Collide for Percussion Ensemble (17 players) - 7 Min., advanced

17 Players:
Chimes, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone 1, Vibraphone 2, Vibraphone 3, Marimba 1 (5-octave), Marimba 2 (5-octave), Marimba 3 (5-octave), Marimba 4 (5-octave), Marimba 5 (5-octave), Marimba 6 (5-octave), Timpani (2 suspended cymbals), Percussion 1 (4 concert toms, gong, snare drum, small suspended cymbal, hi-hat, China cymbal), Percussion 2 (muffled concert bass drum, medium low tom, tam-tam, 20" gong, splash cymbal, medium suspended cymbal, hi-hat), Percussion 3 (static whip, low tom, bell tree, siren, China cymbal, large suspended cymbal, sizzle cymbal, crash China cymbal), Percussion 4 (kick bass drum, ribbon crasher, gong, medium suspended cymbal, splash cymbal)

Written to depict the process of searching for new subatomic particles (often referred to as “dark matter” or “anti-matter”) at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) developed by CERN in Switzerland, Collide is a monstrous piece for percussion orchestra that grabs you from the start and never lets go!