Concertpiece for Marimba & Orch. (Piano) - 3 Sätze, 4 Schlägel, teilweise auch virtuose 2-Schlägel-Passagen. schwer

Challenging three movement concerto for marimba and an orchestra of winds, strings and harp - written for Will Hudgins and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The orchestration is colorful but light, leaving space for the natural dynamic range of the marimba (4 1/3 octave marimba required). This is an appealing concerto that is accessible to both university level and professional performers.

"I wanted to reveal the many beautiful qualities of the marimba in Concertpiece and to create a musical landscape of contrasting texture and color. Although there are hints of the timbre of Bach transcriptions and the naive energy of the Green studies in this piece, the composition treats its influences with equal weight as it does its pitches." (Maurice Wright)