Twelve Studies for the Xylophone Pye Drummers are given solo opportunity

Drummers are given solo opportunity and keyboard players a chance to showcase their mallet technique

Grooves and textures evolve throughout the work and dynamic contrast adds to the rhythmic energy created in the piece

"Kerryn Joyce’s “DTKT” for percussion duo is an entertaining piece that explores rhythmic cells for non-tuned percussion instruments inspired by the vocal sounds of Indian rhythms

mposer: Mary Broughton

This is the first in a series of commissioned works for untuned percussion ensemble and what a way to start

Twelve Studies for the Xylophone Pye Drummers are given solo opportunityComposer: Robert Cossom Instrumentation: Xylophone Grading: A. M. E. B. 8 AMus ABS 5 to 6 (Advanced Artist) This collection will prove itself to be an essential text for the modern performer. Drawing on Cossom's wealth of orchestral performance experience with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, this collection not only showcases his compositional strength, but his skillful blend of musicality and virtuosic technique. Percussive Arts Society (USA)