Five Pieces for Solo Marimba

Similar to the way we taste through smell, this kind of intuitive awareness is explored in “Five Pieces for Solo Marimba”. The player is asked to react to the resonances and natural colors that lie within the instrument. Movements II and IV are meant to be objective statements with a sense of unresolved tensions. Movements I, III and V are subjective afterthoughts, creating an atmosphere of a place or situation. Combined, the overall effect is a constant balance between the inner sounds of the instrument and the existence of some physical sensation.