Persist and Propel

Solo Multi-Percussion - vibraphone, 3 tom drums, 3 wooden slats, 3 thai (nipple) gongs, 3 metal pipes, kick drum

Total Length - 8:30 Minutes

Program Notes-

It is commonly stated that “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results,” but what happens when repetition creates progress in other mediums.  “Persist and Propel” explores the persistence of a vamp and how shorter rhythmic structures and loops can create opportunities for growth and development in other capacities.  The work propels, from succinct body percussion to a work which explores woods, metals, skins, and finally pitched material.  This development or maturation occurs gradually throughout the piece and is led through this repetition of smaller rhythmic fragments.