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PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERCUSSIONISTS
At UNM there is a performance opportunity for students at any playing level. Students have the opportunity to perform in large ensembles and/or chamber ensembles. Refer to the section of the web page on “ensembles” for a listing of all the ensembles offered at UNM.
If you’re interested in Percussion Ensemble, Marimba Band, or the Indoor Marching Percussion Ensemble contact Scott Ney. Below I’ve included information on:
• Percussion Ensemble
• Marimba Band
• Indoor Marching Percussion Ensemble
Percussion Ensemble
MEETS: T/Th, 11:00-1:00, in B117
The UNM Percussion Ensemble has a long and important history at UNM. Students enrolled in percussion ensemble will perform the works of major composers such as John Cage, Lou Harrison, Henry Cowell and Carlos Chavez, contemporary mallet percussion works, and various African and Afro-Cuban styles of drumming. Each semester the group presents a concert in Keller Hall on the UNM campus.
In addition to the concerts given each semester the group has performed at several Percussive Arts Society International Conventions, most recently in 2002, when the group performed Third Construction by John Cage for the PAS Focus Day: Retrospective of Percussion Ensemble Literature of the 20th Century and on the “Marimbas of the World: Africa to the Americas” clinic presented by Steve Chavez. Also in 2002, the ensemble was invited to perform as part of the International Festival of Percussive Arts Perkusja in Warsaw, Poland.
PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE PHOTOS
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Percussion Ensemble Repertoire (1998-Present):
Contemporary Repertoire:
Fanfare for Tambourines by John Alfieri
Piru Bole by John Bergamo
Knock on Wood by Allan Blank
Aurora Borealis by Marilyn Bliss
Third Construction by John Cage
Second Construction by John Cage
Trio for Percussion by John Cage
Living Room Music by John Cage
Amores for piano and percussion by John Cage
Rota by Robert Capana
Toccata by Carlos Chavez
Triptych by Anthony Cirone
Ostinato Pianissimo by Henry Cowell
Auto Accident by Harold Davidson
Fifty-Six by Brandon Draper
Gainsborough by Thomas Gauger
Layers by Lynn Glassock
2 Portraits for Bass Drum by Steven Gryc
Fugue for Percussion by Lou Harrison
Jeux 4 by Roman Haubenstock-Ramati
October Mountain by Alan Hovhaness
Ticker Tape by Erica Jett
Timecraft by Hilton Kean Jones
Dining Room Music by Rupert Kettle
Chamber Concerto for Clarinet Soloist and Percussion Quartet by David Liptak
Doll’s House Story by Istvan Marta
Quiet by David McBride
Lift Off by Russell Peck
Music for Pieces of Wood by Steve Reich
Ritmica No. 5 by Amadeo Roldan
Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble by Ney Rosauro
Bonham by Christopher Rouse
Ogoun Badagris by Christopher Rouse
Desert Celebration by Matt Savage
Suite for Keyboard Percussion by Joseph Slater
Slap Shift by J.B. Smith
Three Pieces for Drum Quartet by James Tenney
Griffey (piece for frame drums) by UNM Percussion Ensemble
Omphalo Centric Lecture by Nigel Westlake
Cyclic Invention on 8/9/92 by B. Michael Williams, Arr. Brandon Draper
Folkloric Repertoire:
Drum Gagu / Traditional West African
Gaze / Traditional East African
Runyege/Ntogoro / Traditional East African
Amadinda (Omunyoro atunda nanderei) / Traditional East African
Baakisimba / Traditional East African
Akadinda / Traditional East African
Amaggunju / Traditional East African
Gaze / Traditional East African
Plena / Traditional Puerto Rican
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Marimba Band
MEETS: Th, 1:00-2:00, B117
The UNM Marimba Band is an extremely active ensemble in the music department. Students in marimba band perform traditional marimba literature from Mexico and Guatemala as well as the xylophone ragtime literature of George Hamilton Green.
In addition to performing one concert each semester in Keller Hall on the UNM campus, this group performs throughout New Mexico for various events. The group performs each year for the New Mexico state legislature, the UNM commencement reception, and at the New Mexico State Fair. The band has performed at the Albuquerque Bravos Awards Ceremony, UNM Prep Schools Allegretto Series , the New Mexico Music Educators Association All-State Music Conference, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Society’s Music in our Schools program, and most recently was a featured group at the 2003 Colorado/Percussive Arts Society State Day of Percussion in Loveland, CO.
MARIMBA BAND PHOTOS
UNM Marimba Band Repertoire (1998-Present):
Mexican Marimba Repertoire:
El Mosquito , arr. Steve Chavez
Guantanamera , arr. Steve Chavez
La Bamba , arr. Steve Chavez
Negra de Mi Vida , arr. Steve Chavez
Quien Sera , arr. Steve Chavez
Rosa Maria , arr. Steve Chavez
Spanish Eyes , arr. Steve Chavez
Tehuantepec , arr. Steve Chavez
Una Paloma Blanca , arr. Steve Chavez
Vamos Todos a Ecuador , arr. Steve Chavez
Santarita , arr. Steve Chavez
La Llorona , arr. Steve Chavez
Afro-Ecuadorian by Steve Chavez
Honey Pot by Pedro Hernandez
Cholito by Pedro Hernandez
Nandiume by Juan Morales Joe
Las Chiapanecas by R. Ramirez
Los Alison (Guatemalan) / Traditional
Recuerdos de Alhambra / Traditional
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Other Repertoire:
Bist du bei Mir by J. S. Bach, Arr. Wayne Duesterbeck
Maid with the Flaxen Hair by Claude Debussy
Log Cabin Blues by G.H. Green
Fluffy Ruffles by G. H. Green
Nola by G. H. Green
Cross Corners by G. H. Green
Triplets by G. H. Green
Dill Pickles by G. H. Green
Ragtime Robin by G. H. Green
Xylophonia by Joe Green
The Ragtime Drummer by James Lent, arr. William Cahn
Akadinda Trio by Emmanuel Sejourne
Diversion for Marimba Ensemble by David Sorgi
Balalaika / Traditional, arr. William Cahn
Vamadura / Chiro Cha Cho / Traditional Shona Zimbabwe, arr. B. Michael Williams
Winter from the Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
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Indoor Marching Percussion Ensemble
MEETS: T/Th, 9:30-10:45
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