Awake is a groove-oriented piece about coming alive, existing, and finding oneself. It explores texture and meter amongst a mostly consistent pulse and simple...
Set in a clever waltz style, Ruth Elain Schram has set the well-known folk tune of Greensleeves for developing strings. This work is an easy and musical...
for Percussion Quartet
ImPULSE is a rhythmically driving percussion quartet based around a quarter note pulse. This pulse grows in intensity until the very...
Gary Gackstatter's arrangement of Tschesnokoff's most famous hymn, "Salvation is Created," is lovely and accessible.Program NotesPavel Tschesnokoff (1877–1944...
Style: Concert Band
Arranger / Composer: Tschesnokoff; Gackstatter, Gary
(Autumn)
L’automne is French for “the Autumn.” This piece is meant to depict the different aspects of this beautiful season, as it begins with slightly...
(Summer)
Continuing with her "seasonal" themed pieces, Ruth Elaine Schram gives us the latest addition to her collection: Summer. Enjoy the beautiful...
Both of these two lovely marimba solos express a sense of nostalgia. The Prelude is a chorale that leaves nearly every aspect of musical interpretation up to...
Trance is a marimba solo filled with rhythmic drive and groove that explores the full dynamic range of the instrument while still maintaining a sense of...