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Absence of Color was written in the winter of 2007 and received its premiere at Elon University, North Carolina in April, 2008. The music and the poetry came in response to two friends being pulled

Ad Astra is an homage to the state of Kansas whose state motto is "Ad Astra Per Aspera" or "To the Stars Through Difficulty." This composition is an exploration of minimalism, composite

Derived from the Spanish word "adelante," meaning "forward," Adelant is a sextet for 2 vibes, 2 marimbas, piano, and percussion that seeks to create a cinematic & immersive listening experience for both

A percussion sextet with a strong 3/4 feel capturing the mood of a bullfight. This piece is a tribute to the late Max Albright. Parts 1, 2, and 3 are scored for mallet instruments while the rest are scored

This classic work by Claude Debussy is arranged here for mallet sextet. The beautiful cascading melody lends itself perfectly to the brightness and resonance of keyboard percussion.

An exciting work for younger performers, Battle Scene uses three mallet players and three non-pitched percussionists to weave a description of an imaginary battle. Two-mallet playing is

Nick Werth’s Boom Bap is an advanced ensemble piece for percussion sextet. The term “boom bap” refers to an onomatopoeia for the prominent percussive sounds in hip-hop: kick and

Simple, playable melodies and a Bossa groove combine to form this crowd-pleasing percussion sextet. It is scored for two unspecified mallet instruments, claves, bongos, two timpani, and suspended

Put your mallet players in the spotlight with this popular classical theme!  This one really moves along, using dynamics and clean scoring to create a quick, light sound. The audience won't be able to

A Dance On Three Legs is a percussion ensemble piece with constantly shifting meter, hence the title. It also has constantly changing texture and dynamics to add interest.  Six players

Daydreams features several memorable melodic lines and an overarching A-B-A structure that provides harmonic depth as well. The addition of active hand drum grooves makes for a complete musical

An upbeat and comical ragtime piece arranged for six- to eight-piece percussion ensemble complete with siren whistle and a washboard.

Francisco Perez wrote Ephemera following a two-year hiatus from composing any original percussion music. Inspired by the grit of his students at Lamar University over the eventful 2020-21 school