Make a Joyful Noise
General Info
Year: 2018
Publisher: Ivan Trevino Publications
Difficulty: Intermediate / Advanced
Duration: 00:05:30
Price: $40.00
Program Notes
Make a Joyful Noise was commissioned by Vista Ridge High School Percussion Ensemble for the group’s 2018 PASIC showcase concert. The piece is notated for nine percussionists, one pianist, and a group of clappers unspecified in number. I became a father in 2018, and my son has opened my mind and heart to so many things. His presence has put things in perspective for me from both a professional and personal standpoint, and he has brought abundant joy to me and my family. Make a Joyful Noise attempts to capture this joy, and is my first composition in this new stage of my life.
Instrumentation
Player 1: Piano
Player 2: Vibraphone 1
Player 3: Vibraphone 2
Player 4: Marimba 1
Player 5: Marimba 2
Player 6: Marimba 3
Player 7: Xylophone
Player 8: Glockenspiel 1
Player 9: Glockenspiel 2
Player 10: Tom-toms & Hi-hat
Player 11-15: Clapper
Recent Performance
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Solo
Crossed Wires - Multiple Percussion
Electric Thoughts - Marimba
Feeling Better - Marimba
Forgiveness - Vibraphone
Hear Stroke - Drum Set
Immigrant Song - Marimba
Legerdemain - Multiple Percussion
Memento – Marimba
Spur - Snare Drum
Strive to be Happy - Marimba
Sweet Science - Multiple Percussion
This Too Shall Pass... - Vibraphone
Mallet Ensemble
2+1 – Marimba Duo
Almaty - Mallet Octet
Bloom – Marimba Quartet
Catching Shadows (marimba duo version) – Marimba Duo
Into the Air – Marimba Duo
Watercolor Sun - Marimba Quartet - Shared 4.3 Octave Marimba
Chamber Percussion Ensemble
Ariel - 7 Players
Catching Shadows (percussion sextet version) – 6 Players
Flow (Trevino) - 4 Players
Lucky Nashville - 2 Players
Pajarito - 8 Players
Shared Space - 9 Players
Six (Trevino) – 6 Players - Mallets
Space Junk - 4 Players
Thank You - 9 Players
Large Percussion Ensemble Works
Make a Joyful Noise - 14 Players
With Us Always - 11 Players
Flexible Percussion Ensemble Works
PUNX - 6-7 Players
Time is Relative - 8-11 Players
With Other Instruments
3 Riffs - Timpani , Cello Trio
A Spiral Made of Wires - Electric Guitar; Percussion Sextet
Glimmer – Percussion Duo, Cello, Piano
So Happy I Could Dance- Oboe; Marimba
Skylarkers – Marimba, Cello quintet, Chamber Ensemble