Larger Percussion Ensemble Music

Featuring a balanced ensemble of keyboard and battery percussion, Mercury Rising is in essence a double fugue that gives all players the opportunity to shine.

Originally for two toms as found in Duology, Daughtrey's collection of duets for young percussionists, Drums of Moria has been expanded here for full percussion ensemble. Inspired by the

Buckets Ruckus is an exciting visual showpiece that any ensemble, regardless of size or program budget, would be able do indoors or outdoors. Using only three gallon or five gallon buckets, your

Imminent Launch is a fun and accessible piece for developing percussion ensemble. Its cinematic action paired with constant groove will hit all the right buttons for students and audience.

"Asante" is Swahili for "thank you." Written for the developing percussion ensemble, this groovy and fun piece will introduce young percussionists to syncopated melodic rhythms. Flexible mallet voicing

Island Breeze is a percussion ensemble with flexible instrumentation that is playable with as few as 4 players or as many as 13. It evokes images of being at a party on the beach. The piece

Into the Fray is a percussion ensemble with flexible instrumentation that is playable with as few as 4 players or as many as 13. It is a musical portrayal of someone getting prepared to face a

An educational piece written with the developing percussionist in mind. It’s fun, fast-paced, and a perfect way to engage young percussionists, introduce them to new performance techniques, and grow

The referee monitors the Battle Royale between two teams. This piece requires each team to work together to create a monstrous sound and battle out their rhythms. Which team wins? You decide!

Red Koi was written using the minyo scale found in Japanese music, such as gagaku and shomyo. The snare drum and tom part was written to emulate basic

Cloudburst is a percussion ensemble with flexible instrumentation that is playable with as few as 4 players or as many as 12. It portrays images of soaring over skylines with dazzling sunlight and

Originally for bells and vibraphone found in Duology, Daughtrey's collection of duets for young percussionists, Sea of Tranquility has been expanded here for full percussion ensemble. Much

Scored for percussion quintet with optional offstage performers, Thundersnow is mysterious, mesmerizing, bold, but also extremely delicate at times, much like the storms themselves.

Dedicated to the composer's young daughter who is fascinated with everything in the night sky, StarDancer alternates between light-hearted, spinning dances and more raucous, foot-stomping

The ensemble is made up of two quartets and the drum set. The piece features much call and response between the two groups and merges them in the end. Perfect for young percussionists needing

This piece is a perfect fit for an early percussion program introduction. Josh Gottry uses catchy grooves and rhythm's layered together before switching to a playful melody in the mallets written in the

This playful piece is a great fit for developing percussionists - especially mallet players. Painting the picture of a young cub playing in an open field, the work is written to be youthful and fun. This

This lively piece is great for developing percussionists to perform together. Written for four performers, it passes motifs between members while using an ostinato rhythm to hold everyone together. This is

Your developing percussion ensemble needs this piece for their next concert! Full of intrigue and texture, it brings handclaps, snaps, and instruments together to create a Brazilian and Cuban-inspired

In A Snowy Twilight, a quartet of mallet instruments paints a magical, wistful memory of snow falling during the in-between time that is neither day or night. A fine choice for the winter or

Demonstrating an extreme economy of space, Tight Quarters is scored for four players on a single shared xylophone, with an optional glockenspiel part playable by one to three players, again on a

Fanfare Bravo is scored for three metallic keyboard instruments and a membrane quartet. The middle section of the composition reaches a climax with the percussionists performing improvised solos.