Bobo-Boboland (SP)-Solo M/2B/V/1-2M/P

This piece has four main section and is highly virtuosic, containing several home-made instruments and many whistles and calls to give the piece a light hearted and humorous effect.

Number of Players: 5
Level of Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:
Solo Marimba 5.0 Octave
Percussion 1
Vibe
Slapstick
Pop Gun
Large opera Gong
2 earthplates
Sus. Cymbal
Percussion 2
Glockenspiel
Snared Drum
Duck Call
Train Whistle
Boing
Bag of Junk
2 Ice Blls
Medium Opera Gong
Percussion 3
Marimba
Tambourine
Glockenspiel
12" Tom-Tom
Bird Whistle
Small Conga
Percussion 4
Flexatone
2 Congas
Bass Drum
2 Splash Cymbals
2 Sus. Cymbals
Slide Whistle
Harmonica (Hohner Blues Harp MS in the Key of C)
Marimba
Small Triangle
Tambourine
Ratchet
Sand Blocks
Temple Blocks

Internationally acclaimed marimbist and percussionist, Kevin Bobo is currently serving as Associate Professor of Music (Percussion) at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He has performed nationally and internationally as a solo recitalist, clinician, and orchestral percussionist. He holds a Bachelors Degree from Wichita State University where he studied with J.C. Combs and a Masters Degree from Ithaca College where he studied with Gordon Stout.