Gaetano-Fiesta del Rio (SP)-V/X/2M/4T/DS/P

The Edge Series is a collection of percussion ensembles featuring many popular musical styles- from punk to calypso to techno. It was developed to excite a wider range of ensembles, directors, and audiences while retaining the level of integrity you have grown to expect from C. Alan Publications.

Number of Players: 9
Difficulty:Grade 3+
Instrumentation:

Player I: Marimba , Claves

Player II: Marimba

Player III: Cowbell, Xylophone

Player IV: Samba Whistle, Vibraphone

Player V: Timbales

Player VI: Egg Shaker, Bongos, Large Shaker

Player VII: Drum Set

Player VIII: Timpani, Congas.

Player IX: Electric Bass

Mario Gaetano is currently a Professor in the WCU Department of Music where he teaches applied percussion, percussion ensemble and percussion methods. Prior to joining the WCU faculty in 1979, he taught in the public schools of Ballston Spa, NY, and Portsmouth, VA. He holds a B.M. degree from the Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam, an M.M. degree from East Carolina University and a D.M.A from the University of Memphis. His principal teachers included James Petercsak, Harold Jones and Frank Shaffer. His composition teachers included Eliot DelBorgo and Robert Washburn.