Orfaly-Big Bob Special (SP)-Solo X/B/V/3M

The Big Bog special is rag for solo xylo/glockenspiel and percussion quartet. The tempo sets a brisk pace for the performance of this work. Intricate xylo runs will make this an interesting work for most keyboard percussionists.

Number of Players: 5
Difficulty:Grade 5
Instrumentation:

Player I: Bells, Xylophone

Player II: Vibraphone

Player III: Marimba

Player IV: Marimba

Player V: Marimba

Alexis Orfaly is currently the solo timpanist of the Orquestra Palau de Les Arts in Valencia, Spain under the direction of Lorin Maazel. Past positions as timpanist have included the New World Symphony and the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. He has also performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and the Naples Philharmonic to name a few.  Alexis has participated in a number of summer festivals including the Verbier Festival Orchestra, the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra, and the Pacific Music Festival. He has recorded with Deutsche Gramophone, London Decca, and Sony Records. A native of Belmont, Massachusetts, Alexis grew up in Boston's rich musical environment. After studying with Paul Yancich, he graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Music in 1996 where he received the Bruce Collie award for percussion.  As a composer his 2001 work, "Divertissement" won a Percussive Arts Society award and his "Concerto for Brass and Percussion" was premiered by the New World Symphony in 2004.  Most recently his Rhapsody No. 2  for solo timpani won 1st place in the PAS composition contest.