Commissioned by the University of Michigan Music Department and Joseph Gramley for the duo Organized Rhythm: Joseph Gramley, marimba and Clive Driskill-Smith, organ.
There are three sections in this piece that merge into each other. They are titled, “an ethereal bright light”, “converge and accelerate”, and, “gliding to infinity”.
A percussion quartet in four movements. The first three movements use a different material of indefinite pitch: I. Wood, II. Metal, III. Skin. And, in movement IV. Mix, a combination of all three.
Commissioned by Patricia and Greg Zuber. Premiered at the Malletech Leigh Howard Stevens Summer Marimba Seminar. The excerpt here is live from the New York Chamber Music Festival, September 12, 2010 at Symphony Space, NYC.
Dedicated to multi-percussionist Joseph Gramley, who has performed this work frequently in concert and at master classes throughout the US. Recorded on Joseph Gramley's CD Global Percussion.
Accordion, marimba, and piano all use keyboards but their sound and the way in which they are produced are vastly different.
The first performance used 2 xylophones in place of the violins creating a mallet percussion ensemble piece with piano.