Udow-Music for Cross Cultures #1

This work for twelve percussionists uses ham boning (body slapping) along with 2 marimbas (4 octave) 2 vibes, 10 toms, 10 roto toms, 5 timbales, 5 bongos, 2 bass drums, 4 suspended steel plates, 2 gliss gongs; aside from the fact that the music is presented in text rather than through verbal instructions the work is learned not unlike the way gamelan musicians would learn a new work; this piece is quite appropriate for a university ensemble in which developing skills of memorization, strong inner pulse, understanding of shifting cross-rhythms and performance bravura are goals.