Performed by Escape Ten Percussion Duo (Annie Stevens and Andrea Venet)

Recorded at Eastman School of Music.

2+1 is a marimba duet composed in the spring of 2013. It is scored for two players to perform on one marimba.There are many percussionists around the world who only have access to one marimba (like me!). I decided to write a piece that would allow two performers to play a duet utilizing only one marimba. 

While 2+1 simplifies instrument needs, it creates a challenging experience for the two performers, who have to maneuver around the instrument without getting in each other’s way. In addition, the piece is written so that the players face each other while performing, meaning one of the players performs on the opposite side of the instrument.

At the time I composed the piece, I was listening to Bon Iver’s self titled 
release. The rhythmic language in 2+1 is different from the band’s album, but the harmonic language shares similar qualities.

The piece is dedicated to my sweet wife Amanda. We recently rescued a puppy named Sadie, the first “addition” to our family; hence the name 2+1.

This is an excerpt of the Escape Ten percussion duo performing the piece. Check out their YouTube performance here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtzxNe8zaaE

Sheet music is available at IvanDrums.com

2+1 for marimba duo - excerpt

Open Your Eyes is a marimba trio commissioned by the Wisconsin New Works for Percussion Project. Sheet music for Open Your Eyes is available exclusively by backing this Kickstarter Campaign:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/455362507/wisconsin-new-work-for-percussion-project

If you back this project, you will receive the sheet music in December 2013, NINE MONTHS before it is available to the general public! This is a great opportunity to play a new piece before it is released while supporting a great project. 

While the kickstarter campaign has reached it's goal, it is still acquiring additional funds to offset the cost of this project. The campaign ends on Oct. 31 2013, so act fast!

THANK YOU!

Open Your Eyes - Marimba Trio - MIDI sample

Live performance by Eastman Percussion Ensemble: Sarah Persichetti, Sam Um, Emily Park, Max Kanowitz, Jarryd Elias, & Sean Lowery.

Catching Shadows - Percussion Sextet

"Flow is like Mudra meets Marimba Spiritual meets Trevino."

- Eric Willie, commissioner of Flow and Assistant Professor of Percussion at University of North Carolina Greensboro.

Flow is written for a percussion soloist who alternates between snare drum and marimba, and who is accompanied by percussion trio. Sheet music for Flow is available at IvanDrums.com

For a video performance of Flow, check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qoCHE_mGfU#t=0

Flow - Snare Drum / Marimba Soloist with percussion trio (midi excerpts)

Hands Up was composed to encapsulate the 2014 protests in Ferguson, MO. The text was taken from numerous interviews and twitter hashtags from protesters at these events, and are not my own words. In no way does the piece promote the idea of violent protesting or violence against police officers, which I completely oppose. My goal is to capture the protest feelings in Ferguson, which in my opinion, hold significant historical and societal value.

The piece is scored for 10 players total: drum set soloist, four percussionists who rhythmically vocalize text (ala Cage's living room music) via amplification / megaphones, two marimbas, piano, xylophone, and crotales. It's art / rock / rally music; perhaps my Zach de la Rocha and Rage Against the Machine influence comes through.

Thank you to Dr. Colin Hill at Tennessee Tech for taking the lead on this commission, as well as consortium members Justin Alexander at Virginia Commonwealth University, Chad Floyd at Campbellsville University, Bob Breithaupt at Capital University, Jeff Moore at University of Central Florida, Jesse Willis at Coastal Carolina University, Brian Mason at Morehead State University, Wayne Bovenschen at Oklahome State University, Charlotte Mabrey at University of North Florida, Julie Hill at University of Tennessee at Martin, and Jordan Kamps at University of Illinois at Chicago.

I will be premiering the piece alongside the Tennessee Tech percussion ensemble on April 23, 2015 at TTU.

- Ivan Trevino

Hands Up by Ivan Trevino

This is an excerpt from Flow: The Music of Ivan Trevino, a marching percussion ensemble show arranged by Dr. Eric Willie. It features music from my pieces Flow, Into The Air, 2+1, Song Book, Vol. 1 and Catching Shadows, scored for snares, tenors, basses and front ensemble. Sheet music will be available at PASIC 2015 at Lone Star Percussion, Steve Weiss Music & Malletech booths.

FLOW for marching percussion ensemble - arr. by Eric Willie

I enjoy playing the guitar and pick it up to find inspiration away from percussion things. This is a one minute tune I wrote based on motives from a larger composition for cello soloist + percussion quartet. This is a home recording from July, 2016. 

Little Tune for Guitar

Reflector - Percussion Ensemble + Audio Track - 10:13:16, 10.09 PM

I was a punk rock kid back in the day. I played in a few bands, wrote tons of songs, and developed the ability to play really fast drum set. The punk scene taught me to be a self thinker, to question things, and
that it was OK to be different. I had fun in the scene, and it definitely influenced my attitude and musical journey.

PUNX pays homage to the music of my youth and is sort of a punk rock anthem for percussion ensemble. I thought it would be nice to revisit the sounds of my younger years; something rebellious,
quirky and fun.

PUNX was commissioned by Broken Arrow HS Percussion Ensemble for their 2016 Midwest Clinic performance. It's scored for 6-7 players; two marimbas, two glockenspiels, vibraphone, and two percussion parts. The percussion parts can be adapted for one drum set player if desired.

Sheet music for PUNX @ ivandrums.com

PUNX for percussion ensemble

Immigrant Song (2017) is a 5.0 octave marimba solo dedicated to my mother, Rosie Trevino. She was born and raised in Mexico and immigrated to the U.S. when she was a teenager. She would have been considered a "low-skilled, non-English speaker" in today's current immigration agenda. In the 30+ years since arriving to the U.S., she's become a small business owner, put me through college, and speaks better English than some of the highest ranking officials in our government... She is the quintessential American-dream story and I'm so proud of her. I hope you like your song, mamà. Sheet music for Immigrant Song is now available at IvanDrums.com.

August 2017

Immigrant Song for solo marimba (midi)

About the piece: Skylarkers was commissioned by Kathleen Kemp, assistant principal cellist in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. 

The piece is scored for one 5.0 octave marimba and five cellists, (one of the cellists also plays cajon). Sheet music for Skylarkers is available at IvanDrums.com

Skylarkers - Marimba Soloist and Cello Quintet

About the recording: This is a live performance from my senior recital at Eastman School of Music, back in 2006 :)

About the piece: Memento was my first composition for marimba, and was written while I was a student at Eastman.  It received 2nd Prize in the Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest. UPDATE: I've released a new edition of the Memento! That sheet music is now available at IvanDrums.com

Memento - Solo Marimba

About the recording: This is a live performance featuring Kathleen Kemp, Mike Kemp, Em Feeney, and Damon Martinez.

About the piece: Glimmer was commissioned in 2012 by Kathleen Kemp, assistant principal cellist in the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.  Sheet music for Glimmer is available at IvanDrums.com

Glimmer - Two Percussion, Cello, Piano

About the recording: This is a live performance featuring Jillian Pritchard Fiandach.

About the piece: Vessels is a marimba solo that I composed in 2011, and is part of a larger book of short marimba solos entitled Songbook, Vol. 1.  Sheet music for Songbook, Vol. 1 is available at IvanDrums.com

Vessels - Solo Marimba

About the recording: This is a live performance featuring Ariel Jackson, Kurtis Fedde, Christian Covington, and Sam Um.

About the piece: Bloom weaves between minimalism and post rock, reflecting my interest in bands like Radiohead and Explosions in the Sky.  It received 1st Prize in the 2011 Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest.  Sheet music for Bloom is available at IvanDrums.com

Bloom - Marimba Quartet

Dance! is a marimba solo from Songbook, Vol. 1, a collection of short marimba solos.  Recorded at my house with Garageband.  Sheet music available at IvanDrums.com

Dance! - Solo Marimba

Anthem is a marimba solo from Songbook, Vol. 1, a collection of short solos for marimba.  Recorded at my house with Garageband.  Sheet music available at IvanDrums.com

Anthem - Solo Marimba

Six is a mallet sextet commissioned and premiered by the Eastman School of Music Percussion Ensemble in October, 2012.  It is scored for two five octave marimbas, two vibraphones, and two glockenspiel.  

The piece reflects the six years I spent at Eastman as a student, and all the special memories I created there.  I learned so much about music and life from my teachers and fellow classmates, and am especially fortunate to have met my wife there too.

It is an honor to be commissioned by the Eastman Percussion Ensemble, a group I frequently performed in as a student, under the direction of both John Beck and Michael Burritt.  

Musically, Six is inspired by Sigur Rós, an Icelandic rock band known for writing beautiful, simple songs.

Sheet music for Six is available at IvanDrums.com

Six - Mallet Sextet

So happy to have recently recorded my marimba duet Into The Air with Michael Burritt!

Recorded in Hatch Hall at Eastman School of Music on January 10, 2013. We performed on Malletech marimbas, one being the new MJB model marimba. Tracking by Rich Wattie of Eastman.

Full version available on iTunes. Sheet music available at IvanDrums.com

Ivan Trevino

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