All Hail the Power is a powerful, collaborative work in five movements, each one by a different composer. Based on a popular hymn, this work has everything. Richly scored sections of soaring beauty, thoughtful variations, driving rhythms, mixed meters, and an…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jack Stamp, Timothy Mahr, Pappas, Andrew Boysen, David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
In this challenging duet for marimba and vibraphone, Shen utilizes several special effect and techniques throughout the piece, such as harmonics on the vibraphone and trills on the inner mallets while playing single notes with the outer mallets. Complicated…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Hsueh-Yung Shen
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by a painting of the same name, Fields of Grain as Seen from a Train seeks to musically describe the world someone on a train might observes as it is flying past them. Innovative scoring. Lovely melodies. Unmistakably Timothy Mahr!Program NotesDuring…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Timothy Mahr
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Five Movements utilizes changing meters along with quick exchanges between players to showcase the diversity in a percussion ensemble. Also experience the slow second movement which shows off the expressive qualities of the instruments.Program NotesThis is…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Hsueh-Yung Shen
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Sea Chanteys is a fun yet soulful, sophisticated yet accessible, two-movement work for wind band. Presenting extreme contrasts of orchestration, texture and color, this romantic tone poem evokes existential moments at sea, offering a wide variety of…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bill Hoehne
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Performed separately or as a set, each of these etudes work on every technical aspect associated with each instrument. For example, the first movement, Alternating Strokes for Snare Drum, utilizes every part of the drum using snare drum sticks, hands, and…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Hsueh-Yung Shen
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications