Steel Heart

by Mike Nevin

Medium-Advanced Concert Percussion

9-12 Players

Instrumentation:

• Chimes
• Glockenspiel
• Steel pan* (low C single tenor or double seconds/double tenor with possible adjustments)
• 2 Vibraphones
• 3 Marimbas (low A, one opt. low C)
• Bass guitar (or malletSTATION/MalletKAT)
• Drumset
• Drums* — concert bass drum, bongos, timbales, surdo (or floor tom)
• Cymbals and gongs* — small crash cymbal (15” or 16”), suspended cymbal, tam-tam
• Accessories — shaker, shekere, brake drum, cowbell*, triangle*, woodblock*, mounted rock tambourine*

*optional

Steel Heart by Mike Nevin is a medium-advanced percussion ensemble piece blending traditional mallet writing with the bright timbre of steel pan and a driving rhythm section. Originally conceived as a solo, this arrangement expands the work into a dynamic ensemble setting that captures the warmth and spirit of island-inspired grooves.

The piece may be performed with or without steel pan—the solo line can alternatively be played on vibraphone—offering flexibility for diverse program needs. Optional auxiliary percussion parts and acoustic effects allow for creative instrumentation and scalability for varying group sizes.

This piece ships as a fully bound score. Individual parts come exclusively in PDF format.