Found in a Gardner's Shed

Amber Sheeran's Found in a Gardner's Shed is a fun and unique percussion-centric work, featuring common gardening items.

"The opening movement, 'Terracotta Toccata', features those bright orange clay pots. Meant to sound as bright as the color, and let the band show off their technique, as a toccata should.

'Seeds on the Hardwood Floor' is meant to help our teachers hit the NAfME 'Create' standard. I have found that this standard can be difficult to focus on when rehearsing for the concert. This movement forces it a little. It uses no metallic percussion, focusing instead on wooden and shaker-type sounds.

'Scythe, Sickle, and Shears' however, is the opposite, using mostly metallic percussion and some interesting effects for the timpanist."

-Amber Sheeran