Adams-Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble (SP)- solo M/B/V/C/X4T/P

Composed in 2006 for Robert McCormick and the USF Percussion Ensemble. A recording can be found on the album, Marimba Concerti with Percussion Orchestra.

Number of Players: 7
Level of Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:
Solos Marimba (5 oct.)
Player 2: Vibraphone, Snare Drum, Triangle, Maracas
Player 3: Xylophone, Roto-Toms, 3 Sus. Cym., Guiro
Player 4: Chimes, Small Bass Drum, Bowl Gongs, Claves
Player 5: Bells Large bass Drum, Temple Blocks, Small Tam-Tam
Player 6: Four Timpani, Metal Wind Chimes, Woodblock, Agogo Bells
Player 7: Tom-Toms, Log Drum, Large Tam-Tam, Cowbell

Daniel Adams was born in Miami Florida in 1956. He is currently a Professor of Music and Chair of the Faculty Senate at Texas Southern University. He has previously held teaching positions at the University of Miami and Miami-Dade Community College. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts (1985) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a Master of Music (1981) from the University of Miami, and a Bachelor of Music (1978) from Louisiana State University. Adams is the composer of numerous published and unpublished musical compositions and the author of several articles and reviews on 20th. Century percussion music, music pedagogy, and the music of Texas. He is also the author of The Solo Snare Drum: A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Compositional Techniques, a book published in 2000 by Honey Rock Music. He has received awards and honors from ASCAP, the American Symphony Orchestra League, the Percussive Arts Society, and the Greater Miami Youth Symphony. His music is recorded on Capstone Records and Summit Records.