Dietz-Uneven Surfaces (SP)-5T/B/Cro/V/M/P OS

Uneven Surfaces is an exciting work for solo timpani and percussion ensemble. It was premiered at PASIC 2004 by the Victoria Memorial Percussion Ensemble (for whom the piece was written) with John Beck playing the solo timpani part.

Number of Players: 1
Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:

Player I:Solo Timpani

Player II:Vibraphone, Concert Bass, Opera Gong

Player III:Marimba, Field Drum

Player IV:2 Congas, 2 Cowbells, Tom-Tom, Sus. Cym, Splash Cym, Glockenspiel

Player V:2 Bongos, 2 Woodblocks, Hi-Hat Ribbon Crasher, Kick Drum, Crotales<

Brett William Dietz (b. 1972) is Assistant Professor of Percussion at the Louisiana State University School of Music.  He is the music director of Hamiruge (the LSU Percussion Group).  He earned the Bachelor of Music in Percussion and the Master of Music in Composition/Theory from the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University. In 2004, Dietz earned his Doctorate of Music from Northwestern University.  He has studied percussion with Jack DiIanni, Andrew Reamer, Stanley Leonard, and Michael Burritt while his principal composition teachers include Joseph W. Jenkins, David Stock, and Jay Alan Yim.