Reeves-Until Morning Sings (SP)-B/2V/C/Cro./2M/DS/P/CB

Until Morning Sings by David Reeves for percussion ensemble. This three movement work will challenge each of the 9 players but all will be satisfied by the musical result. The atmospheric opening of the first movement, "Begin the Night," expands like the night sky to showcase all manner of rhythms and timbres before settling into a groove. Like the best conversations, "Quiet Conversations" is a study in balancing the lead and counterlines. The closing movement, "Until Morning Sings the Night to Sleep," is a salsa that will have everyone up and dancing until long after sunset.

Instrumentation:
Player 1 - xylophone, chimes, glockenspiel, crotales (2 octaves), woodblock
Player 2 - vibraphone
Player 3 - vibraphone, vibraslap
Player 4 - 5-octave marimba
Player 5 - 5-octave marimba
Player 6 - double bass (and/or bass guitar)
Player 7 - timbales, drumset
Player 8 - bongos, large suspended cymbal, small triangle, guiro, bongo bell, claves