Looking out the window once the plane has broken through the clouds gives me instant peace because it is such a beautiful sight – almost indescribable. The...
The instrumentation for Apex represents an amalgamation different percussive sounds: glass bottles, pieces of wood, bell tree, toms, triangle, bongos, kick...
Written for Michael Rosen, Arctic opens with a brief, slightly dissonant rolled section followed by many changes in mood (from desolation to hope to doubt to...
Playing on the tribal nature of percussion instruments, Joe Moore has created a dazzling work of virtuosity for two players sharing a marimba and playing off...
Benedict(us) is an energetic and exciting piece of music that explores janissary percussion instruments; triangles, tambourines, and bass drum as well as other...
Bon Temps was written for Gustavo Miranda and his students at Nicholls State University. The title Bon Temps comes from the Louisiana saying, "Laissez les bon...
This pieces is a series of vignettes inspired by Barbara Kingsolver's novel, "The Poisonwood Bible," which narrates a combination of fictional and historical...
Constellations is a contemporary set of four works for alto flute and marimba. Each work is titled after a constellation in our galaxy – Orion, Gemini, Leo,...
An exciting trio for battery percussion that explores the textures and timbres available to a percussionist while traveling through a vast number of meter...
Denkyem is the West African Adinkra symbol for the crocodile.and refers to the animal's adaptability – the fact that it breathes air but lives under water....