Surge
General Info
Year of Published: 2004
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 00:06:15
Cost: $65.00
Instrumentation
Player 1: Xylophone 1
Player 2: Xylophone 2
Player 3: Vibraphone 1 & Egg Shaker
Player 4: Vibraphone 2
Player 5: Marimba 1
Player 6: Marimba 2
Player 7: Marimba 3
Player 8: Marimba 4
Player 9: 2 Ride Cymbal (High, Medium) & Splash Cymbal & Chinese Cymbal & 4 Cowbell (Large) & Congas & Hi-Hat
Player 10: Snare Drum & Bongos & Hi-Hat & Tam Tam & Suspended Cymbal
Player 11: 2 Conga & Suspended Cymbal & Tambourine & Dumbek
Player 12: Concert Bass Drum & Suspended Cymbal (Small)
Program Notes
Surge was commissioned by Dr. Blake Wilkins and the Moores School of Music Percussion Ensemble. The premier performance was at the 2003 PASIC. Focused around swelling chords, driving rhythms, and a highly syncopated and energetic tune, this work constantly gathers momentum until it ends on a rapidly pulsing chord in the upper register of the keyboards.
Recent Performance
Works for Percussion by this Composer
Breaking Point - Multiple Percussion
Mainspring - Percussion 12
Sprint - Percussion 12
Sprung-Out - Percussion Sextet
Surge - Percussion 12