Re: Disaster

Inspired by a memo from John H.Beck to his Eastman percussion students, Re: Disaster is a percussion quintet scored for five tom-toms and is theatrical in its presentation. The composition is intended to be memorized for performance, and at times instructs the performers to have their heads turned down, up, to the left or right, or forward. There is also a section within this composition in which each performer can improvise. Metered in fast cut-time, Re: Disaster maintains the same driving rhythmic feel throughout.