Perez-Volcan de Fuego (SP)-P

Volcan de Guego by Francisco Perez for percussion quartet. The piece was inspired by the composer's trip to Guatemala in the summer of 2013. During a stop at La Antigua, he witnessed the incredible sight of the three massive volcanoes surrounding the rustic, colonial city and could not keep himself from imagining the awesome, raw power these massive giants could emanate. He writes, "I hoped to convey these three volcánes in the work through the substantial use of bombastic three-note motives and groupings. The title, however, refers to the only dangerous active volcano of the three - "volcano of fire" - which has posed a serious threat to La Antigua throughout its history."

Instrumentation:
Player 1 - congas, bongos, opera gong, crash cymbal
Player 2 - toms (4), metal plate, crash cymbal, china cymbal
Player 3 - field drum, snare drum, ribbon crasher, crash cymbal, splash cymbal, china cymbal
Player 4 - bass drum, low tom, brake drum, crash cymbal