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Interstellar’s opening motif was inspired one summer evening while gazing up at the night sky in a rural area, free of any light pollution. The shimmery upper-octave trade-offs emulate the stars gradually popping into...

Loosely depicting the composer's take on an out-of-body experience, this advanced work incorporates both voice and percussion and takes listeners on an incredible journey "into the void". Genre: Percussion Ensemble w/ Choir...

By using standard instrumentation, Houllif has created a composition in J.P. playable by a wide array of percussionists (from high school to professional). The rhythmic language features constantly changing meters. Each of...

Extracted from the 3-movement work As Above, So Below, Jötenheim: The Land of the Giants, features a vast, mighty wilderness with deep, dark forests and mountain peaks. Enemies of the gods, the giants have experienced...

Kaiju (怪獣, kaijū, from Japanese "strange beast") is a Japanese genre of films featuring giant monsters. The term kaiju (which comes from the Chinese text Classic of Mountains and Seas) can refer to the giant monsters...

La Fractura is a highly syncopated percussion trio written for three keyboards and djembe with a small percussion setup. The title refers to the two contrasting characters of the piece – a dark, rhythmic setting split...

Hypnotic, lyrical and rhythmically meticulous, Less for percussion quartet makes for a singular experience for performers and audiences. The combination of melodic dreamy textures, a scrupulous rhythmic spine, and a delicate...

Light & Water is a through-composed double concerto for solo marimba and timpani accompanied by 6 percussionists. It showcases the two soloists equally with both technical bravado (light) and sensitive lyricism (water)...

The work opens rather mysteriously with fragments of the tune thrown about the ensemble and echoes of the bodhran (a traditional Irish drum) emulated by a dampened bass drum. A raucous drumming section ensues and gives way...

Drawing on inspiration from the diverse collection of musicians pianist Brad Mehldau, mandolinist Chris Thile, drummer Mark Giuliana, Stefon Harris, Andy Akiho, the Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, and Snarky Puppy, Dave Hall...

Liturgical Music is a work for large percussion ensemble in six movements. Biblical scripture or sacred readings inspire each movement. Despite the sacred implication, the work is intended for concert performance, although...

Liz is a lovely melodic work for three players on three marimbas.Genre: Percussion Ensemble | # of Players: 4 or 6 Level: Medium Difficult | Duration: 5:15 InstrumentationPlayers 1 & 3 (4-octave Marimba) Players 2 &...

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...

Lunar is a ten-movement marimba quartet based on the various cycles of the moon, with each movement representing a particular phase. The phases and movements are listed as: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing...

Make Your Voice Heard is a challenging, vibrant percussion trio that behaves more like a solo with duo accompaniment. Dedicated to a friend of the composer, the thematic material for the piece is cleverly derived from the...

The piece is titled to reflect the two energies in the work: 1) the chanting monks of Tibet and 2) the Funk Music of New Orleans. 5 movements: “Meditation in Mambo’ (uses the mambo beat pattern), “Voodoo...