Morales-Matos-Estados Animicos (SP)-2M/4T/P

ESTADOS ANIMICOS explores human states of mind in a four- movement work.

ANCIEDAD expresses a anxious state a waiting through rubato musical passages. FURIOSO explores the emotion of anger through angular keyboard passages and agitated timpani motives explores the states of calm tranquility. The final movement EUFORICO explores the human state of Euphoria.

Number of Players: 4
Level of Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:
2 Marimbas
Timpani with Low Tom
Cowbell
Triangle
Tambourine
Snare
Sus. Sym

Rolando Morales-Matos (percussionist) received his BFA in music from Carnegie Mellon University, his MA from Duquesne University, and Certificate of Professional Studies at Temple University. He is a Percussionist and Assistant Conductor with Disney's production of The Lion King, NYC. He is the recipient of the 2006 Drum Magazine World Beat Percussionist of the Year award. He is a professor at both Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, NYC.