Rosauro-Concerto for Vibraphone and Percussion Ensemble (SP)

The Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra by Ney Rosauro was written in Santa Maria, RS, Brazil in 1995 and 1996 and is dedicated to Evelyn Glennie. The work was originally written for vibraphone and chamber orchestra and was premiered with piano reduction during the 1996 Japan Percussion Festival in Tokyo.
The work is written in three movements and has a bridge connecting the last two movements without pause. The first and last movements are constructed over a mixed scale that combines lydian and mixolydian modes, which are quite often found in the folk music of northeastern Brazil. Technically challenging and musically rewarding, this piece is of the few concerti for vibraphone available. As Evelyn Glennie says, "Like the marimba concerto this vibraphone concerto is sure to be a winner with performers and audiences worldwide."

Number of players - 7
Difficulty - Medium-Advanced
Instrumentation -
Solo Vibraphone
Xylophone/Glockenspiel
Marimba
Bass Marimba
Chimes, Glockenspiel, tam tam, suspended cymbal, tambourine, woodblock, triangle
Drum Set, Marimba
Timpani, Triangle