Gene Koshinski's video: soniChroma I Arylide Spark by Gene Koshinski

"soniChroma" for Percussion Duo and Orchestra I. Arylide Spark by Gene Koshinski www.genekoshinski.com Performed by Quey Percussion Duo (Gene Koshinski and Tim Broscious) and the Performing Arts Institute Summer Music Festival Orchestra (Paul Hostetter, conductor) Program Notes "soniChroma" (meaning “sound color") is a double concerto for two percussionists and orchestra. As the title suggests, a large focus of the piece is placed on unique sonic color and instrument combinations. This can be seen throughout the orchestra, but prominently in the large percussion solo setup. The percussion setup contains over seventy instruments including skins, metals, woods, strings, non-Western instruments, and found objects. Throughout the work I wanted to reflect the diverse performance demands of the 21st Century percussionist. These performance modes range from classical percussionists, drum set players, keyboard soloists, and world music performers. The specific instruments and playing styles were chosen to reflect the performance experience of Quey Percussion Duo, for whom the piece was written. Each of the three movements present a “color," both sonically and visually. The movements are titled after shades of three primary colors (yellow, blue, and red). While each movement represents a very specific visual color, the work is not overtly programmatic. The title merely suggests a visual representation of the music, including additional descriptors (“spark," “dusk," and “electric") to help frame the delivery of the music. Movements I. Arylide Spark II. Cerulean Dusk III. Electric Amaranth MALLETS: Innovative Percussion - DM31 Vibe Mallets, Legacy Sticks (7A), Nir Z signature sticks (NZ-1), CL-C2 Chime Hammer, CL-BD12 Wood BD Mallet, NJZ marimba mallets (discontinued and now use IP Artisan Series 5003 and 5004. GEAR: 5 octave Adams Marimba, 3 octave Adams Alpha Vibraphone (silver bar), 10/12/13/14/16/22 Pearl Masterworks Kit (Maple), Pearl Tamborim (with mount), 28" Pearl Concert Bass Drum, Pearl Rocket Toms, Pearl Bobby Allende Bongos, Pearl Elite Series Fiberglass Bongos, Adams Woodblocks (set of 6), Pearl 18x24 trap table (2), Pearl 10x3 piccolo snare drum (discontinued), 16" Sabian Evolution Crash, 18" Sabian Sick Hats, 10" Sabian Evolution Splash, 17" Sabian Legacy Crash, 8" Sabian Air Splash, 10" Sabian Duo Splash, 10" Sabian Air Splash, Sabian Tollspire chimes, Corinthian Chimes (T836), Steve Weiss saucer bell tree, Steve Weiss ratchet, Steve Weiss Pod Rattle, Pearl Foot Pedal Bracket (PPS20), Pearl Multi-Fit Bass Drum Legs (2 sets), Gibson Guitars (2), various gongs, various "porch" chimes, 2 "Double Wind Wands," Rhythm Band Combination Handbells, Kevork Riq, Authentic Djembe (Ghana), Pearl Fiberglass claves, Remo Emperor Ebony Heads (toms), Remo Coated Ambassadors (rocket toms), Remo Ambassador X Coated (piccolo SD), Remo Nuskyn Bongo Heads, Remo Fiberskyn Bongo Heads, Remo Powerstroke 3 BD Heads (small concert bass drums).