Inspired by the lunar exploration program The Artemis Plan, this percussion octet imagines the initial exploration phase, the discovery and colonization, and the unknown that lies ahead. With our population ever growing, and the Earth’s climate in danger, a…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Doug Wallace
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the lunar exploration program The Artemis Plan, this string orchestra work with optional percussion imagines the initial exploration phase, the discovery and colonization, and the unknown that lies ahead. With our population ever growing, and the…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Doug Wallace
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written for string orchestra with optional percussion ensemble & rhythm section, Chimera No. 3 was inspired by a fire-breathing creature from Greek mythology, often depicted as part lion, part goat, and part serpent. In this programmatic work, the Chimera…
Style:
String
Composer:
Doug Wallace
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Climate Change is a work for 7 percussionists that begs the question, "Will the natural world survive or is the earth and all life in imminent danger?" A frenzied climax attempts to answer the question of our fate in the darkest and most violent way possible…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Doug Wallace
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Nyumbani is a gorgeous three movement (slow-fast-slow) work for solo marimba appropriate for a advanced high-school or college marimbist. Each movement (The Pond, Dragonfly, and Dusk) is programmatic and meant to evoke 3 different sonic tableaus inspired by…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Mark Vance
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for Soprano and Marimba
Mark Vance has set these three extraordinary Machado poems for soprano and marimba. The combined timbre of the voice and the marimba is compelling; the more you hear, the more you’d like to hear.Program NotesI’ve set English…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Mark Vance
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Winter Light powerfully evokes the many kinds of light found in the darkness of the winter season. Each section depicts a different winter scene: a crisp December sunrise; the gleam of sun on freshly fallen snow; the warm glow of roaring fire; and the child-…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Matt Wasson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications