Starfall (James Vilseck) - Mallet Quintet and Piano

Starfall (James Vilseck)
Performed by the Portland State University percussion ensemble (Chris Whyte, director)
"Starfall" by James Vilseck is a wondrous mallet quintet with optional piano combining simple patterns, alluring harmonies, and long melodic arcs that enchants performers and listeners with imagery of the night sky.
"Starfall" is available from Tapspace at:
www.tapspace.c...
Performers:
Jonathan Barker
Alexander Dyer
Thea De Guzman
Yena Lee Halsel
Jolan Hutchinson
Andrew Thomson
Recorded at Lincoln Hall, Portland, Oregon
Audio recording & Mixing: Chris Whyte & Jon Greeney
Video Production: Scott Farkas & Chris Whyte
Video Editing: Chris Whyte
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[@bedpug]

that must've been a pain moving those instruments over there

[@mangetsu9774]

Yeah especially the piano because at least you can take apart the mallet instruments

[@mr.clickbaiter8607]

Quite literally JUST finished performing this with my percussion ensemble. As the person who played them, metals were essential to the piece, and my favorite part about it. 👌

[@CalW44]

What were the metals you used? Our band has glock and chimes, but only like one octave of crotales.

[@mr.clickbaiter8607]

@@CalW44 actually, those were the ones. Chimes, glockenspiel, and crotales. And although it’s optional, I recommend bowing the crotale. SO good 👌

[@CalW44]

@@mr.clickbaiter8607 does it matter if it's only one octave of crotales? Also would it be a regular violin bow?

[@mr.clickbaiter8607]

@@CalW44 I guess it really just depends on the part. There’s the reverse arpeggio thing going down at the end; if you don’t have two octaves of crotales, I’d do the crotales AND the glockenspiel instead of one or the other. I don’t remember using more than one octave of crotales, though. You should be safe. And yeah, regular violin bow works.

[@CalW44]

​@mr.clickbaiter8607 what part was the hardest do you think?

[@TheLiamSpencer]

I find this musical assembly quite delightful.

[@TheLiamSpencer]

So true, for real for real

[@TheLiamSpencer]

Why you talking little bro 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheLiamSpencer]

Your family hates you 😂😂😂😂😂😂😮😮

[@TheLiamSpencer]

STOP BULLYING ME 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[@HairyTater]

@@TheLiamSpencerwhy you talking littlest bro?😂😂

[@ajaianderson9186]

A masterpiece, wonderful, brilliant, stunning

[@marcosvela5504]

Agree

[@artsandstuff9159]

I thought the same person replied to his own comment 😭😭😭

[@ethanol7490]

Big "interstellar" vibes (no pun intended) from this piece. I love the use of the back ends of mallets, I think that's genius and super creative. Awesome piece! Hope to play that marimba part one day.

[@kloochie]

Beautiful

[@Jaggyuar]

Dont forget the homie on the glockenspiel! He's essential!

[@TheLiamSpencer]

I'll never forget little bro, I'm that cockaspill

[@TheLiamSpencer]

True that, true that little bro

[@gingertimelord9334]

wow love it

[@kloochie]

Love

[@patrickcagney8060]

Incredible performance! There is a song I remember from college that turns out to be this song originally. I can’t seem to find it. It had vocals over it. Anyone know what that rendition might be called?

[@mrmrsmrms]

Honestly ask ai

[@HouseofSamiah]

Beyond beautiful who do I reach out to to get music 🎶 for my self as a business 👩‍💼