Current Reviews
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December 1, 2024Red Panda – Stephen Myers“Red Panda” is a three-minute work for solo marimba appropriate for developing four-mallet players.
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December 1, 2024A Late One – Linda DachtylLinda Dachtyl, a jazz organist who is equally adept as a drummer, percussionist, and composer, has a unique skill for crafting interesting melodies, and when arranged for percussion ensembles, these melodies really stand out.
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December 1, 2024False Impression – Darrien Spicak“False Impression” presents wonderful and exciting rhythmic challenges for some adventurous players.
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December 1, 2024Tambor – Kyle SkinnerA clever addition to the multiple percussion repertoire and uniquely categorized as a snare drum and tambourine solo on the publisher’s website, this piece reminds me of other snare drum solos with an additional instrument, such as “Impressions” by Nikolas Martynciow.
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December 1, 2024Reach – John Herndon“Reach” is a new work for beginning percussion students that can be performed with as few as two players or as many as 11.
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December 1, 2024Just Us – Nicholaus Meyers“Just Us” is a marimba duet utilizing a single 4.3-octave marimba in three sections.
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December 1, 2024World Music: Diversity in Styles, Instruments, and Culture – Paul BuyerReleased in 2024, Paul Buyer’s World Music: Diversity in Styles, Instruments, and Culture is a concise yet thorough textbook intended for use in a one-semester collegiate-level course on world music.
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December 1, 2024Sketches for Marimba – Abigale Schultz“Sketches for Marimba” contains four movements, each presenting different musical ideas.
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December 1, 2024Motion No. 1 – Nicholas V. HallThis 4½-minute duet is quite reminiscent of the sounds, rhythmic interplay, and energy of “Trio Per Uno” by Nebojsa Zivkovic.
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December 1, 2024Hidden Universe – Ben Cato“Hidden Universe” joins a growing list of compositions for shared marimba.
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December 1, 2024Lost in a Thought – Riley GieseThis short, 4-mallet solo work for marimba requires only a low-A instrument.
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December 1, 2024Plane of Existence – Carson Chlup“Plane of Existence” stands out among percussion ensemble pieces as a compelling choice for advanced groups.
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December 1, 2024Aftershock! – Alan Keown“Aftershock!” is a sequel to Alan Keown’s “Shockwave!,” also composed for an elementary-level percussion ensemble with the same instrumentation.
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December 1, 2024Eternal Shoreland – Berndt Thurner and Petra AckermannThis album features the music of Stuart Saunders Smith.
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December 1, 2024Learning Gyil Through the Music of Bernard Woma – Michael VercelliAs stated in the opening material, this book is a collection of writings, lessons, songs, and techniques centered around Bernard Woma and the Dagara xylophone, known as the gyil.
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December 1, 2024Thundersnow – Miles LockeMiles Locke takes the listener on a 6½-minute journey through a snow-frosted landscape in “Thundersnow,” his composition for 18–24 players.
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December 1, 2024Temple – Isaac Harari“Temple” will fit right in on many recital programs that seek to balance audience accessibility with technical showmanship.
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December 1, 2024A Spy in the Night – Yves CarlinThis new composition for mallet ensemble comes to us from Belgian guitarist and percussionist Yves Carlin.
