Imagine yourself relaxing on a sandy, south-of-the-border beach sipping a cool beverage! This unhurried piece is a marriage of the primitive and the modern with its open modal and contemporary harmonies and syncopated rhythms. Written at the request of the late Karen Ervin Pershing, a wonderful percussionist/teacher. Duration = 3:05

Contemporary composers continue to make greater demands on the talents and skills of the percussionist. It is with this "new" percussionist in mind that Contemporary Collection for Snare Drum was composed.

This 12-bar blues in C takes advantage of the mysteriously hip, subtle and "backstreet" quality of the marimba's low range. It features nicely-voiced 4-mallet jazz chords using chordal extension notes, independently weaving lines between the right and left hands, and a lively double-time section.

Writing for marimba virtuoso Nancy Zeltsman, well-known composer Murray Houllif has translated elements of bluegrass style into music that is completely idiomatic for the marimba. A wonderful piece, which audiences are bound to adore!

The chivalry and romanticism of Merry Olde England is conjured up by this work which features a 6/8 and a 2/4 dance, 4-mallet block-chordal and tonal harmonies and arpeggios over the entire keyboard. Reminiscent of the Elizabethan music of composers, John Dowland and William Byrd. Duration = 3:00

Written for bass drum, two toms, snare drum, tambourine, woodblock and suspended cymbal, this virtuosic work features a graceful, 3/4 time waltz followed by a fast "galop". The thematic motif is developed through various changing meters, dynamic contrast and accents, all building to an exciting climax. Duration = 4:00