Description

Catching Shadows was commissioned by Michael Burritt and the Eastman School of Music percussion studio for the group’s 2013 PASIC showcase concert.

Michael Burritt and I have become good friends and collaborators over the years, and on a recent road trip to a gig, he said, “I’m in charge of the tunes!”

Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect!

He plugged in his iPod, and the first thing to play: Radiohead, then Dave Matthews, then Earth, Wind & Fire. That’s when I discovered something cool about Mike: he’s as much rock musician as classical musician. It just so happens he plays marimba. Sometimes, I feel the same way.

With Catching Shadows, I thought about our road trip and decided to write a rock tune inspired by Mike’s playlist.

The two marimba parts of Catching Shadows can be performed as a marimba duo, as that’s how the piece was originally conceived.

Physical copies are available from Steve Weiss Music.

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