From the owner, Paul Bissell:
May, 2007 - Go Fish Music is very happy to announce that we are now handling Thom Hasenpflug's All Times Identical score. The work was recorded by Tom Burritt and released on his debut CD of the same title, and now we have the sheet music as well. Printed on 8.5 x 14 (landscape) the piece looks great with all the computer engraving by the composer himself. I personally think that this piece (as well as Jonathan Leshnoff's Run) mark the top of literature for solo marimba. Both pieces are different in many aspects (technical, style, etc) but both really capture a defining vision of music. I have to say, I wish this wasn't as rare in percussion literature as I perceive it to be, but regardless, these pieces hold the candle in the darkness and make up a lot of musical, artistic ground. Both pieces are demanding technically, but never for the sake of 'flash'. These pieces have a weight about them and a substance that can withstand repeated listenings; or hours of practice. You can always finding something else to hang your musical hat on. Go Fish Music is really proud to have these great works for marimba in the catalog. Just click the MARIMBA tab on the left to check them out.
November, 2006 - Wow. The past 6 months has been a flurry of new composers, new works, new CDs... new everything! Go Fish Music is proud of so many of the things we have done, it is hard to start anywhere, but we might as well start here...
New Minoru Miki percussion ensemble and chamber music! Launched at PASIC 2006 in Austin, TX with a fantastic performance by Brian Zator and his TAMU-Commerce percussion ensemble, the booth was packed for the rest of the day with Miki-san himself signed copies of new and old music. What a great man! You can visit the percussion ensemble page or the chamber music page for more details as well as the Miki overview page.
Right before PASIC was also the release of the first solo compact disc by Thomas Burritt All Times Identical. It is a killer! A great combination of powerful repertoire, powerful sound, and a powerful performance. This CD rocks! I tried my best to have him call it "Monster" but Mr, Burritt was a little shy. regardless, it is a monster and we are very happy to be selling it along with the sheet music for The Alabados Song for Marimba and Tape which appears as the 2nd track on the recording. You can find it on the Marimba page and the CD on the Compact Disc page. But wait - there's more! Tom also gave the premier of the Marimba and Wind Ensemble version on as the final showcase concert at PASIC 2006. Bravo to both Tom and UT for a great performance.
Speaking of The Alabados Song, there are now four versions of The Alabados Song for you to play. The original marimba and tape version (see above for recording information), the marimba and orchestra version, the marimba and wind ensemble version (again, see above) and finally the Marimba and Percussion Ensemble version. It is this final version that was just released as the opening track of The McCormick Ensemble's first CD "Marimba Concerti". This CD features works for marimba soloist and percussion ensemble. It is a wonderful, well recorded CD which we are proud to sell on the Compact Disc page. For those of you not in the know, Bob McCormick has been the director of percussion studies at the University of South Florida for many years. A lot of wonderful musicians have passed through that program and while he has 2 CDs of the McCormick Duo (flute and percussion with his wife Kim) and a CD with the USF ensemble, this compact disc has larger ensembles than we have heard before from his recordings.
Before I move away from PASIC 2006 events, I would like to extend a shout-out to my homies at Beiner Bags and Marimba One. Grant Beiner and Ron Samuels are two wonderful people who make great products for percussion musicians. I was proud to be sandwiched between their booths. I would also like to add that we picked up some copies of Norm Weinberg's first CD Quilt. An excellent blend of acoustic and electronic percussion, it is a great sounding CD with many musical and powerful performances. It is, of course, available for sale on the Compact Disc page.
Remember that paragraph above about Tom Burritt's CD, well the title All Times Identical comes from the composition of the same title by Thom Hasenpflug. This deep and profound 15 minute work is the anchor in the middle of the CD. We also have 3 other items by Mr. hasenpflug. First is the award winning South Of Jupiter for multi-percussion and tape. This is a classic composition played on numerous graduate recitals and professional auditions and can be found on the Multi-Percussion page on this web site. It is also one of the recordings on his percussion CD Hasen Project: Compercussions which is for sale on the Compact Disc page. The final Hasen-Piece now available is Of Two Minds - a work designed to bridge the musical, instrumental and timbre gap between marching percussion. While designed for a specific genre of student in mind, this percussion octet is a solid piece of music that does not have any 'utility' sound to it. Playable by intermediate groups, the piece would be just as comfortable on an advanced group's concert.
Moving towards improvisation, Go Fish Music is carrying the compact disc by Skin and Bones entitled Boom. Skin and Bones is a percussion duo from the northwestern United States made up of Terry Longshore and Brett Reed. The sound of the CD is amazing - very clear and crisp but with lots of punch from the drums. It is available for sale on the Compact Disc page. The title track is a cool duet with both players using the same multi-percussion set up. If you thought that I would say 'hey, we are now selling the sheet music for Boom' you would be right! You can find the music for the composition Boom on the percussion ensemble page.
I am not
even close to being done yet! When will I have time to talk about the
release of Eric Santos' multiple-percussion masterpiece
Zauberkraft? It took a good long time for the
piece to shop, but it is well worth it; beautifully new computer engraving,
detailed performance notes and tips from a Zauberkraft master player,
Stacey Jones. Did I mention that Zauberkraft is one of the pieces
on Equal Temperament's CD Parhelion?
Yep, it is available for sale on the Compact
Disc page and the sheet music is availablehere.
Did I mention new chamber pieces by Martin Rokeach? What
about a wonderful marimba/multiprocessing piece called Lavender
Mist by Richard Hall? There is so much
that has happened recently, my mind is over-loaded. My advice to you is
to check out all the pages for new music - there is a lot there!