Pajarito
General Info
Year of Published: 2023
Difficulty: Intermediate / Advanced
Duration: 00:05:00
Cost: $42.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Marimba
Player 2: Marimba
Player 3: Marimba
Player 4: Marimba
Player 5: Vibraphone
Player 6: Conga
Player 7: Shaker
Player 8: Cajon
Description
Written for the UT Austin Percussion Ensemble, Pajarito is scored for eight players who play on two marimbas, vibraphone, congas, cajon, and shaker. This music was made to make people dance, sing, and to connect with the sounds of my roots. One of my favorite artists is Natalia Lafourcade. From Vera Cruz, Mexico, her career started off in the indie rock / pop world, and has recently expanded to include folkloric music from her home country. I’ve experienced a similar journey in my own writing throughout the years, expanding my own sound world to include these elements. But I’ve never quite embraced it fully until “Pajarito”. I’m proud of this one and hope it connects with you.
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