Sunward/Onward (percussion ensemble 6-9) - Nathan Daughtrey

Percussion Ensemble

Percussion Joys

BLAZE is a balanced percussion septet pitting the keyboards versus the battery instruments. It draws inspiration from the following Ralph Waldo Emerson quote, as in “trail-blaze” or a blaze on a trail:

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”

The piece was commissioned by the departing Sydney Grammar School (Australia) 2021 Percussion Ensemble students Remy Alonso, Lars Hofflin, Luke Levison, Edward Meade, Daniel Sirmai, and Elliot Soh, on behalf of, and dedicated to, their conductor and teacher, Mr. Iain Scotland. 

INSTRUMENTATION
Bells/Xylophone
Vibraphone/Temple Blocks
Marimba 1/Medium Tom
Marimba 2/Kick Drum [laid flat]
4 Timpani/China Cymbal
Percussion 1: Snare Drum, Bongos, Hi-Hat
Percussion 2: 4 Concert Toms, Suspended Cymbal

Blaze (percussion septet) - Nathan Daughtrey

Commissioned by the current and former members of the Boise Philharmonic Percussion Section, "Sunward/Onward" is a keyboard percussion sextet dedicated to Dr. John Baldwin on the occasion of his retirement from Boise State University after 50 years of teaching. The piece draws inspiration from the poem “My Triumph” by John Greenleaf Whittier, which truly captures the essence of passing the torch.

Sunward/Onward (keyboard sextet + 3 percussion) - Nathan Daughtrey

Commissioned by the current and former members of the Boise Philharmonic Percussion Section, Sunward/Onward is a keyboard percussion sextet dedicated to Dr. John Baldwin on the occasion of his retirement from Boise State University after 50 years of teaching. The piece draws inspiration from the poem “My Triumph” by John Greenleaf Whittier, which truly captures the essence of passing the torch.

Sunward/Onward (keyboard  percussion sextet) - Nathan Daughtrey

The River is a groove-oriented piece that depicts a trip down the chilly, clear water, and waterfalls, of the Ammonoosuc River.

The River (by Seth Adams)

This track is from the album Solo Joe and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/collado

Solo Joe

Remembering Louie

Sheet music available from Tapspace at http://www.tapspace.com.
Recorded and performed by the Florida State University percussion ensemble (John W. Parks IV, director). Recording courtesy of Garnet House Productions, LLC.

Tapspace Concert Literature

Appalachian Morning (Paul Halley; arr. Omar Carmenates)

Sheet music available from Tapspace at www.tapspace.com.

Aether (Francisco Perez)

Percussion congas bongos cajon

The title "What Lies Within" is derived from a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson:

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us.”

This, to me, seemed the perfect sentiment and advice for a group of seniors soon to be graduating from high school & moving on to bigger and better things. This piece was commissioned by the Prior Lake High School Percussion Ensemble, Justin Schramm, Director (Savage, Minnesota).

INSTRUMENTATION
Bells
Vibraphone 1 + Crotales (1 octave)
Vibraphone 2
Chimes
Marimba 1 (4-octave)*
Marimba 2 (4-octave)*
Marimba 3 (5-octave)*
Marimba 4 (5-octave)*

Optional Percussion 1: Suspended Cymbal, Concert Bass Drum, Tam-Tam
Optional Percussion 2: 2 Triangles, Rainstick

*Only one 4-octave and one 5-octave instrument are required if players share.

What Lies Within (percussion ensemble 8-10) - Nathan Daughtrey

An original composition of mine off of my New Latin Jazz CD OYE!... I AM PLAYING CONGAS/BONGOS/TIMBALES/VIBRAPHONE/PERC.  AVAILABLE NOW!  at 
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/JohnnyConga  

MAMBO FOR TJADER

Virginia Tate (Marimba Solo) by Paul Smadbeck

Percussionist, composer, & educator Nathan Daughtrey (b. 1975) is a musical chameleon who uses his wide-ranging talents to adapt comfortably to a variety of environments. As a performing artist and clinician for Yamaha percussion, Vic Firth sticks & mallets, Zildjian cymbals, and Black Swamp accessories, he has performed and given masterclasses and clinics throughout the United States and across three continents. Nathan has recorded two solo marimba albums to date – "Spiral Passages" and "The Yuletide Marimba" – as well as several chamber music albums, including a recent collaboration with euphoniumist Brian Meixner titled "Praxis."

With over 60 publications for percussion ensemble, concert band, orchestra, chamber ensembles, and soloists as well as an ever-growing number of commissions, Nathan balances his performing with composing, and to great acclaim. He is the only composer in the history of the Percussive Arts Society International Composition Contest to procure both 2nd and 3rd place in the same year with his percussion ensemble works "Limerick Daydreams" and "Adaptation," respectively. Nathan's compositions appear regularly on performances at PASIC, the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, the Bands of America National Percussion Festival, and in concert halls and other performance venues around the world. His works have also been recorded on several albums by respected performers, including the FSU Percussion Ensemble, the Showa Wind Symphony conducted by Ray Cramer, the RoseWind Duo, and Mississippi State University. Additionally, three of his compositions for wind ensemble have been featured in three volumes of "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band."

As an educator, Nathan served as a Visiting Lecturer of Percussion for three years at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he taught applied percussion and conducted the Percussion Ensemble. He also served as a sabbatical replacement at the University of Oklahoma, where he taught undergraduate and graduate percussion students and conducted the world-renowned OU Percussion Orchestra. Dr. Daughtrey is currently a Visiting Lecturer of Percussion and Music Composition at High Point University (NC), where he teaches applied lessons, directs the percussion ensemble and works in collaboration with the School of Communication and Department of Dance.

Nathan remains active within the Percussive Arts Society serving as a member of the Composition Contest Committee, organizing the PASIC Fun Runs on behalf of the Health and Wellness Committee, and editing the keyboard percussion articles for Percussive Notes.