With spiraling melodic passages and unique color combinations between instruments, Aequilibrium is sure to entrance audiences and performers alike.
Quintet for unpitched percussion instruments. It features a large array of concert and marching drums and auxiliary percussion instruments. The piece is set up in such a way that the performers face inward
The metallic sound of the bells and vibraphones combined with the warm, woody sound of the marimbas expresses the wonder and mysteriousness of the angels who are ever-present in our lives. Fluctuating
A delightful, upbeat work by Claude Debussy skillfully arranged for mallet ensemble by I-Jen Fang.
Winner of the 1998 PAS Composition Contest, this nine minute work for percussion quintet is sure to become a standard piece in the serious percussion repertoire. Lynn Glassock, highly acclaimed composer of
A colorful, exciting opener or closer for five players on one five-octave marimba. It is also available for three players on one four-octave marimba under the title Celebration III.
A staple in the literature from one of the industry's most prolific composers.
Stephen Primatic’s Five on Five is an aggressive mallet ensemble piece for 5 players on one 5-octave marimba. Because of the number of players, each performer must be aware of their space and
A very popular percussion quintet in three contrasting movements. One of the staples in the literature!
Glass Jungle refers to the plethora of skyscrapers and apartment buildings combined with the frenzy of New York City life. In several instances, the feel changes abruptly through the use of himiola
Head Talk is a piece written for five percussionists and an assortment of drum heads. The composition and choreography combine to send the entertainment value of the piece through the roof!
Heads Up! is an excursion into the possibilities of a five-member percussion ensemble with only standard drum heads. The Heads Up! ensemble is required to perform primarily on timpani
Here is a rhythmically driven work for advanced mallet quintet. The piece is primarily in 5/8 with the focus on the eighth note, but shifts frequently to other meters. Accents and ostinato
Thanks in large part to the efforts of Bob Becker and his group NEXUS, the xylophone rag has earned its prominent place in keyboard percussion literature. Here is one of the greats by the
Here is an advanced work for percussion quintet. It employs an arsenal of non-pitched instruments and a variety of tuplets that blur the ever-changing meter.
Scored for tenor steel pan and battery percussion, this thrilling quintet grabs you from the opening yells, propels you into dizzying textures, and doesn't let go until the final fade-out.
This piece takes on a trance-like nature, yet is constantly changing. Sonically pleasing and is sure to excite audiences throughout.
Ogoun Badagris derives its inspiration from Haitian drumming patterns. Ogoun Badagris is one of the most terrible and violent of all Voodoo loas or deities, and can be appeased only by human
With his arrangement of Original Rags, Michael Huestis pays homage to the great ragtime giant, Scott Joplin. This historic rag has been hailed as "a charming and auspicious beginning to the life