February 2, 2009
World Percussion Ensemble
Traditional Folkloric Afro-Cuban Music
Bata Ensemble
The Guiros Talk Dafnis Prieto
Music for Pieces of Wood Steve Reich
Steel Band:
Hard Times Len "boogsie" Sharp
Mariella's Dance Ray Holman
Perfectly Frank Dan Levitan
Concerto for Darabukka and and Percussion Ensemble Anthony Di Sanza
-Anthony Di Sanza, soloist
December 7, 2008
'New York Minutes'
Dark Full Ride (2002) Julia Wolfe
Water Percussion Quartet (2002) Tan Dun
Percussion Quartet (1991) Lori Dobbins
Suite on Concert for Flute and four percussionists Andre Jolivet
-Edda Liss Feyjoo, flute
Sharpened Stick (1999) Brett Dietz
Music for Pieces of Wood (1973) Steve Reich
Sextet (1984) Steve Reich
March 29, 2008
World Percussion Ensemble
Samba Reggae Traditional Brazilian Arr. Neil Sisauyhoat
Coba Glen Velez
Piru Bole John Bergamo
Tel Halaf Glen Velez
Yumbambe Joseph Estevez, Jr. and Alejandro Gonzalo Arr. Ron Brough
Los Jardineros de Ann Arbor: Catumba y Comparsa Roberto Vizcaino Guillot/Amado Garica Dedeu Arr. Neeraj Mehta
-Ingrid Racine, trumpet
March 9, 2008
'Catch Me If You Can'
Apple Blossom (1972) Peter Garland
Matra (1986) Akira Nishimura
Handmade Proverbs -four pop songs (2002)Toru Takemitsu Arr. Robin Engleman
K'in Sventa Ch'ul Me'tik Kwadalupe ["Festival for the Holy Mother of Guadalupe"] (2002) Osvaldo Golijov Arr. Joseph Gramley
Nagoya Marimbas (1994) Steve Reich
Metro Chabacano (1991) Javier Alvarez Trans./Arr. Jeffrey Barudin)
Omphalo Centric Lecture (1984) Nigel Westlake
Catch Me If You Can (2005) Steven Kleiman
-World Premiere
December 2, 2007
'American Tradition and Innovation'
Double Music (1941) John Cage & Lou Harrison
Third Construction (1941) John Cage
Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra (1949/55) Lou Harrison
-Jeanine Markley, violin
Rock Etude No. 7 (1986) Michael Udow & Bill Douglass
Six Marimbas (1973/86) Steve Reich
The Persistence of Past Chemistries (1999) Charles B. Griffin Michigan Premiere
November 10, 2007
World Percussion Ensemble
Guiro Traditional Afro-Cuban
Bata-Iyesa para Ogun y Ochun Traditional Afro-Cuban Arr. Sisauyhoat/Mehta
Pan In My System Ray Holman Arr. Eugene Novotney
Congo Yambumba (Rumba Yambu) Jesus Alfonso
No Quiero Problemas (Rumba Guaguanco) Jesus Alfonso
Columbia (Rumba Columbia) D.R./Tata Guines
Samba Batacuda Traditional Brazilian Arr. Mehta
April 14, 2007
Clapping Music (1972) Steve Reich
Drumming (1970/1971) Steve Reich
Ferbruary 10, 2007
World Percussion Ensemble
Maracatu Traditional Brazilian
Jump Up Chris Tanner
Makuta Traditional Afro-Cuban
Yuka Traditionai Afro-Cuban
Palo Traditional Afro-Cuban
Tobago Jam Len "Boogsie" Sharpe
Samba Batucada Traditional Brazilian
December 10, 2006
Contrapuntus IX from the Art of the Fugue J.S. Bach/Vincent
Timelines (2004) Michael Udow
-Alan Abel, soloist
Telisi Odyssey (2004) Russell Hartenberger
Black Shogun (2006) Michael Udow
-Ian Ding, soloist
The Invisible Proverb (2002) Russell Hartenberger
April 2, 2006
Toyama (1993) by Michael Udow
Raga No. 2 (2000) by William Cahn
Ann Arbor Fantasia ( April 2, 2006) Ensemble Improvisation
Samba Batucada Traditional/Brazil
Gymnastic Games (1996) by Taiki Nishihara
Balalaika – Russian Folk Song Suite (1979) Traditional/ arr. William Cahn
Night Ride (2005) by William Cahn
Time Traveler (2000) by William Cahn
December 4, 2005
Red Earth (2004) by Christopher Hardy
Drama, Op. 23 (Jan. 25, 1996 – Beijing) by Wenjing Guo
Hook (1991) by Graham Fitkin
Haikusticos (1998) by Enrique Guimera
Burrico de Pau by A. Carlos Gomes – adap. Fernando Hashimoto
Apparition by Michael Udow
-Brian Jones, timpanist
Rio Grande Riffs (2004) by Michael Udow
December 8, 2002
Timbrack Quartet (1978) by Michael Udow
Three Seminal Works for Percussion Ensemble
-Directed by Professor Emeritus, Thomas Siwe, University of Illinois
October Mountain (1942) by Alan Hovhaness
Ostinato Pianissimo (1934) by Henry Cowell
Toccata (1942) by Carlos Chavez
Stubernic (1995 –copyright year) by Mark Ford
The Art of Roland Vazquez
?Tu Sabes? (2002) by Roland Vazquez
No Rest for the Bones … of the Dead (2002) by Roland Vazquez
-Roland Vazquez, drums
December 2, 2001
Conversation in the Forest (1988) by Keiko Abe
Wind Across Mountains by Keiko Abe
Bukateinde
-Isaac Rains, mbira
Coyote Dreams (1997) by Michael Udow
Rock Etude #7 (1986) by Bill Douglas and Michael Udow
Nhema Musasa
-Isaac Rains, mbira
Sithi Amen– Zimbabwe balaphone music – transcribed by Maria Minnaar
El Tigre – marimba folk music from Chiapas, Mexico – arr. Laurence Kaptain
Soy Buen Tuxleco – marimba folk music from Chiapas, Mexico – arr. Kaptain
Marimba Spiritual (1984) by Minoru Miki
Saturday, October 20, 2001
Conversation in the Forest (1988) by Keiko Abe
Wind Across Mountains Keiko Abe
Kariga Mombe
-Isaac Rains, mbira
Coyote Dreams (1997) by Michael Udow
Nhema Musasa
-Isaac Rains, mbira
Sithi Amen– Zimbabwe balaphone music transcribed by: Tomoko Azuma, coach with students
El Tigre arr. Laurence Kaptain
-Marimba folk music from Ciapas, Mexico
Soy Buen Tuxtleco arr. Laurence Kaptain
-Marimba folk music from Chiapas, Mexico
Wind Sketch by Keiko Abe
Bukateinde
-Isaac Rains, mbira
Marimba Spiritual (1984) by Minoru Miki
Saturday, March 31, 2001
Three Seminal Percussion Works
-Presented by Thomas Siwe
IV (1935) by Johanna Beyer
Ionization (1931) by Edgard Varese
Canticle No. 3 (1941-42) by Lou Harrison
-Dawn Kulak, ocarina
-Carrie Magin, guitar
Tambourine Paraphrase (1996) by Keiko Abe
Rosewood Dreaming (1997 – revised 2000) by William Cahn
-Brian Zator, marimba
Fest of Famine (2000) by Roshanne Etezady
-Tomoko Azuma, marimba
March 26, 2000
Bombardments No. 2 (1966) by Robert Moran
Contrapunctus IX from The Art of the Fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach
Stained Glass (1991) by David Gillingham
Dreamscape for solo marimba and percussion ensemble (2000) by Jonathan Ovalle
-World Premier
-Jonathan Ovalle, marimba
Desperate Attitudes (1999) by Gordon Stout
April 11, 1999
Flashback (1990) by Michael Udow
Tambourine Paraphrase (1996) by Keiko Abe
Canticle No. 1 (1940) by Lou Harrison
Zui Zui Zukkoro Bashi Traditional arr. Mayumi Hama
Coyote Dreams (1997) by Michael Udow
Toyama (1995) by Michael Udow
Marimba Spiritual (1983) by Minoru Miki
Dill Pickles by Charles L. Johnson arr. Steven Aho
Preta porter de taffeta by Joao Bosco
Bonham (1988) by Christopher Rouse
University of Michigan Steel Band
Both of Them by The Mighty Sparrow arr. Shelly Irvine
Panyard by Franz Grissom
Maryanne Traditional
December 6, 1998
First Construction in Metal (1941) by John Cage
Farmer’s Trust (1981) by Pat Metheny arr. Steve Houghton and Tom Warrington
Musica Battuta (1965) by Harold Schiffman
Balalaika (1979) by William Cahn
Crash Course (1995) by James Campbell
Tambu-Bambu Traditional
Abakua, Guaguanco Traditional
Panchita Steel Band
Groovelab by Jonathan Ovalle
Hot Dancers by Steve Aho
Poom-Poom by Super Blue arr. Tom Miller
El Preciso Muito Amor by Chico da Silva arr. Dan DeSena
April 25, 1998
Nagoya Marimbas (1994) by Steve Reich
Coyote Dreams (1997) by Michael Udow
Tune (1965) by Mario Bertancini
Tala (1982) by Akira Nishimura
April 5, 1998
Rumba Clave (1989) by Robert Vizacaino
Conversation in the Forest (1988) by Keiko Abe
Bell Music (1975) by Jeffrey Kresky
Rhythm Song (1980) by Paul Smadbeck
Head Talk by Mark Ford
Jovial Jasper (1927) by George Hamilton Green arr. Bob Becker
Xylophonia by Joe Green arr. Bob Becker
Keep Movin’ by G.H. Green arr. Bob Becker
Burnt Fingers by William Albright arr. Aaron Sherman
Dill Pickles by Charles Johnson arr. Bob Becker
December 7, 1997
Omphalo Centric Lecture (1984) by Nigel Westlake
Cantillations (1997) – World Premier by John Polito II
Synthecisms No. 6 (1997) – World Premier by Brian Bevelander
Gainsboro by Thomas Gauger
-Mark Griffith, conductor
Square and Round (1983) by Per Norgard
Panchita
Steel Band Paradise by Ray Holman
Caribe Traditional arr. Jonathan Ovalle
March 22, 1997
Progression for Handclap (1996) by Noriko Hisada
Eunoe (1996) by Noriko Hisada
Suite for Percussion (1942) by Lou Harrison
Fanfare for Tambourines (1983) by John Alfieri
Legend of the Sleeping Bear (1984) by John Alfieri
Polysonics (1988) by Anthony Miranda
Gahu – Traditional Ewe – Ghana and Togo Regions, Africa arr. Jeremy Church
U of M Steel Bands
Pan in My System – Soca by Ray Holman
Power – Reggae by cliff Alexis
Stefano – Latin by Steve Aho
December 8, 1996
Drumming (1970/1971) by Steve Reich
December 3 , 1995
Music for Cross Cultures No. 1 (1978) by Michael W. Udow
Four Colors for Percussion (1979) by Edward Largent
Sarau para Radames (1993) by Paulinho da Viola arr. Anthony Di Sanza
Charleston Capers (early 1930s) by George Hamilton Green
African Influences Traditional arr. Percussion Ensemble
The Black Page (1977) by Frank Zappa
Pleiades (1978) by Iannis Xenakis
November 29, 1995
African Influences Traditional arr. U-M Percussion Ensemble
Balibuulira Wakoli Traditional
Sarau Para Ramades (1993) by Paulinho da Viola arr. Anthony Di Sanza
Maryen by Gabriel Solis Gallegos
Pichucalco by Rafael De Paz arr. Laurence Kaptain
Music for Cross Cultures No. 1 (1983) by Michael Udow
Nola (1916) by Felix Arndt Xylophone arr. By G.H. Green, Marimbas arr. by W. Cahn
Charleston Capers (early 1930s) by G.H Green arr. Bob Becker
Four Colors for Percussion by Edward Largent
N’Fan Mot (1991) by J.L. Ponty/B. Worsy arr. M. Sexton
The Black Page (1977) by Frank Zappa arr. U-M Percussion Ensemble
Tribeca Sunflower (1994) by Julie Spencer
November 15, 1995
African Influences Traditional arr. Percussion Ensemble
Nola (1916) by Felix Arndt – xylophone arr. G. H. Green, marimbas arr. W. Cahn
Music for Cross Cultures No. 1 (1983) by Michael Udow
A Whispering (1972) by William Duckworth
Charleston Capers (early 1930s) by George Hamilton Green
Sarau Para Radames (1993) by Paulinho da Viola
April 2, 1995
Ionization (1931) by Edgard Varese
Why (1994) by Gernot Blume
mm-hmm – World Premier (1995) by John Polito 2
Tribeca Sunflower – World Premier (1994) by Julie Spencer
Momentum (1966) by William Kraft
Nag Champa – World Premier (1995) – based on a 22/8 theme by Equilibrium - by Shirlee Berman, Jeremy Church and T.J. Troy
Marubatoo (1988) by John Wyre
Take That (1972) by William Albright
etc...
