Event Title
Catching Shadows by Ivan Trevino
Performer / Ensemble
Justin Bunting (Marimba), Cassie Bunting (Marimba)
Date of Publication
3-26-2021
Document Type
Concert
Abstract / Program Notes
Award-winning composer Ivan Trevino's music has quickly become some of the most popular in the percussion repertoire. He has a unique voice that blends rock, alternative, metal, and other popular styles into classical percussion. Catching Shadows (2013) is a marimba duet commissioned by Michael Burritt. About this piece, Ivan writes, "Michael Burritt and I have become good friends and collaborators over the years, and on a recent road trip to a gig, he said 'I'm in charge of the tunes!' Honestly, I didn't know what to expect! He plugged in his iPod, and the first thing to play: Radiohead, then Dave Matthews, then Earth, Wind & Fire. That's when I discovered something cool about Mike: he's as much rock musician as classical musician. It just so happens he plays marimba. Sometimes, I feel the same way. With Catching Shadows, I thought about our road trip and decided to write a rock tune inspired by Mike's playlist."
Biography
Justin Bunting currently serves as Assistant Professor of Percussion at the Univesity of Arkansas at Little Rock. His performance engagements include PASIC, the Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic, the NEXUS Summer Percussion Workshop in Toronto, and the Great American Brass Band Festival. As an orchestral musician, Justin has performed with the Arkansas, Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Salisbury Symphonies. His marimba method book is published by C. Alan Publications and he also has three pieces published by Bachovich Music Publications. He has been a part of commissioning, premiering, or composing more than twenty works for percussion from composers including Ivan Trevino, Evan Chapman, Emma O’Halloran, and Steve Landis. Justin previously served on the faculties of Western Colorado University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Winston-Salem State University and is an artist/endorser of Zildjian cymbals, Vic Firth sticks and mallets, Grover Pro Percussion products, and is a member of the D’Addario/Evans Education Collective.
Cassie Bunting has a diverse career as an educator, performer, clinician, and chamber musician. She previously served as Secondary Music Teacher at Crested Butte Community School in Crested Butte, Colorado, as well as Assistant Director of Bands and Director of Percussion Studies at Charlotte Catholic High School and Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has performed with orchestras in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Salsbury (NC), the North Carolina Brass Band, Gate City Percussion, and was an invited artist and clinician as part of the first Mars Hill University Percussion Guest Artist Residency. Cassie holds a Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance and Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Musicology from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Belmont University. She has studied with acclaimed percussionists Eric Willie, Neeraj Mehta, Christopher Norton, and Todd Kemp.
Keywords
Percussion, marimba
Description
10-minute showcase performance
Catching Shadows by Ivan Trevino
Award-winning composer Ivan Trevino's music has quickly become some of the most popular in the percussion repertoire. He has a unique voice that blends rock, alternative, metal, and other popular styles into classical percussion. Catching Shadows (2013) is a marimba duet commissioned by Michael Burritt. About this piece, Ivan writes, "Michael Burritt and I have become good friends and collaborators over the years, and on a recent road trip to a gig, he said 'I'm in charge of the tunes!' Honestly, I didn't know what to expect! He plugged in his iPod, and the first thing to play: Radiohead, then Dave Matthews, then Earth, Wind & Fire. That's when I discovered something cool about Mike: he's as much rock musician as classical musician. It just so happens he plays marimba. Sometimes, I feel the same way. With Catching Shadows, I thought about our road trip and decided to write a rock tune inspired by Mike's playlist."