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NATHAN DAUGHTREY (b. 1975)

Nathan Daughtrey (b. 1975) earned a Bachelor Degree in Music Education (1997), a Master of Music in Percussion Performance (1999) and a Doctor of Musical Arts (2004) from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Described as “fresh and imaginative,” (Percussive Notes), his band and percussion works are quickly gaining international recognition with performances at educational institutions of all levels, festivals/contests, and music conferences around the world. Many of his original works and arrangements are becoming standards in the repertoire, including “Limerick Daydreams” for percussion ensemble or symphonic band, “Shock Factor” for percussion quintet, and “Strange Dreams” for clarinet/alto saxophone and marimba.

His numerous awards include 1st Place in the 2000 Southeastern Composers’ League Philip Slates Competition for “Episodes for Solo Piano,” and 2nd and 3rd Place in the 2004 Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest for his large percussion ensemble works “Limerick Daydreams” and “Adaptation,” respectively. Dr. Daughtrey also has commissions extending well into 2008. His works have been performed at the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic, the Percussive Arts Society International Conference, the Asian Symphonic Band Competition in Bangkok, and several Music Educators Conferences and Days of Percussion around the United States.

Dr. Daughtrey is also quite active and sought after as a solo marimba artist and clinician. With “dazzling virtuosity, [Daughtrey] plays with awesome skill, projecting emotion, power, and awe in his interpretation” (Classical Voice North Carolina). His performances have taken him across the United States, Eastern Europe, and Japan. He has appeared as featured soloist with the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, and several university orchestras across the U.S. His first CD, “Spiral Passages” was released in 2001 and featured original and transcribed works for solo marimba, as well as accompanied works. Nathan performance of McCarthy’s “WarHammer” from his CD was recently featured on National Public Radio’s All Songs Considered program. He is currently working on his second CD, “Strange Dreams,” which will feature Emma Lou Diemer’s marimba concerto, several of his own compositions, and more. Nathan is a performing artist and clinician for Yamaha Corporation and Vic Firth sticks and mallets.

Website: http://www.NathanDaughtrey.com

WORKS

Books
Book of Percussion Audition Music, The (with Cort McClaren)
Celtic Xylophone, The (Book 1)
Celtic Xylophone, The (Book 2) Coming in 2008!

Chamber
Episodes for Solo Piano (solo piano)
Old Pond, The (solo piano)
Strange Dreams (clarinet or alto saxophone/marimba duet)
Tangling Shadows (oboe/vibraphone duet) NEW!

Concert Band
Appalachian Air (Grade II+)
Apollo's Chariot (Grade II) NEW!
Foggy Dew, The (Grade III xylophone feature) Coming in 2008!
Irish Washerwoman (Grade III xylophone feature) NEW!
Limerick Daydreams (Grade V)
Silver Moon (Grade V) NEW!
Through the Horizon (Grade IV) NEW!

Percussion
13 Morceaux (solo marimba) - Sibelius
24 Caprices (solo marimba) - Paganini
Adaptation (percussion ensemble 11)
Celtic Xylophone, Book 1 (solo xylophone w/ marimba trio)
Celtic Xylophone, Book 2 (solo xylophone w/ marimba trio) Coming in 2008!
Edge of the World (marimba/vibraphone duet) Coming in 2008!
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (marimba quartet)
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (marimba duet) - Liszt
Immortal Dream (keyboard percussion ensemble 7)
La Catedral - Andante & Allegro (solo marimba) - Barrios
La Catedral - Preludio Saudade (solo marimba) - Barrios
Las Abejas (solo marimba) - Barrios
Limerick Daydreams (percussion ensemble 10)
Lost Souls (percussion quintet)
Mercury Rising (percussion ensemble 7)
Mountain Paths (solo marimba w/ optional piano accompaniment)
Old Pond, The (marimba/vibraphone duet)
Shock Factor (percussion quintet)
Silent Night (marimba quartet)
Sizzle! (percussion quintet)
Song to the Moon (percussioon ensemble 8) - Dvorak
Spiral Passages (CD)
Stomping Ground (marimba/vibraphone duet) Coming in 2008!
Techno-Pop (percussion ensemble 7) NEW!
Una Limosnita por Amor de Dios (solo marimba) - Barrios
Unleash the Fury (marimba quartet)

Piano Reductions
Concertino for Four Percussion by David Gillingham NEW!
Concertino for Marimba and Wind Ensemble by Thomas Briggs
Concerto for Marimba by David Gillingham NEW!
Concerto for Percussion Solo and Wind Ensemble or Orchestra by Gary Ziek NEW!
Concerto for Viola, Cello and Orchestra by David Gillingham Coming in 2008!
Elegy for English Horn and Band by Jack Stamp
Four Maryland Songs by Jack Stamp
Gate to Heaven by David Gillingham (solo marimba and percussion ensemble or orchestra)
In the Sea by Jeannine Maddox (solo marimba and orchestra)
Quintessence II by David Gillingham (solo brass quintet, solo percussion, and wind ensemble or orchestra)
Soliloquy & Dance by Philip Parker (solo oboe and band)
When Speaks the Signal-Trumpet Tone by David Gillingham (solo trumpet and wind ensemble) Coming in 2008!

Orchestrations
Concertino for Four Percussion and Orchestra by David Gilingham (orig. for wind ensemble) NEW!
Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Orchestra by David Gillingham (orig. for wind ensemble) NEW!
Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra by David Gillingham (orig. for wind ensemble) Coming in 2008!
Concerto for Percussion Solo and Orchestra by Gary Ziek (orig. for wind ensemble) NEW!
Concerto for Percussion Solo and Percussion Ensemble by Gary Ziek (orig. for wind ensemble) NEW!
Gate to Heaven for Marimba and String Orchestra by David Gillingham (orig. for percussion ensemble)