Smith / Macdonald Solo Marimba Commissions 2 CD

Marimba virtuoso Payton MacDonald presents six new works for solo marimba, all composed for him, including music by Elliott Sharp, Stuart Saunders Smith, Peter Jarvis, Jeffrey Kresky, and Robert Morris. Payton MacDonald is a percussionist who works across a wide range of musical disciplines. He was a founding member of Alarm Will Sound, a new-music chamber orchestra. Alarm Will Sound is currently regarded as one of the foremost new music ensembles in the country, with multiple recordings and performances all over the globe. He has also appeared as a soloist in many countries, performed with Present Music and the New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, Verederos flute and percussion duo, and toured Japan with Keiko Abe and the Galaxy percussion group.