“Rudimental Rumble” was originally written for 12 percussionists in
South America on a tour with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. At the
time I had 12 students at the university and everyone wanted to be
included in this piece.
My publishing
company in the US requested a 6 player version and so I rewrote the
piece for
1 snare drum – 1 tenor drum – 2 sets of quads – 1 bass
drum & 1 cymbals player
A former student of mine, now
principal percussionist of the WDR Radio Symphony Orchestra in Cologne
Germany, Johannes Steinbauer - who performed the original 12 piece
version requested a “duet” of Rudimental Rumble for a percussion
concerto evening broadcasted at the WDR in Cologne. Now here it is
“RUDIMENTAL RUMBLE DUET”
A flashy rudimental explosion with “back
sticking” – “clickity-click” and challenging rhythms guaranty an
exciting visual and aural concert.