The Louisville Leopard Percussionists an ensemble founded and directed by Diane Downs has been wowing audiences at national and regional PAS and MENC conventions for several years. Using music arranged by Diane these youngstersperform with a degree of enthusiasm and skill that is truly amazing. For the first time these distinctive arrangements are available in print – carefully edited by well-known educator/author Rick Mattingly.Eacharrangement is written with a flexible instrumentation based around mallet instruments drum set and a variety of Latin instruments. If you are looking to start up a percussion ensemble or need some entertaining program piecesfor your existing group this series is definitely for you!

This beautiful ballad, by Carole Bayer Sager and David Foster, has been performed and recorded by many artists, including Celine Dion, Andrea Bocelli, and Josh Groban. Originally written for the movie soundtrack to Quest for Camelot, it was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1998. This medium-advanced arrangement for percussion ensemble requires four mallets by both the vibraphone and marimba players. Programming this emotional piece at your next concert is sure to be a hit with your students and the audience. / Percussions

The Genie's big song from 'Aladdin' arranged for Percussion Ensemble with optional piano accompaniment.

The Arhus Etuder (Etudes for snare drums) are written for percussion ensembles ranging from 3 to 6 musicians. Etude No.9 however is a solo for snare drum. Bent Lylloff has based these Etudes on the experience he has gained from playing orchestral and chamber music and from teaching. Again and again the problems which the percussionist meet with in his daily work are put forward in the Etudes; problems such as the balance of the instruments the change of tempo the change of sticks and mallets shadings and the change to other instruments.

For Percussion Quartet-Winner of the 2004 PAS Composition Contest for percussion quartet this exciting work is another outstanding composition by a highly regarded composer of percussion music. Suitable for advanced level ensembles.

POD-Nico Muhly's Pulses Cycles Clouds for large mixed Percussion ensemble was written for the 50th anniversary of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. At its core it is a group of four marimbas surrounded by various bells and other mallet instruments; unpitched instruments here are primarily played by an ensemble of amateur percussionists. The piece obsesses over a cycle of eleven chords introduced slowly through the beginning of the piece. Each chord is announced by a large vertical moment with bells vibraphone and a sudden shift in tonality. The four marimbas then relax into a series of soft interlockingpatterns over which an ensemble of glockenspiels and crotales plays a simple rhythm in a complex relationship to the other instruments. Eventually the pulse disintegrates entirely into a vision of a night sky; insects unexpected interruptions - a walk around a quiet landscape. Eventually the pulse returns but nocturnally subdued. The piece is meant to echo in its way the thrill of community music making the joy of sharing a pulse and the various connections both rhythmic and interpersonal I made at BUTI two decades ago. - Nico Muhly

Founded and directed by award-winning educator Diane Downs The Louisville Leopard Percussionists have been wowing audiences at national and regional conventions for years. In addition they were featured recently in the HBOFamily documentary The Music in Me in a segment entitled ?The Leopards Take Manhattan: The Little Band That Roared.? Here are the authentic arrangements by Diane carefully edited by well-known educator/authorRick Mattingly. Each arrangement is written with a flexible instrumentation based around mallet instruments drum set and a variety of Latin instruments.

One of the most well-known Star Wars themes is now available for percussion ensemble! John Williams' classic composition, from the Mos Eisley Cantina scene in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, is arranged in a big band swing style that will be sure to get your audience in a toe-tappin' mood. This seven-player arrangement will definitely become a favorite for fans of all ages! Instrumentation includes orchestra bells, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba 1, marimba 2, optional bass guitar, and drumset. / Ensemble De Percussions

Score and Parts-Harold Schiffman's Musica Battuta for Percussion Ensemble.This work is dedicated to Ramon Meyer and the Florida State University Percussion Ensemble.Instrumentation: Chimes Tambourine Glockenspiel 2 x Bongos Vibraphone Snare Drum 3 Tom-Toms Xylophone 4 Timpani Triangle Claves Suspended Cymbal 5 Temple Blocks 2 Tam-Tams (large small) Wood Block Whip.