Deep Beneath the Ice is a tuneful piece for solo marimba that offers the performer many opportunities for musical expression. A calm, song-like beginning builds to a climax of cascading arpeggios, shifting the harmony and texture to a place in which melodies…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written in response to a young high school student’s tragic passing, If Heaven Had a Window is an emotional, yet hopeful ballad which also honors our own loved ones who have passed on.Program NotesIn 2016, River Bluff High School of Lexington, South Carolina…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Joshua V. Hinkel
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
As young children, our minds flourish with the endless possibility of what can be. Imaginations takes the listener on an amazing adventure through the wondrous land known as the human imagination. Fly through the clouds, ride a fast pace train over a never…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Joshua V. Hinkel
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Expressively textural in one moment and relentlessly groovy in the next, It Flows is a challenging and varied work for marimba and alto saxophone that includes polyrhythmic textures, exciting hocketed lines, and soaring saxophone melodies. The constantly…
Style:
Woodwind, Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Optimal Damage is an exciting percussion quartet for accessible instruments. Solo/duo opportunities take place over a groovy backbone, including wood block “snare breaks” and polyrhythmic illusions that create a fun challenge for both students and seasoned…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Dedicated to a long-time band director, Shimmering Fanfare reflects her sparkling personality (and choice of concert attire) and is sure to be a hit with students and audience members alike.Program NotesShimmering Fanfare is dedicated to long time Berkeley…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Joshua V. Hinkel
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Designed to evoke images of primitive life, To Live and Die in the Wild utilizes a range of sounds, including intense ritual drumming, intricate polyrhythmic cells, and weeping, howling effects made possible by fading between different drums and rolling on…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Stephen Karukas
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
An air with a ‘Music Hall’ flavor embodying the London blend of gaiety with wistfulness so familiar in the performances of George Grossmith, Jr., and other vaudeville artists.Program NotesTune in a Popular London Style was “An attempt to write an air with a ‘…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, B. Kopetz
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications