Udow-Black Shogun II (SPCD)-Solo Chromatic gongs & P/P

Black Shogun II by Michael Udow is a piece for solo percussion with three percussionists and CD playback. Of this piece, Udow says, "This work grew out of my reflections about both the Samurai and Shoguns during the Edo Period in Japan and the people of Africa who were enslaved and brought to the Americas to work the plantations. There is no attempt to equate the two cultures in a direct way. It is the observations during the journey on the pathway of life, the michi – the path, that takes on personal meaning as one allows an attempt at making connections and sense out of ones life and history. Black Shogun II would be an appropriate feature work on a professional chamber music concert, a student recital or a percussion ensemble concert."

Soloist
Chinese Cloud Gongs
5 Medium/Small Tam Tams
5 Chinese Single Headed Drums
Frame Drum

Percussion 1
Ben Sasara
Mouksho Piccolo Woodblock (medium)
4 Chinese Opera Gongs
Shimi-daiko (or bongo)
Small Chinese Opera Cymbals
Keyboard Instrument (vibraphone - malletkat)

Percussion 2
Mouksho piccolo woodblock (low)
Large low Chinese temple block
Chinese Opera cymbals
Taiko
Keyboard Instrument (steel drum - pan, malletkat)

Percussion 3
O-Daiko
Mouksho piccolo woodblock (high)
Large Kin
Musical Saw
Sleighbells