Leonard-Advancing Gong (performer creates tape)(2S)-P/C/B/V/4T/M OS

The Advancing Gong by Stanley Leonard for percussion quintet. The Advancing Gong is a statement on the condition of our existence today. Its nature as a statement can be nationalistic, it can be religious, humanistic, deterministic, fatalistic. It attempts to speak about freedom in all of these contexts. The music indicated that a path can be followed which, though seemingly without destination today, does lead toward a new liberty for the human spirit. In each man's life the sound of the gong is heard; ringing, echoing, bending, beckoning. Have you heard it? Have you responded to its sound?

Instrumentation:
2 Brake Drums
2 Woodblocks
3 Crotales
Maracas
Snare Drum
Chimes
2 Suspended Cymbals
Bells
Four High Tom-toms
Vibraphone
Four Low Tom-toms
Tam Tam
Timpani
Glass Wind Chime
Four Temple Blocks