Burritt-To the Nines-Cro/V/M/P

Solo Percussion with 3 percusionists. The soloist has two stations. Station one is a multi set-up containing metals and skins. The metal sounds can be suspended galvanized pipes or brake drums and the skins can either be 4 chinese toms and 2 congas or 3 bongos and 3 congas. Written for the Exit Nine, this piece demands advanced players ready for some seriously intense Burritt.

Number of Players: 4
Difficulty: Grade 6
Instrumentation:

Player I: 6 Metals (pipes or brake drums), 6 Skins (Chinese Toms, Congas, Bongos), Bass Drum w/Pedal, Drumset

Player II: 3 Tom-Toms, 2 Bongos, Bass Drum, Log Drums (2 pitches), Suspended Cymbal, Vibraphone/li>

Player III: 3 Tom-Toms, 2 Bongos, Bass Drum, Marimba (5 octave), Medium Suspended Cymbal

Player IV: 3 Tom-Toms, 2 Bongos, Bass Drum, Large Suspended Cymbal, Djembe, Crotales, Whip, Vibraslap, Marimba (share with player III)

Mr. Burritt received his Bachelor and Master of Music Degrees, as well as the prestigious Performers Certificate from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. His teachers have included John Beck, Gordon Stout, Paul Yancich and Herbert Flower.