Raymond-Kolker-World of Our Creation, A (SP)-2B/2V/Steel dr./P

Louis Raymond-Kolker's piece, A World of Our Creation is a call for creative solutions. In presenting some of the composer's favorite creative sounds (bowed vibes, steel pans, desk bells), his hope is to encourage a sense of continued activism, constantly searching for creative solutions to those issues that we know about, and those that are to come. The work is scored for 7 players on metallic instruments.

Number of players: 7
Difficulty: Intermediate/advanced

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel 1
Player 2: Glockenspiel 2
Player 3: Double Seconds (steel pan)
Player 4: Desk Bells (one chromatic octave) + Swish Knocker (or Sizzle Cymbal)
Player 5: Vibraphone 1
Player 6: Vibraphone 2
Player 7: Hi-Hat, Triangle, Brake Drum, Metal Mixing Bowl