Desert Wood - A Marimba/Percussion Duo by Mark Ford

My concept for Desert Wood was to explore new combinations of sounds for the marimba in a
duo setting with instruments such as the doumbek, cajon, glockenspiel, and metal instruments
like cymbals and gongs, etc. The imagery of the music includes Middle Eastern inspired grooves
combined with a contemporary marimba vocabulary. The intended result was an earthy musical
dialogue with character, passion and drive.
Mark Ford
Desert Wood is published by Musicon Publications:
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Desert Wood was commissioned by Ryan Frost and Matthew Andreini.
In Memory of the Lives and Gifts of:
Frigyes Hidas, Hungary, 1928-2007
Karel Husa, Czech Republic/USA, 1921-2016
Kamilló Lendvay, Hungary, 1928-2016
This recording of Desert Wood was performed on May, 1, 2022 in the University of North Texas College of Music's Voertman Concert Hall by Yun-Chen Chou on marimba/toms and Mark Ford on Multi-Percussion/Glockenspiel.

[@Dacronhai]

I really like this

[@markfordmusic]

Many thanks! I do too! ;-)

[@tomsmith2417]

Don’t believe I’ve ever seen a multi percussion and marimba dynamic employed like it is here. Amazing composition and performance

[@markfordmusic]

Tom, many thanks! Desert Wood was a wonderful journey in the composition stage. In practice, the instruments for the percussionist can vary (with the exception of the glockenspiel) to match the performer's choice of colors etc. All the best for your music!

[@SophiaSuante]

Man that girl on marimba is so cool!

[@markfordmusic]

I agree!

[@Mekaels_Music]

Fantastic work here mark

[@markfordmusic]

Thanks so much!