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Commissioned by the Lone Star Wind Orchestra (LSWO) Percussion Ensemble, Septet is an advanced, college level percussion ensemble for seven players. Any live performance by a group of people, whether it is music, dance, or...

Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of this classic with freshly engraved & reformatted score and parts! In his writing, the English author C.S. Lewis referred to our time on earth as the “Shadow-Lands.” Many...

This piece for rudimental snare drum and percussion quartet portrays the unbridled energy and limitless strength of the horse Shadowfax (from "Lord of the Rings.") The enterprising listener will find many representations...

A spirited multi percussion feature with mallet ensemble. With contrasting sections of mysterious melodies and rhythmic ferocity, this work has it all.Genre: Solo Percussion with Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 4 + Solo...

Percy Grainger’s Shepherd’s Hey is an iconic work in the Grainger oeuvre, along with "Irish Tune from County Derry," "Handel in the Strand," "Molly on the Shore," and "Country Gardens," establishing Grainger as...

This driving percussion quartet features a constantly changing sense of pulse that can be found in many genres of music, including East African folk music, Balinese Gamelan ensembles, medieval isorhythmic motets and even...

Silent Canyons was inspired of by the story of the Ancestral Pueblo Peoples or Anasazi (a Navajo word meaning “ancient ones” or “ancient enemies”) and their disappearance from the Four Corners region...

Simple Objects was Inspired by this quote from percussionist Steven Schick: “Percussion instruments are, after all, simple objects: hit them and they will make a sound.” Centered on four featured batter/auxiliary...

Sisters' is a fun and challenging trio for advanced players. This piece pays homage to the composer's two daughters and his my interpretation of their sweet, playful, and complementary (though sometimes challenging)...

The 'Svara Mandala' is a rare kind of harp used in Indian classical music. It is usually played to the accompaniment of tablas. In this 6-movement piece, the 'Svara Mandala' is addressed as a deity, each invocation...

A “gyre” is a large circular current in the ocean. There are five known gyres on Earth, hence, The Sixth Gyre. The piece builds itself around two vertically staged marimbas that all eight performers play...

Using traditional percussion instruments, Parker creates a dialogue between the soloist and percussion ensemble that allows each to enjoy its own identity while achieving the kind of musical sensitivity known only to a rare...

Conceived as a companion piece to one of Dave Hall's other works, "Surfacing," Slide is dedicated to his three children, who are filled with such joy with the simplicity of going down a slide after the hard work of climbing...

Dark, sparkly, energetic, and icy, Snowburst is a single-movement adventure for percussion quintet. Asymmetrical rhythms drive the evolution of this fast chamber piece, culminating in an explosion of energy.Genre: Percussion...

So We Go Forward is a driving work for 9 percussionists that was inspired by a quote from Chukwuemeka (“Emeka”) Odumegwu Ojukwu was one of the most important figures in the Nigerian/Biafran Civil War in the late...

This three-movement work is truly a tour-de-force for marimba quartet. Two mallets throughout. You can hear a recording of Sonata on the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Percussion Ensemble's CD, “Sketches...