Duration: 11:30’
Difficulty: Advanced+
Instrumentation:
Marimba 1 – Marimba, 3 med high-high toms
Marimba 2 – Marimba, 3 med-med high toms
Vibraphone 1 – Vibraphone, shaker, 3 med toms, 18” suspended cymbal
Vibraphone 2 – Vibraphone(extended low c), 2 med Korean toms, one high tom, crotales, shekre, glockenspiel
Percussion 1 – Darbuka, Djembe, 20” suspended cymbal, 2 congas(tumba + conga), bongos, mark tree, bell tree, shekre, sizzle cymbal
Percussion 2 – Glockenspiel, bell tree, large Chinese drum, mounted kick drum, ribbon crasher, chimes, mark tree, one low tom, bongos
“Passage to an Uncharted World”(2022) is a work for six percussionists and piano. The title suggests an exploration and journey into a world unexplored and never before seen. While this imagery serves as the narrative of the piece, the very simple idea presented in the opening of the piece is constantly manipulated and shaped into something new. Each new idea presented represents a discovery, found both in the literal and figurative sense. My other hope for this work was for each section to move seamlessly into the next, so the listener is able to follow the story effortlessly.
Duration: 11:30’
Difficulty: Advanced+
Instrumentation:
Marimba 1 – Marimba, 3 med high-high toms
Marimba 2 – Marimba, 3 med-med high toms
Vibraphone 1 – Vibraphone, shaker, 3 med toms, 18” suspended cymbal
Vibraphone 2 – Vibraphone(extended low c), 2 med Korean toms, one high tom, crotales, shekre, glockenspiel
Percussion 1 – Darbuka, Djembe, 20” suspended cymbal, 2 congas(tumba + conga), bongos, mark tree, bell tree, shekre, sizzle cymbal
Percussion 2 – Glockenspiel, bell tree, large Chinese drum, mounted kick drum, ribbon crasher, chimes, mark tree, one low tom, bongos
“Passage to an Uncharted World”(2022) is a work for six percussionists and piano. The title suggests an exploration and journey into a world unexplored and never before seen. While this imagery serves as the narrative of the piece, the very simple idea presented in the opening of the piece is constantly manipulated and shaped into something new. Each new idea presented represents a discovery, found both in the literal and figurative sense. My other hope for this work was for each section to move seamlessly into the next, so the listener is able to follow the story effortlessly.
