Citadel of the Stars

Perez, Francisco

Medium/Advanced Concert Percussion

13 Players

With influences ranging from Carl Sagan to James Blake to Alejandro Viñao, Citadel of the Stars is a beautiful & colorful work for percussion orchestra that will leave you wanting more, long after the final notes.

Instrumentation:

Player 1 (bells, chimes)
Player 2 (chimes, crotales)
Player 3 (vibraphone 1, bells)
Player 4 (vibraphone 2, medium wine glass)
Player 5 (xylophone, chimes)
Player 6 (marimba 1 [4-oct], large Tibetan singing bowl or wine glass)
Player 7 (marimba 2 [4-oct])
Player 8 (marimba 3 [4.5-oct], China cymbal)
Player 9 (marimba 4 [5-oct])
Player 10 ( timpani, suspended cymbal)
Player 11 (large suspended cymbal, ride cymbal, low cymbal stack, 4 concert toms, large triangle)
Player 12 (tam-tam, large triangle, medium suspended cymbal, medium-high cymbal stack, mark tree, upright bass drum, snare drum, small wine glass)
Player 13 (concert bass drum, sizzle cymbal, medium triangle, medium-large suspended cymbal, piccolo snare drum)