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composition | percussion ensemble

Adaptation (2004) | 11 players | Grade V | ca. 8:30
3rd Place Winner of the 2005 PAS Composition Contest


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The Celtic Xylophone, Book I (2006) | Xylophone and Marimba Trio | 2-mallet | Grade IV-V | ca. 7:00


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Download full mp3 recordings: Irish Washerwoman | Londonderry Air | The Absent-Minded Woman

The Celtic Xylophone, Book II (2008) | Xylophone and Marimba Trio | 2-mallet | Grade IV-V | ca. 7:00


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Download full mp3 recordings: Echo from Leinster | The Foggy Dew | Come Haste to the Wedding

Concerto for Vibraphone & Percussion Ensemble (2010) | solo + 8 players | Grade V | ca. 15:00
Commissioned by Lisa Rogers, Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)


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Download full mp3 recordings: I. Night's Song | II. Enchanted Light (electronic realization)

The Cry (2010) | 12 players | Grade V | ca. 11:00 (optional shorter version 9:30)
Commissioned by the OU Percussion Orchestra, University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)


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Deck the Halls (2002) | marimba quartet | Grade III | ca. 2:00


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Edge of the World (2007/2011) | 5-6 players | Grade IV | ca. 4:00

Ellipsis (2009) | 8 players | Grade IV | ca. 5:00
Commissioned by the Middle School Ensembles of the Spring Independent School District in Houston, TX

  
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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (2004) | marimba quartet | Grade IV | ca. 4:00


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Halcyon Days (2011) | solo marimba + percussion quartet | Grade V | ca. 8:00
Commissioned by a consortium organized by Josh Knight (University of Arkansas-Fort Smith) 


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Immortal Dream (2006) | 7 players | Grade IV | ca. 4:00


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Limerick Daydreams (2005) | 10 players | Grade V | ca. 12:00
2nd Place Winner of the 2005 PAS Composition Contest


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Lost Souls (2004) | 5 players | Grade II | ca. 3:30


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Mercury Rising (2005) | 7 players | Grade III | ca. 5:00


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Power Struggle (2009) | 8 players | Grade IV | ca. 5:00
Dedicated to the Lincoln-Way Central High School Percussion Ensemble, Eric Wellman, director


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Shock Factor (2004) | 5 players | Grade IV | ca. 4:30


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 Silent Night (2000) | marimba quartet | Grade IV | ca. 4:00


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Sizzle! (2006) | 5 players | Grade IV | ca. 4:20


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Song to the Moon by Antonin Dvorak (comp. 1901, adap. 2004) | 8 players | Grade IV | ca. 7:00


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Spun (2010) | 8 players | Grade V | ca. 8:00
Commissioned by Dan Armstrong, Penn State University


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Techno-Pop (2006) | 7 players | Grade III | ca. 3:25


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Topsy Turvy (2011) | 6-14 players | Grade II | ca. 2:40
Part of the IGNITE Series for the Developing Percussion Ensemble


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Unleash the Fury (2002) | marimba quartet | Grade IV | ca. 5:00


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A Winter Postlude (2008) | marimba quartet | Grade II | ca. 1:30


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