Iowa Percussion | EMBER II by Alyssa Weinberg

Ember II is a quartet for prepared snare drums that was composed for the percussion group, SŌ Percussion. It is a delicate composition for four percussionists utilizing the ubiquitous snare drum in some unusual ways. The effect is beautiful and haunting. Composer Alyssa Weinberg is best-known for crafting visceral, communicative scores, which have been lauded for their “frenetic yet cohesive musical language” (icareifyoulisten) and “heavyweight emotional dimensions.” (bachtrack) Alyssa finds collaboration deeply inspiring, and her music pulls concepts from her work with writers, dancers and visual artists. It was a great pleasure to work with Alyssa on our performance and recording of Ember II. Performance materials are available from her website:
weinbergmusic.com