This CD really sounds amazing not only from the low end of the marimba but the bells and crotales on the high end. For those not familiar with John Parks, he was features on PATV episode 74. I also believe this has a lot to do with the recording and mixing skills of John Parks IV. This sound can really rattle cheap internal laptop speakers, so be sure to listen to this CD on a nice set of speakers. It pushes the whole marimba sound forward similar to what the Basso Bravo resonators did for Marimba One. Having said that, the low end of this marimba is really something to listen too. Getting the lowest octave right on a 5-octave marimba is something that I believe will take another couple of decades to perfect considering how many decades marimba manufacturers have been working on the the problem so far. I didn’t see the ensemble version on Steve Weiss but the solo version is available there today.Īnother thing to note about this CD, is that many of the parts are performed on the new MJB Marimba from Malletech. Both the percussion ensemble and marimba solo of this piece are on the CD and ironically I do prefer the ensemble version. There is a time and a place for Velocities, and Merlin and other pieces with a lot of notes in them (and I love them too), but sometimes we all should stop and listen to some relaxing music that is audience accessible, sounds great and makes you slowly exhale when listening to it. Folks who read this blog know that I am partial to “pretty” marimba music and this composition fits that bill perfectly. My favorite piece new composition on this CD is “Not far from here”. I was already a huge fan of “A cricket sang and set the sun” and if you want to see Blake performing that piece you can take a listen here: When I heard about his new project on Kickstarter I knew that I wanted to help fund that project.įirefish has 10 tracks which are a mix of solo marimba and mallet ensemble music. I contacted him directly to purchase the sheet music and was thrilled to received a personalized note with the music. I have been a fan of Blake Tyson ever since I heard the piece “A cricket sang and set the sun”.
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He has also provided the digital book for the CD free for everyone to download so you can read about each of the compositions and the story behind them. Where: First Baptist Church, Greenville, 847 Cleveland St.Blake Tyson has released his new CD “Firefish” on iTunes. What: A Concert in Tribute to Sherwood Mobley, featuring organist Charles Tompkins and percussionist Omar Carmenates “I thought what better piece to open a concert in memory of Sherwood Mobley than ‘Praise the Lord with Drums and Cymbals,’” Tompkins said.įor the latest in local arts news and reviews, follow Paul Hyde on Facebook and Twitter: CAN GO
“It’s written in the style Handel,” Tompkins said. But the program opens with a festive composition for organ, brass and timpani, “Praise the Lord With Drums and Cymbals,” by Sigfrid Karg-Elert.
“It’s an interesting combination because the ‘percussiveness’ and rhythmic qualities of the percussion are a nice contrast to the organ, which has a more sustained quality,” Tompkins said. Tompkins and Carmenates will join together for “Meditation” from 20th century American composer Paul Creston’s Concerto for Marimba. The program features solo works for organ as well as American composer Blake Tyson’s “A Cricket Sang and Set the Sun” for solo marimba.ĮNTERTAINMENT: A "Birthday Party" celebration turns into a nightmare “I had the great pleasure of working with Sherwood both in the Greenville Symphony and at First Baptist Church,” Tompkins said. Mobley, who died early this year, also was a longtime member of First Baptist Church. The program spotlights not only organ but percussion in remembrance of Mobley’s long tenure as principal timpanist of the Greenville Symphony. Tompkins, a Furman University music professor, will be joined by percussionist Omar Carmenates on Sunday at First Baptist Church in Greenville in a recital honoring Mobley. “It seemed to me the perfect piece to play because Sherwood was so unfailingly cheerful.” “It’s a very happy and extroverted piece,” Tompkins said. When he contemplated a concert in tribute to former Greenville Symphony executive director Sherwood Mobley, organist Charles Tompkins immediately thought of Marcel Dupre’s Prelude and Fugue in D Major.
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