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There is an Aristotelian notion that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. This is a concept known as emergence. In his quintet Amidst, John Ling has taken this concept to heart,

Animals is a loosely programmatic suite for percussion quartet in three movements by Brian Slawson. In Small, Medium, and Large, each player is assigned a specific animal name to help define their

In Black Racer, Brian Blume has crafted an effective piece for intermediate percussion quartets to hone their chamber ensemble skills while communicating intensity and musical sensitivity. Each

Brush Hour is Alex Stopa's homage to the great brush masters from the early twentieth century. In it, Stopa introduces some of the most common brush patterns and techniques used in a jazz setting.

Canon Fodder was written as a reflection on the current climate of our social, educational, and ecological systems, where untold damage is being done. This unyielding quartet features a homogeneous

Changing Winds takes its influence from the turbulence of the fall of 2016. Each player in this quartet has an independent role, and their musical stories develop as the piece progresses. The

Crystals was composed for young percussionists who have been living in a world of battery percussion and are now taking their first steps into mallet playing. Each performer is given a limited

Dots & Dashes is an intense, drummy quartet for unpitched percussion in which composer Dustin Schulze aims to bridge the feel of tribal drum and dance music popular in West Africa with the

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik is a quintessential piece from the Classical period. It combines very stable harmonies with very clear resolutions, a strong sense of melody and

Written for beginning mallet ensembles, so that each student in the quartet can provide a specific function to the whole. The vibraphone carries the melody, marimba players outline the chords and supplies

Fixtures in the Fold is a quartet for percussion that was inspired by the memoir of the famous musician and poet, Patti Smith. In it, Smith discusses the relationship between several objects she

This work is great for developing percussionists to work on ensemble performance while being accessible to many levels. The piece is built around catchy pop riffs and grooves that give subtle hints at

No equipment? No problem! Floor Play uses no traditional instrumentation and requires only body percussion including foot stomps, thigh slaps, handclaps, and finger snaps. With a fun, interactive

Watch out, The Floor Is Lava! This flexible percussion ensemble work is a nod to the childhood game of the same name. With a running path of sixteenth notes scored entirely for accessory percussion

Fun and furious, fantastic and forward, Funky Fugue for Five fashions friendly rhythms into a festive foray for four or five fledgling friends to fire funky feels at fans while furthering their

Originally written for a Taiwanese bamboo marimba called the zhuqin accompanied by two cimbalom players - here, the zhuqin is replaced with a Western xylophone and is accompanied by marimbas instead of

In Guac is Extra, John Herndon has done a fantastic job of providing an engaging piece for young percussionists to dialog with traditional Latin percussion instruments without their needing

A two-movement quartet based on the idea that each player must have a perfectly matched sense of time, touch, and rhythmic interpretation. The title is derived from the idea that players will need to share

Marimba Quartet No. 2 is a bright, energetic piece by Christopher Bradford. This work is full of rhythmic and harmonic twists and turns that weave an intricate but beautiful web for four players on