I’m happy to release a new duo for marimba and snare drum titled Lucky Nashville. The piece was commissioned by percussionists extraordinaire, Ji Hye Jung and W Lee Vinson, with support from Vanderbilt University.
Sheet music, a performance video, and streaming links are available here.
I am excited to release Gardens, a new piece for percussion ensemble commissioned by Baylor Percussion Group. It is dedicated to my dear friend, Dr. Todd Meehan, in celebration of his 20th year of teaching at Baylor.
Sheet music, a performance video, and more information about the piece is available here.
Song Book, Vol. 2 will feature five singer-songerwriter pieces written for a singing marimbist, and will be available for purchase at PASIC 2017. In the meantime, watch Ben Pitt perform Bird’s Eye View, a love song I wrote for my wife and one of the pieces featured in the book. Next to the text “girl”, I’ve included “or boy”, because love songs sound best when they are sung honestly:
I first heard Ben sing and play marimba at Chosen Vale 2016. We talked over some food and drinks about composing music for marimba and voice. The idea of the marimba as a singer-songwriter instrument is something I’ve always been interested in, and soon after our convo, Ben organized a consortium to commission the collection. More soon!
