Calissi-Undercurrent (SP)-M/PN

Undercurrent was written for the marimba and piano acting in equal partnership in terms of melodic and technical material. Although the piece does not employ any particular programmatic techniques, it has been commented to the composer on several occasions that the melodic structure is reflective of waves and water, in an undercurrent of activity.

Number of Players: 2
Difficulty: Grade 4
Instrumentation:

Player I: Marimba 5 Oct.

New Jersey native Jeff Calissi (b. 1976) has a broad range of experience as a pedagogue, composer, and performing artist. The world of percussion has taken him to Europe, Canada, and throughout the United States performing with symphony orchestras, opera companies, and wind, percussion, and chamber ensembles. As a percussionist and marimba soloist, Jeff has performed in an array of venues such as the Southeastern Composers League Conference, the Eastern Trombone Workshop, the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference, and the National Conference on Percussion Pedagogy. An active member of the Percussive Arts Society, he has presented at the society's international convention (PASIC), is an associate keyboard editor for Percussive Notes journal, and serves on the Scholarly Research Committee. Jeff's compact disc recording, compositions, and arrangements are available from C. Alan Publications and his research is published in Percussive Notes and the Percussive Arts Society Online Research Journal.
Jeff received a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Radford University and both a Master of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He is an assistant professor of music at Eastern Connecticut State University where he serves as the director of percussion.