Coffee Break

Comp. Mark & Ewelina Ford

5 players

Medium Concert Percussion 

Instrumentation: Four different sizes of paper coffee cups with lids and sleeves.

Percussion Quintet Performing on Coffee Cups

The Story

Music is everywhere and of course coffee has rhythm! After many visits to numerous coffee shops and improvising with cups, we decided to write a composition that brings fun, energy and theatre to the concert stage. Coffee Break is like “Head Talk” on caffeine!! Have fun! MF & EBF

The Instruments

Coffee Break is written for four different sizes of paper coffee cups with lids and sleeves. At popular coffee shops the sizes of these cups are called Short (small -­‐ espresso), Tall (medium), Grande (large), and Venti (extra-­‐large). Coffee Break also uses one medium Frappuccino cup with lid and straw. This theatre/percussion work is designed for males to play the first four parts and a female to play the 5th percussion part (or a fifth male in a wig! Use your imagination! Anyone can play any of the parts!)