Debris Field
General Info
Year of Published: 2023
Publisher: OU Percussion Press
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:10:10
Cost: $60.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Crotales & Timpani & 2 Cell Phones
Player 2: Glockenspiel & Brake Drum & Tambourine & 2 Cell Phones & Snare Drum & Bass Drum & China Cymbal (Snare Drum, Bass Drum & China Cymbal shared with Player 14)
Player 3: Vibraphone
Player 4: Vibraphone & 2 Cell Phones
Player 5: Vibraphone & Suspended Cymbal & Slapstick
Player 6: Vibraphone & China Cymbal & Snare Drum
Player 7: Marimba, 2 Cell Phones
Player 8: Marimba & Splash Cymbal & Triangle & Air Raid Siren & 2 Cell Phones
Player 9: Marimba & Suspended Cymbal & Triangle
Player 10: Marimba & Triangle
Player 11: Marimba & Suspended Cymbal & 2 Cell Phones
Player 12: Marimba & Wind Chimes & 2 Cell Phones
Player 13: Bass Drum & Tam-tam & Suspended Cymbal
Player 14: Snare Drum & Bass Drum & 4 Concert Tom Toms & Thunder Sheet & China Cymbal & Finger Cymbals (Snare Drum, Bass Drum & China Cymbal shared with Player 2)
Program Notes
On June 25, 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold spotted several objects skimming across the sky above Mt. Rainier, Washington. As newspapers picked up the story, more sightings emerged, including what would become one of the greatest mysteries in American history.
Just outside of Roswell, New Mexico, ranch foreman Mac Brazel was in a hurry to make his rounds when he discovered a large area of wreckage on the property. When he later heard the news from Mt. Rainier he returned to collect the debris, certain they were the remains of a flying disk. He reported his findings to the local authorities, which were then turned over to the Roswell Army Air Force Base who released multiple, conflicting reports of the incident. Though many who worked on the base at the time have stated that nothing of note occurred in the summer of 1947, civilians and military personnel have come forward throughout the years to tell their version of events, including those who claim they witnessed the crash and discovered small bodies with large eyes. Amidst the clashing rumors of flying saucers, weather balloons, and alien autopsies, some witnesses and their families suddenly fell silent, while others are said to have perished under improbable circumstances. Some stories have been corroborated and others proven false, while a handful of signed and retracted affidavits from those involved lead to further ambiguity.
75 years later, the copious accounts of what took place in Roswell remain fluid, but the magnitude of curiosity created through these events is unyielding, as our thirst for knowledge grows, and we continue to find new ways to open our minds. Debris Field follows the stories told by apparent witnesses to the crash and its aftermath, from beaming lights, crashing ships, and a legendary coverup, to a stoic look towards the sky. Are we truly alone?
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Cerulean Blue - Vibraphone
Cymplified - Percussion Sextet
Debris Field - Percussion 14
Lion Story - Percussion Quartet
Obsidian - Percussion 12
Quartets That Travel - Percussion Quartet
Spiel (Flannigan) - Percussion Septet
Tension / Release - Timpani
The Forgotten - Percussion 12
They May Be Listening - Percussion 10
Tiny - Percussion Sextet
Tip Toes - Percussion Quartet