This work for percussion ensemble is meant to evoke a feeling of floating through space, with no end in sight. The instrumentation includes 1 glockenspiel, 1 octave of crotales, vibraphone, 2 4.3 oct marimbas, 1 5 octave marimba, drum set, and 2 pianos [with optional reverb and delay].

Suspended in Endless Collision [Logic Mock-Up]

This is an arrangement of Daylily by the band Movements. It is arranged for Front Ensemble.

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Daylily For Front Ensemble [Logic Mock Up]

This is a short arrangement of Daniel Rosenfeld's Minecraft Title Music, arranged for beginner percussion.

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Minecraft Title Music [Logic Mock Up]

Crystalis (2024) was commissioned by Jeff Hastings, head director of That Altus Band. Jeff was my percussion teacher while I was a student in the Altus High School Band. Being in the high school band inspired me to pursue a career in music and education. I am thankful and honored to write Crystalis for his students.
The word Crystalis is a combination of “chrysalis” and “crystal”. When combining these two words, I am reminded of Quartz Mountain, one of my favorite childhood haunts. “Chrysalis” refers to transition and transformation.
Crystals form in nature when molecules that are alike get close to each other and stick together. I like to attribute each of my own transformations throughout life to the people around me and the environments I have been in.

Crystalis (2024) [Logic Mock Up]

Megastructure for percussion ensemble is inspired by enormous architecture, such as the Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur, the Vessel, the Oculus and the One World Trade Center in New York. The composition also draws inspiration from the Dyson Sphere, a hypothetical megastructure that surrounds a star and harnesses its solar energy.

Austin Taylor Smith

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