Solo Percussion Feature
The piece is titled to reflect the two energies in the work: 1) the chanting monks of Tibet and 2) the Funk Music of New Orleans. 5 movements: “Meditation in Mambo’ (uses the mambo beat pattern), “Voodoo Chant” (inspired by a Dr. John…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Wendy Mae Chambers
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba Feature
This is the ensemble version of Burritt’s popular piece for solo marimba and percussion quartet. It explores the full range of the instrument and of marimba technique. Extremely challenging, but idiomatic writing makes this an impressive piece…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Michael Burritt
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Marimba/Percussion Feature
An impressive follow-up to Burritt’s extremely successful Shadow Chasers, Timeless centers more around the beautiful colors that the marimba can produce when combined with other mallet instruments and percussion instruments.…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Michael Burritt
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
A Voodoo Tone Poem in Memory of John Cage
Twelve Squared is a voodoo tone poem in eleven movements. Each movement is about 4 minutes. The last movement is 4'33" of lots of sound (in tribute to Cage's 4'33" of silence). Voodoo drumming is used to call forth…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Wendy Mae Chambers
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications