Texas UIL Instrumental and Ensemble Percussion Ensemble Class 1

Here is a piece for advanced percussion ensemble requiring skill with a number of playing techniques and no small amount of rudimental chops from each player.

Black Rainbow is a work for 6 solo percussionists and symphonic band (piano in this version) that explores the elusive and mystical moonbow, a rainbow produced by light reflected off the surface of

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

This hypnotic sextet for four mallet instruments, two cajons, and two hi-hats shows true artistry both in composition and choice of sonorities. It is in a cohesive ABA form that requires dexterity as well

Circuit Breaker, scored for percussion sextet, functions as a concertino for percussion duo with percussion quartet accompaniment. While there is no set program, the impetus for the piece came from

Opening with a slow introduction, this challenging showcase for solo timpani features a variety of traditional and contemporary styles. The middle section is written in a senza misura style with spatial

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

True to its name, Epic Proportions is a sextet with bombast and tenacious energy. The piece moves through many feels and time signatures with rhythmic motives derived from the syllables of its

A very powerful molto perpetuo which makes a great concert opener or closer. Feels like the train is about to come off the tracks! Lots of interlocking rhythms and powerful unisons.

Scored for chimes. bells, 2 vibraphones, and 3 marimbas

William Bolcom composed Graceful Ghost as one of three rags for piano in the early 1970's. Written in memory of his father, it is now considered his most famous work. In this adaptation for

The Headache Miniatures is a set of five musical vignettes, each written by a different native Texan for the Lone Star Wind Orchestra Percussion Ensemble. Each composer was given the

Mas Fuerte, loosely translated, means "more loudness" or "more force." The piece is a study in unpitched loudness, and reflects a strong Afro-Caribbean influence, specifically influences of

A renowned piece for percussion ensemble scored for seven players.

A major work in the literature, October Mountain is a piece in five movements ranging from mysterious and subdued to rigid and rhythmic. The third and fifth movements feature

Veteran composer Jason Baker has a passion for 18th- and 19th-century American fife and drum music that is well represented in Old Tyme Muster. Inspired by medleys of tunes that are often performed

Remeniscent of the stylings of artists such as Chic Corea and Dave Grusin, this fusion-style piece by Paul Jebe will set your audience a-groovin'! The inclusion of the piano helps to make On the

Passage is a keyboard percussion sextet scored for four marimbas and two vibraphones. The piece showcases the rich character of the instruments with thick, low sustained chords and fast

Part action-packed spy thriller, part bluesy groove, Rogue Agent is an approachable percussion ensemble piece for six or more players. Four-mallet technique is limited to comfortable chords, and

Brian Nozny says of his piece Sharps: "The idea behind Sharps is a very simple one…Can I musically tattoo an audience? Can I write a piece that is so accessible and unwavering, so blatant

Six is a mallet sextet commissioned and premiered by the Eastman School of Music Percussion Ensemble in October, 2012. It is scored for two five octave marimbas, two vibraphones, and two