Concerto for Marimba & Wind Ensemble (Yiu-kwong Chung)

Yiu-kwong Chung

General Info

Year of Published: 2011
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced
Duration: 00:15:30
Cost: $35.00

Movements

Movement 1: Divertimento
Movement 2: Passacaglia
Movement 3: Burlesque

Program Notes

Yiu-kwong Chung's Concerto for Marimba & Wind Ensemble was written for the Taiwan Band Association's 1st Marimba Competition back in 2006. This piece is written in three distinct movements: a Latin-influenced Divertimento, a quasi-Baroque Passacaglia and an energetic Burlesque.

Instrumentation

Soloist

5 octaves Marimba

Wind Ensemble

Woodwinds: Piccolo & 2 Flutes & 2 Oboes & 3 Clarinets & Alto Clarinet & Bass Clarinet & 2 Bassoons & 2 Alto Saxophone & Tenor Saxophone & Baritone Saxophone
Brass: 4 French Horns & 3Trumpets & 2 Trombones & Euphonium & Tuba
Percussion: Timpani
Player 1: Snare Drum & Slapstick
Player 2: Triangle, 4 Concert Toms & Tambourine
Player 3: Bass Drum & Suspended Cymbal & Ratchet & Crash Cymbals & Sleigh Bells
Player 4: Vibraphone & Glockenspiel & Chimes
String: Double Bass

Recent Performance

Performed by Yun-Ju Chou and NTSO Symphonic Band