Zephyr · solo marimba (4-mallet)

Zephyr (2020)
solo marimba (4-mallet) · 11 minutes · advanced

Zephyr was premiered at the Allen ISD Performing Arts Center on February 29th, 2020 by myself.

It is on the following state repretoire lists:

Texas UIL Prescribed Music List · Grade 1 · Keyboard Percussion Solo
Missouri MSHSAA Prescribed Music List · Grade A · Keyboard Mallet Solo
Florida FBA Music List · Grade 6 · Mallet Solo

You will be emailed a PDF file of the score within 24 hours of your purchase, which can be printed from any computer.

Instrumentation
Zephyr (I. Forests) is written for solo 4-mallet marimba (4.5 octave).
Zephyr (II. Oceans) and (III. Embers) are written for solo 4-mallet marimba (4.5 octave).
Included with the score are alternative passages for a 4.5 octave marimba.

I wrote Zephyr when I was sixteen, while reflecting on my experiences visiting Jiǔzhàigōu (九寨沟), or the Valley of the Nine Villages, a national park in Sichuan, China.

I. Forests was written about home, in the sense of where I was physically born (the United States).
II. Oceans was written about a journey away from home—flying over an ocean, and watching waves wander by.
III. Embers was written about home, in the sense of where my cultural identity is from (China).

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