Houston-Voyage, The (SP)-B/V/C/Cro./M/X/4T/P

The Voyage by Allen Houston for percussion octet. This unique piece requires the performers to move to different instruments throughout the performance. Set primarily in a quick 7/8 meter with departures to more common meters, the harmonic and rhythmic language of this piece is such that performers and audiences alike will love to take The Voyage. This piece is dedicated to Houston's wife and children who love to read "The Chronicles of Narnia".

Instrumentation: bells, triangle, vibraphone, suspended cymbal, 2 marimbas (4.3 octaves), finger cymbals, temple blocks, xylophone, crotales, timpani, snare drum, bongos, 4 tom-toms, bells tree, congas, chimes