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“Although there are ample technical challenges, the accomplished vibraphonist will find that giving a cohesive rendering of “Apranibita” is the greatest challenge.”- Percussive Notes

Alternate Route

$30.00

Sharpened Stick

$40.00

The Sharpend Stick is a Native American war song and dance that is in the “fish-step” style. It is said that the popular 1920’s dance craze the “Charleston” was derived from this dance.

A third-place winner in 2002 PAS composition contest for solo multiple percussion. The title is taken from the new form of USB, a high data-transfer cable which is the interface for today’s digital audio and video devices (allowing the user to send more than a CD’s worth of data every 10 seconds). In the piece, the performer becomes the Fire Wire, relaying information to the audience at a high rate of speed.

Uneven Surfaces

$50.00

Solo timpani (5 drums) and 4 percussionists – vibraphone/bass drum/opera gong, marimba (5.0)/field drum, 2 congas/2 cowbells/tom-tom/sus. cym./glockenspiel. 2 bongos/2woodblocks/closed hi-hat/ribbon crasher/kickdrum/crotales. Premiered at PASIC 2004 by the Victoria Memorial Percussion Ensemble (for whom the piece was written) with John Beck playing the solo timpani part.

Rechargeable Light

$50.00

Rechargeble Light received its premiere performance on August 4, 2000 at the Chautauqua Institute (Chautauqua, NY) with Michael Burritt as percussion soloist. It attempts to fuse electronic and acoustic sounds in a chamber music setting. Scored for percussion soloist playing non-pitched instruments accompanied by five percussionists playing mostly pitched instruments including two synthesizers and a MalletKat (a synthesizer comprised of triggers in the shape of a mallet keyboard).