Crossing the Threshold

by Chad Heiny

Medium/Advanced Concert Percussion

12 Players

Instrumentation:

• Glockenspiel
• Crotales(4 notes removed and played like finger cymbals, need both octaves)
• Xylophone
• 3 vibraphones
• 3 marimbas— (2) low A, (1) 5-octave)
• Piano
• Drums— bongos, doumbek, field drum, kick drum (mounted), piccolo snare drum, tamborim
• Cymbals& gongs— small crash cymbal, 2 sizzle cymbals, tam-tam
• Accessories— bell tree, caxixi (2), claves, mark tree (echo tree if possible), sleigh bells, small tambourine, sonic energy bell, 2 triangles

Crossing the Threshold is an intricate work by Chad Heiny for 11 percussionists and piano. It symbolizes the popular narrative concept of “The Hero’s Journey” in which a hero departs on an adventure, triumphs through crisis, and ultimately returns enlightened and transformed by the experience. While not entirely programmatic, its arc also suggests the ongoing journey of a talisman – an object passed along from person to person, and generation to generation.

A richly orchestrated piece for intermediate-advanced ensembles, performers must frequently maintain independent lines that serve to weave a broader musical tapestry. Special techniques like bowed vibraphones, crotales performed like finger cymbals in a variety of ways, and numerous energetic, drummy interjections ultimately create a wide spectrum of colors representative of contemporary percussion composition.

Crossing the Threshold ships as a printed, professionally bound score, and includes individual parts in PDF format for printing or tablet viewing.

In addition to the printed score you are receiving downloadable:

✅ Individual Parts
✅ Full Recording