Chasing Infinity

Daughtrey, Nathan

Medium/Advanced Concert Percussion

13 Players

Chasing Infinity is an exciting & colorful 12-minute work for 13 percussionists that was inspired by a quote from Gustav Flaubert: “Everything measurable passes, everything that can be counted has an end. Only three things are infinite: the sky in its stars, the sea in its drops of water, and the heart in its tears.”

Instrumentation:

Glockenspiel
Vibraphone
Chimes
Xylophone, Shared Vibraphone
Marimba 1 (4.3-octave)
Marimba 2 (4.3-octave)
Marimba 3 (5-octave)
Timpani (4 drums), Claves

Percussion 1 [Snare Drum, 2 Triangles, Small Suspended Cymbal]
Percussion 2 [Snare Drum, Finger Cymbals, Bongos, Congas (2), Medium Suspended Cymbal]
Percussion 3 [Bell Tree, Large Suspended Cymbal, Ocean Drum, Wind Chimes, 2 Woodblocks]
Percussion 4 [4 Concert Toms, China Cymbal, Hi-Hat]
Percussion 5 [Concert Bass Drum, Multi-Bass Drum, Tam-Tam]