Kennedy-Odyssey (SP)-B/V/X/2M/4T/P

Odyssey by Jay Kennedy is a concerto for multiple percussion and percussion ensemble. This four movement work is written for and dedicated to James Campbell. Kenendy writes, "The initial stimulus for Odyssey was a series of paintings, primarily done by painters from the Northwest United States. I had vied these paintings over a period of about three years and some of them had lasting impact on me. This piece reflects a vivid and inaccurate memory of some of those paintings. Movements I and III combine somewhat quirky observations of two paintings with loose interpretations of dance rhythms."


Instrumentation:
Vibraphone, Xylophone, Bells, Marimba
Concert Bass Drum, Timpani, 4 Concert Toms
4 Non-Concert Toms, Bongos, Conga
2 Snare Drums, Piccolo Snare Drum, Kick Drum w/Pedal
Talking Drum, Bodhran, Doumbek, Djembe
Surdo, Sogo, Tambourine, 2 Tambourines (with heads)
7 Suspended Cymbals, 4 Small Gongs, Small & Large Zil Bells
Hi Hat, Sizzle Cymbal, Finger Cymbals, Tam-Tam
Daka-de-bello, Rain Stick, Wind Chimes
2 Wind Wands, 4 Woodblocks, 2 Triangles
2 Brake Drums, 4 Pitched Aluminum Pipes
Plastic Golf Club Tubes (5 Pairs), Waterphone
Pu Ili Sticks, Slapstick, Cabasa, Maracas
Mark Tree, 2 Gourd Shakers, 2 Small Shakers, Ocean Drum
Sleigh Bells, Cowbell