Date Title | Instrumentation | More Info |
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2020 Fair Haven | 4 Percussion | See below |
2020 Ballyhack | 7 Percussion | See below |
2020 She's Like the Swallow (arr.) | 1 Percussion | See below |
2015 Red | 3 Percussion | See below |
2013 Tunnel Mountain | 7 Percussion | See below |
2012 Cappahayden | 4 Percussion | See below |
2010 Woody Island | 2 Percussion | See below |
2006 Untouchable | 3 Percussion | See below |
2006 Patreas | 15 Ship Horns | |
2006 At Sea | 6-8 Ship Horns | |
2005 Gray Matter | 1 Percussion | See below |
2004 Log Jam | 8-10 Percussion | |
2004 Bring it to a Boil | 10 Percussion | |
2003 Five Alive | 5 Percussion | See below |
2003 Show Time | 12 Percussion | |
2003 Bells About | 6 Percussion | |
2002 The Wherry Bird | 4 Percussion | |
2002 Drink the Mercury | 3 Percussion | |
2001 Artspace III | 6 Percussion | |
2000 Shards | 4 Perc, electronics | See below |
2000 Icebreaker | 6 Ship Horns | |
2000 Amalgamation | 3 Percussion | See below |
1997 Ice Dreams | 4 Ship Horns | Recording |
Player 1
Bongos
5 Temple Blocks
Large Chinese Cymbal
Tuned Gong (B)
Player 2
2 Congas
2 Cowbells (low, medium)
Large Chinese Cymbal
Glockenspiel
Player 3
4 Tomtoms
Vibraphone
Player 4
Tamtam
Tuned Gong (F)
Vibraphone
Player 5
2 Suspended Cymbals (low, high)
Marimba (4 8ve)
Player 6
Basket Shaker
Marimba (5 8ve - shared)
Player 7
Concert Bass Drum
Marimba (5 8ve - shared)
Written for the Scruncheons Percussion Ensemble
Player 1
Vibraphone
Player 2
Vibraphone
Player 3
Marimba (4 8ve)
Player 4
Marimba (5 8ve)
Dedicated to the TorQ Percussion Quartet
1 Percussion:
Vibraphone, 2 cymbals, 3 tuned gongs, crotale, small wind chimes
Arranged and performed for Opera on the Avalon's The Rock Performs video series. Recorded in September 2020..
Player 1
Marimba (4 octave)
Crotales
Almglocken (Eflat)
Temple Bowl (Aflat)
Tuned Gong (Aflat)
2 Cymbals (med, low)
Player 2
Vibraphone
4 Tuned Gongs
Almglocken (A#)
Player 3
Marimba 1 (5 octave)
Wind Gong
Almglocken (E)
Temple Bowl (E)
Tuned Gong (D)
Composed for the Saltwater Percussion Trio
(Bill Brennan, Erin Donovan, Rob Power)
Premiered Oct. 22, 2015 in St. John's
Dedicated to the memory of Kjellrun Hestekin
(see score for possible substitutions)
Player 1
Glockenspiel
4 Kulintang:
Player 2
Vibraphone
Player 3
Marimba 1 (shared with Player 5)
Player 4
Marimba 2
Player 5
Marimba 3 (shared with Player 3)
Concert Bass Drum and Low Susp Cymbal (shared with Player 7)
Player 6
Tuned Gongs:
Singing Bowl (Ab)
Player 7
2 Susp Cymbals (low, med)
1 Chinese Cymbal (low)
Concert Bass Drum
Glass Marimba
Premiered at the 2013 Torq Percussion Seminar in Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Prize winner in the 2013 Torq Percussion Seminar Composition Competition.
Player 1
Crotales (low octave)
Xylophone
Bongos
2 Triangles (medium, large)
Player 2
Vibraphone
2 Congas
2 Small Triangles
Player 3
Marimba (shared with player 4)
2 Small Toms
2 Medium Cymbals
Player 4
Marimba 5 8ve (shared)
2 Large Toms
2 Large Cymbals
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Premiered at the 2012 Sound Symposium in St. John's, Newfoundland by Rob Power, Bill Brennan, Erin Donovan, and Ed Squires. Cappahayden is an energetic and playful exploration of rhythm and color, written for keyboard percussion, drums, and metallic sounds. It is dedicated to the memory of percussionist and composer John Wyre, who touched many souls with his generous spirit during his long career, and whom I had the joy of spending much time with during his later years in St. John's, Newfoundland. It wasn't until the composition was well under way that I realized that John's influence was apparent in some of the instrumental combinations. More obvious however, is the playful use of 12/8, a meter that John loved to get lost in as both a player and composer, often resulting in an aesthetic that is reminiscent of West African drumming. The piece derives its title from a small fishing village on the southern shore of Newfoundland.
Player 1
Vibraphone
Crotales (upper octave)
3 log drums (or other low wood drums)
Player 2
Marimba (5 8ve)
3 suspended cymbalsP
Sizzle cymbal
Tuned Gong (D)
3 temple blocks
Composed in 2010 for the River Connected percussion duo (Ed Squires, Dan Morphy)
Premiered at the Sound Symposium in St. John's, Newfoundland in July 2010.
Player 1
Marimba (4 octave)
Player 2
Vibraphone
Player 3
Marimba 1 (5 octave)
Premiered at the 2006 Newfound Music Festival by Rob Power, Richard Klaas, and Andrew Dunsmore
Winner of the 2006 Millenium Arts Society Composition Competition
Dedicated to the memory of Don Wherry
One Player:
Medium Gong, 2 bender gongs
3 triangles, crotale (E), small bell
3 temple bowls
1 trashy cymbal, tambourine, rattle
2 congas, 2 bongos, kick drum
Composed in 2005 for D'arcy Gray
Instrumentation
Player 1 - 5 each (in graduated sizes):
One length of copper tubing
One kulintang
One artillery shell
One frame drum
Composed in 2003 for the Scruncheons (Rob Power, Andrew Dunsmore, John Power, Yves Conan, Phil Yetman)
Premiered in Nov. 2003 in Nain, Labrador
Players 1 - 3
Glass Triangle, 2 shakers
Player 4
Djembe
Player 5
Electronic pitch modulation
Composed in 2000 for JERK (Rob Power, John D.S. Adams, Erin Donovan, Kevin Coady, Bill Brennan)
Premiered at Aleph Null, Toronto
Player 1
2 Logdrums (single tongues)
1 Basket shaker
2 Crotales (low octave - D, B)
Glass chimes
2 Brake drums
Large cowbell (muffled)
Large Bass drum
3 Toms (med.to upper range)
Player 2
2 Logdrums (single tonges)
2 Basket shakers
2 Crotales (low octave - D#, G)
2 Med. Cowbells (muffled)
Key Chimes
3 Rototoms
Player 3
2 Woodblocks (med., large)
2 Basket shakers
2 Crotales (low octave - C, G#)
Wire hanger wind chimes
2 Brake drums
3 Toms (low to med. range)
Premiered at the 2000 Sound Symposium by Attacca (Rob Power, Romano DiNillo, Greg Hawco)
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