Klung for three percussionists - 10 MIn.; 3 Mallet-Instr. using scale of 13 notes, 5 notes shared by all 3 instr.; advanced

The composer states: Klung was commissioned by and written for Quey Percussion Duo (Tim Brocious and Gene Koshinski) and Bill Solomon in 2006. It reflects my ongoing interest in world music traditions and how they intersect, as exemplified in Klung's use of non-traditional instruments. Exact choice of instruments is left up to the performers; Gene plays an original "homemade" marimba, following specifications by American composer Lou Harrison; Tim plays a ranat, a Thai instrument which has wooden bars over a wooden box (often boat shaped) which serves as its resonator, and Bill plays a balafon, a wooden barred instrument with hollow gourd resonators from West Africa. Three timbracks (an "instrument" created from a collection of instruments or objects arranged in a scale) may also be used. The piece employs traditional and non-traditional contrapuntal techniques, as well as retional and irrational rhythms.