A journey through self-discovery, Anna Karenina takes the listener through the life of Tolstoy's muse and her disputes with both family and her own consciousness. Lyrical melodies and folk rhythms provide the barre as Karenina dances her way through this…
Style:
String
Composer:
Magen Miller
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Catalyst is a fun, challenging piece that requires skill and musicality from all players. It is meant to portray the action of a "catalyst," which can be described as something that sets things in motion. This can be seen as many different things; maybe…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Harrison J. Collins
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Cloud Dance is a stunning and engaging work that begins by emulating the sounds of rolling thunder, falling rain drops, and gently stirred wind chimes in a summer rainstorm. It becomes a dance in which several central ideas are developed as if they were rain…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Harrison J. Collins
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Eiriol, "snowdrop" in Welsh, is an animated journey through the most popular of Celtic dances, taking both performer and listener through an exciting Highland adventure. Through the eyes of a falling snowdrop, the listener embarks on a tour of the Welsh…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Magen Miller
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Four Architectures in Normal, Illinois is a dynamic and colorful exploration of "the elements", four adjacent architectural works of art on the Illinois State University campus. Set in four contrasting movements, this show-stopping work is a blast to play and…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Harrison J. Collins
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Jingo is an explosively rousing piece that is not for the feint of heart. With hard-driving ostinatos layered with soaring melodic lines, it represents the frustration and fear one feels in association with war.Program Notesjin•go (noun) - a vociferous…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Magen Miller
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Passion, pain, devotion, torture. Love. The story of two lovers and their tumultuous relationship are examined in this arrangement of Mohamed Abdel Wahad's "Laylet Hob". The lyrics of the song by Oum Kalthoum speak of a male lover pining over the absence of…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Magen Miller
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
With an incessantly dark, ritualistic quality coupled with a metallic sparkle, Magic takes its title from the concept of magic as a powerful and unknowable cosmic force, and the awe - and potentially fear - that may be felt in its presence.Program NotesMagic…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Harrison J. Collins
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by and based on the ubiquitous Fibonacci sequence, A Page from the Book of Nature is a reflection on the crossroads at which the deep relationship between nature and mathematics can be observed. This gripping work explores several moods inspired by…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Harrison J. Collins
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The piece is jazz related in its occasional use of extended harmonies, melodic writing and stylistic approach. The frequent meter changes and rhythmic intensity coupled with the constant passing off of melodic lines drive the piece forward while always…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Noah Keesecker
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications