Gottry-120 Degrees (SP)-B/V/X/M/4T/P

Dance-like romp in 12/8 with rhythmic excitement throughout. Great transition from marching season to concert band season. Perfect for high school ensembles and college ensembles.

Number of Players: 8
Difficulty: Grade 4
Instrumentation:

Player I: Marimba

Player II: Vibraphone, Bells

Player III: Xylophone

Player IV: Snare Drum

Player V: Bongos

Player VI: Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbal

Player VII: Bass Drum

Player VIII: 4 Timpani

Josh Gottry's (b. 1974) first composition, Irrelevant for solo marimba, earned him an ASCAP Young Composer Competition grant in 1995. Since that time, he has been selected for seven ASCAP Plus awards and has created over thirty published works that have been performed extensively at universities, junior high and high schools, and multiple national conferences. Mr. Gottry earned his BM in Percussion Performance at Northern Arizona University and his MM in Composition at Arizona State University. He is currently an adjunct professor of music at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, teaching percussion and composition as well as courses in music history and theory. Additionally, he maintains a private percussion studio and performs regularly throughout Arizona as a soloist and participant in various local ensembles.

Mr. Gottry is a member of the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) and the American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers (ASCAP). He is a clinician for Mike Balter Mallets, Pro-Mark Sticks, and Yamaha Percussion. Mr. Gottry served six terms as the Vice President for the Arizona State Chapter of PAS and is currently a member of the PAS Education and Composition Committees. He has been published several times in Percussive Notes and presented a keyboard percussion clinic at PASIC 2007.