This is a section of the website completely devoted to new compositions. I resent the idea
of classical music being "dead," especially since composition for percussion is very much alive and
well. So, in this section you will be able see what new music I'm performing, what I've premiered, and what I'm
currently adding to my recital repertoire.
- Christopher Wilson
-News-
January, 2011 - I have been working on two recently composed pieces that I will be performing often this
semester: Brian Van Winkle's /dances and Tony Donofrio's Blue.
-Performances-
Here is an in-studio performance of Casey Cangelosi's Theatric No. 2 from December of 2009.
This video was the premier performance of Brian Van Winkle's work for solo marimba, "/dances" on April 21st, 2009.
The following two videos are a performance of Cydne Zabel's "Process" on April 21st, 2009.
-Current Repertoire / Suggestions-
Current Repertoire of new music:
Cangelosi - Prelude in F Minor Cangelosi - Theatric No. 2 McClure - Preludes No. 3 & 4 Paschal - Rosebush Van Winkle - /Dances
Suggestions to come soon!
-Works Premiered-
Israel, Prosperity - Macabre (Fl, VC, Perc.)
Middleton, Jonathan - Solo for Marimba
Van Winkle, Brian - /Dances
Van Winkle, Brian - Pastorales for a Nightmare Landscape (Multi Perc.)
Zabel, Cydne - Process for Marimba
-Notes to Composers-
The following link is the best guide I've found for composers venturing into
the difficult world of marimba composition. It comes from Nancy Zeltsman's website.
The following links will take you to all of the posts on the Marimba Blog and on The Marimba Progression
Project that are tagged as notes
for composers. If there is any subject you would like me to tackle, simply
e-mail me and I'll do so.
