Duration: 7 min.

This piece was commissioned by the eminent percussionist, composer, and teacher, Søren Monrad, with support from Edition Svitzer. It was premiered by Odense Percussion in 2021 in Denmark, with an excellent video production that followed soon after. 

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...I was very grateful for the opportunity to compose Tsubaki Dance for the marimba/drum set duo project of Kana Omori and Wes Crawford. I felt particularly suited to this task, because I began my musical life as a rock drummer. I later fell in love with the marimba, and have always approached it from a drummer’s perspective when I compose...

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Restless is an early groove-oriented piece, that is now standard repertoire. This edition is updated with options for 5-octave marimba.

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This is my first published work and it set me on a path of composing for marimba.  It has been performed by many of the best marimba duos in the world.

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This piece was commissioned by Chi Cheng Lin and Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen Royal Conservatoire. I wanted the listener to feel as if the performer was improvising.  It should be fluid and darkly resonant.  The intervals of a minor third and a major seventh are important throughout.

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This work was inspired by the beautiful drawing "r" by Wilfred Brunner that appears on the cover.  The added digital elements evoke a layer of dissonance that I tried to recreate in the music. A slightly unsettling feeling is created that stares into your soul.

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Commissioned by the University of Denver Percussion Ensemble, the piece is named for Jacob Hodges, the creative force that inspired it.

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This piece grew out of a cue for an avant garde french silent film that I was working on for Silent Orchestra. It is dedicated to my duo partner, Carlos Garza.

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