Boogaloo: Rough and Tumble was constructed using the late 1950's - early 60's "boogaloo" popular music style as the main impetus for the piece. New Orleans funk and soul rhythms are combined to create a driving, syncopated framework that supports the "quirky" melodic lines that permeate the work. Quartet version - 3rd prize winner in the Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest: 2004.