We’re excited to present a fresh new batch of awesome concert music for 2013! New percussion ensembles, duets, and solos are now available to spice up your concert season.

In addition to new releases from veteran Tapspace artists Brian Blume, Jamieson Carr, Jim Casella, Ralph Hicks, Jesse Monkman, Jeff Queen, Brian Slawson, Christopher D. Walker, and Stephen Whibley, we’d like to welcome the following new artists to the Tapspace lineup: Alan Keown, Alex Stopa, Stephen Primatic, Dustin Schulze, John Ling, and Bradley Slayter.

Below is a quick overview of the new 2013 concert collection. Click on the titles for more details.

NEW MALLET SOLOS FOR 2013

…like a burden too heavy for solo marimba by Brian Blume (Medium)
Pure Imagination (from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) arranged for solo marimba by Alex Stopa Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley; arr. Alex Stopa (Advanced)
South Kolora for solo marimba by Alex Stopa (Medium)
Fantasy for Vibraphone for solo vibraphone by Jesse Monkman (Med-Advanced)

 

NEW TIMPANI, SNARE, OTHER SOLOS FOR 2013

Just a Matter of Time for solo timpani by Jamieson Carr (Advanced)
Solo Piano for Percussion inspired by El Mar by Caitlin Ireland by Christopher D. Walker (Medium)
Third Rail four episodes for solo snare and sequenced piano by John Ling (Advanced)
Aisle Seat for solo snare with kick drum by Jeff Queen (Med-Easy)
Modulation for solo snare drum by Jeff Queen (Med-Advanced)
Tax Time for solo marching snare by Jeff Queen (Advanced)
Double Flag solo for two snare drums by Jeff Queen (Advanced)

 

NEW PERCUSSION DUETS AND ENSEMBLES FOR 2013

Agua de Beber for percussion ensemble by Antonio Carlos Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes arranged by Ralph Hicks (Med-Easy)
Breakdown for percussion quartet by Bradley Slayter (Medium)
Czardas for xylophone solo and percussion ensemble by Vittorio Monti; arr. Stephen Primatic (Medium)
Detour for percussion ensemble by Brian Blume (Med-Easy)
Etude in C# Minor (Op. 2, No. 1) for mallet duet by Alexander Scriabin; arr. Brian Slawson (Med-Advanced)
Festival of the New Sun for percussion ensemble by Alan Keown (Med-Easy)
Higuita! for quartet on one marimba by Stephen Whibley (Advanced)
La Boda de Luis Alonso (Intermezzo) for percussion ensemble by G. Gimenez y Bellido; arr. Bobby Lopez (Med-Advanced)
Meanwhile in a Parallel Universe for marimba and percussion ensemble by Jim Casella (Advanced)
Raspberry Tango for marimba quartet by Dustin Schulze (Medium)
Shades of Glass for percussion ensemble by Dustin Schulze (Med-Advanced)
Shock and Awe for percussion ensemble by Jamieson Carr (Med-Advanced)
Sonata in A Minor (L. 241/K. 54) for mallet duet by Domenico Scarlatti; arr. Brian Slawson (Medium)
The Three Banditos for trio on one marimba by Brian Slawson (Med-Easy)
Trout Scherzo for mallet/percussion ensemble by Franz Schubert; arr. Stephen Primatic (Medium)