Burritt-Fandango 13 (SP)-2V/Cro./X/3M/BM/P

Fandango 13 for Six Percussionists by Michael Burritt

From the composer, "The percussion sextet Fandango 13 is a re-working of an earlier piece for keyboard percussion quartet and from a larger work commissioned by the West Point Academy titled Four Points West. I had thought for sometime that expanding the instrumentation to include several additional keyboards, hand drums and tom toms would make for a more dynamic piece and could stand alone outside the context of its original place within a three-movement work.

I think of Fandango 13 as a virtuosic burst of energy from beginning to end. It was premiered by the Eastman Percussion Ensemble at PASIC 2013 and dedicated to those players who brought it to life so brilliantly, Brant Blackard, Chris Jones, Sarah Gartin, Connor Stevens, Sam Um and Andrea Venet."

Instrumentation:

Player 1 - Marimba, Bell Tree, Medium Suspended Cymbal, 2 Medium Toms

Player 2 - Marimba, Bongos. Xylophone

Player 3 - Marimba, Darabuka

Player 4 - Bass Marimba, 2 Large Toms, Crotales

Player 5 - Vibraphone, Concert Bass Drum

Player 6 - Vibraphone, Djembe