Shen-Still and Changing Times-M

Still And Changing Times by Hsueh Yung Shen is a four mallet solo scored for 4.6 octave (low E) marimba. This work is the first of the solo marimba works written for Greg Zuber of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. The piece is divided in three sections: the first, largely on slow-moving rolled chords; the second, a quieter section starting with single notes spaced out with silences; and finally a build-up, leading to a climactic point, bringing back the rolled chords, but in the high registers. As the piece winds down, the conclusion back in the low registers is deliberately ambiguous. Duration: 10 minutes