Broad melodic figures punctuated by rhythmic accents in the woodwinds and percussion help Amber Terrace Dreams celebrate the drive to fulfill students' hopes and dreams and is dedicated to the teachers who help make those dreams a reality.Program NotesAmber…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Christopher Tucker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Cool Beans" juxtaposes the composer’s love of jazz and Hispanic music. With driving rhythms and vivid colors, this selection is sure to excite the audience while providing the students with music of merit.Program NotesCool Beans was commissioned by the Bussey…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Christopher Tucker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Play Joplin's famous ragtime piano solo on the marimba! Lowry has done a remarkable job adapting the piece, allowing the music to sing on the rosewood bars.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2013 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 4:30 Publisher: C. Alan Publications…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Mark Lowry, Joplin
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Lowry's lovely setting of Greensleeves for solo marimba features a gently undulating sixteenth note accompaniment in the left hand while the right hand plays the famous melody.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2012 Number of Players: 1 Duration: 3:00 Publisher: C.…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Mark Lowry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for the Lone Star Wind Orchestra Percussion Ensemble, The Headache Miniatures is a collection of five percussion sextets, each written by a different Texas composer.Program NotesWritten for the Lone Star Wind Orchestra Percussion Ensemble, The…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Scott Ward, Petrinowitsch, Dave Hall, Christopher Tucker, Dooley
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Combining the energy and drive of west African agbadzah drumming with the melodic capabilities of the marimba into a tour-de-force for the solo marimbist, Marimbadzah is an explosive, driving piece that works equally well as a program opener or closer.Program…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Mark Lowry
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Ol' Sailors' Legends, for trombone and piano, has a folk vibe and was inspired by reading stories about ocean mysteries, legends and superstitions.Program NotesWritten by Jane K (Evgeniya Kozhevnikova) in 2022 for Michael Stanton, Ol' Sailors' Legends is a…
Style:
Brass
Composer:
Evgeniya Kozhevnikova
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Still a Mystery is a solo vibraphone tribute tribute to the great jazz pianist Chick Corea who passed away in February 2021. In particular, it was inspired by his piece "No Mystery," from which the title "Still a Mystery" was derived.Program NotesStill a…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Evgeniya Kozhevnikova
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This Dance With You takes inspiration from jazz and minimalism. It is a fragile and intimate duet for piano and marimba, where the instruments alternate roles like partners in a dance.Program NotesThis Dance with You (alt. This Wild Dance with You) was…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Evgeniya Kozhevnikova
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications