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NATHAN DAUGHTREY (b. 1975)

Composer and percussionist Nathan Daughtrey (b. 1975) has distinguished himself in recent years as an artist of great range. Described as “fresh and imaginative” (Percussive Notes) and “evocatively crafted” (IU Herald Times), his works have been performed by individuals and ensembles of all levels at festivals and venues around the world, including the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the International Double Reed Society Conference, and the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic. With several awards to his credit, Dr. Daughtrey is the only composer to win 2nd and 3rd Place the same year in the Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest. He has received an ASCAP Plus Award every year since 2007. With over 50 publications for percussion, concert band, and orchestra, he is in great demand for commissions and clinics.

Dr. Daughtrey is also extremely active and sought after as a solo marimba artist and clinician. His performances have taken him throughout the United States and overseas to Eastern Europe and Japan, appearing as featured soloist with orchestras such as the North Carolina Symphony and the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. His first CD, “Spiral Passages,” was released in 2001 and features original and adapted works for solo and accompanied marimba. Other recent collaborative recordings include Emma Lou Diemer’s work “Concerto in One Movement for Marimba and Orchestra,” Michael Udow’s CD “Footprints,” and Daniel McCarthy’s CD “Song of Middle Earth.”

Dr. Daughtrey is a Performing Artist and Clinician for Yamaha Corporation and Vic Firth, Inc.

Website: http://www.NathanDaughtrey.com

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WORKS

Books
Book of Percussion Audition Music, The (with Cort McClaren)
Celtic Xylophone, The (Book 1)
Celtic Xylophone, The (Book 2)
The Yuletide Marimbist (collection of Christmas arrangements for solo marimba) New!

Chamber
Episodes fo r Solo Piano (solo piano)
Old Pond, The (solo piano)
Strange Dreams (clarinet or alto saxophone/marimba duet)
Tangling Shadows, Version 1 (oboe/vibraphone duet)
Tangling Shadows, Version 2 (soprano saxophone/marimba duet) New!

Compact Discs
Spiral Passages (solo marimba CD)
The Yuletide Marimba (solo marimba CD) New!

Concert Band
Appalachian Air (Grade II+)
Apollo's Chariot (Grade II)
Downtown Dash (Grade II) New!
Foggy Dew, The (Grade III xylophone feature)
Immortal Dream (Grade IV) New!
Irish Washerwoman (Grade III xylophone feature)
Legend of the Sword (Grade IV)
Limerick Daydreams (Grade V)
Silver Moon (Grade V)
Through the Horizon (Grade IV)

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)
Edge of the World (marimba/vibraphone duet)
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)
Power Struggle (percussion ensemble 8) New!
Rock House Creek (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)
Techno-Pop (percussion ensemble 7
Una Limosnita por Amor de Dios (solo marimba) - Barrios
Unleash the Fury (marimba quartet)

Piano Reductions
Concertino for Four Percussion by David Gillingham
Concerto for Euphonium, Winds, & Percussion by David Gillingham New!
Concerto for Horn and Symphonic Band by David Gillingham
Concertino for Marimba and Wind Ensemble by Thomas Briggs
Concerto No. 2 for Marimba by David Gillingham
Concerto for Percussion Solo and Wind Ensemble or Orchestra by Gary Ziek
Concerto for Viola, Cello and Orchestra by David Gillingham
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)

Orchestrations
Concertino for Four Percussion and Orchestra by David Gilingham (orig. for wind ensemble)
Concerto No. 2 for Marimba and Percussion Orchestra by David Gillingham (orig. for wind ensemble)
Concerto No. 2 for Marimba and Orchestra by David Gillingham (orig. for wind ensemble)
Concerto for Percussion Solo and Orchestra by Gary Ziek (orig. for wind ensemble)
Concerto for Percussion Solo and Percussion Ensemble by Gary Ziek (orig. for wind ensemble)
Gate to Heaven for Marimba and String Orchestra by David Gillingham (orig. for percussion ensemble)