottom. Four shared instrument set-ups force the performers to travel around the stage, making the piece an aural, as a well as...

This three-movement work from one of the world's finest composers reflects on ancient Chinese tapestries. A moving and gorgeously expressive work, it will enthrall listeners and challenge all ten players. Genre: Percussion...

Dave Hollinden's dynamic Percussion Quartet No. 2 beings very quietly & stealthily, then moves through many more styles/moods with such markings as Punched, Angular, Kaleidoscopic, Jagged, and Fickle.Genre: Percussion...

This twelve-minute work for twelve players will bring a sense of mystery and illusion to its audience. Based on a poem by Walt Whitman, this percussion ensemble is another fine addition to the literature of Michael Hennagin...