Larger Percussion Ensemble Music

Originally recorded by Flim and the BB's, Invention pleases the ear with a forward-moving melody and moderate 12/8 groove.

A gripping work both rhythmically and melodically, Purge is appropriate for an advanced ensemble. The vibraphone is featured, but the other six parts contribute almost equally.

Game Over was written for James Campbell, Professor of Percussion at the University of Kentucky. The work is loosely based on two children's tunes, one American and one Japanese, and has a

Compelling canonic material, improvised cadenzas and passages of hypnotic ostinato create the backbone of this advanced work by Mario Gaetano. The work is dramatic without being abrasive,

Like a Giant Refreshed was written for Dr. Megan Arms, Dr. Julia Gaines, and the University of Missouri Percussion Ensemble and was premiered at the Missouri Music Educators Convention January

Isbjerg, Danish for iceberg, comes from both the imagery of what it might be like to tour icy waters in an old wooden boat and how small one must feel when, out of the mist, an iceberg appears. One

Inspired by a quote from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale Thumbelina: "The witch smiled and returned to her garden of weeds," this piece is an attempt to reconcile and contrast the imagery of