Of course if I had my way I’d be writing stuff everyday. Without work to interrupt. Or trivial things, like eating. And sleeping. Hence the drought between entries. So! Here’s some holiday funnery to get you in the Xmas mood. ‘Cause you need it and all. I took a favorite of mine and now a Xmas classic, The Carol of the Bells (Ukrainian Christmas Carol), and I arranged it for mallet choir (chimes, orchestra bells, xylophone, marimba, and vibes). I focused on staying true to the original melody while mixing up some rhythms and phrases within the piece. I also played around with dynamics, and in particular orchestral builds (dynamic builds achieved by stacking instrumental parts toward a common resolution in a staggered pattern). Enough musical jargon! Let it snow:

Carol of the Bells (mallet choir)