Lawrence-Indirect Lighting (SP)-B/3V/C/Cro./4M/BM/P

"Indirect Lighting," composed by Nicholas Lawrence, world premiere performance by the award winning Poteet High School Percussion Ensemble at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Austin, TX. This work has moments of rhythmic density that are contrasted by open metallic motives. A great piece for an intermediate percussion ensemble.

Number of Players: 9
Difficulty: Grade 5
Instrumentation:

Player 1: Bells, Crotales

Player 2: Vibe 1

Player 3: Vibe 2

Player 4: Vibe 3

Player 5: Marimba 1

Player 6: Marimba 2

Player 7: Marimba 3

Player 8: Marimba 4

Player 9: Bass Marimba

Nicholas Lawrence was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in the suburbs. His earliest musical experiences were singing in church choirs, playing handbells and a brief study of piano. He wrote his first song at the age of eight, but did not begin composing regularly until age thirteen. Around this time he began formal training in percussion performance. He later studied music composition formally at the University of North Texas and the University of Southern California.