Arena for Percussion Solo Version - 10-12 Min.; 5 WBl., Cowb., 4 Octabones, 2 Bongos, Tam-Tam, 2 Metal Pipes, Gong, 2 Bck., thunder metal, Hi-Hat, 4 Toms, Gr.Tr., Kl.Tr.; schwer

Arena - Solo Version

This solo percussion piece is extracted from Tobias Broström's Arena - percussion concerto No 1, written for Swedish percussionist Johan Bridger. The piece doesn't include the whole solo percussion part and it`s in some concerns rewritten to work as a solo.

The name Arena derives from the thought that the soloist walks from percussion set-ups through the stage during the performance with the orchestra. In the concerto three set-ups are being used: Back in the centre of the stage is the big multi percussion set-up (the one used in the solo version including 26 pitchless instruments), in the front, on the right next to the conductor, is a small set-up consisting of bell tree, dubaci, waterphone etc, and on the left side a five octave marimba.

The story begins in the back of the stage as where it ends in this 27 min. piece. Duration of the solo version is approx. 10-12 min. Arena - solo version was premiered by Johan Bridger at Kulturhuset in Stockholm 18 November, 2004.