naomi mcgillivray
COMPOSER | PERCUSSIONIST | EDUCATOR
Works
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2024
Scat Funk
6' | Percussion Quartet
1. drum kit.
2. orchestral b.d. + kick pedal, x3 roto toms, high-pitched woodblock, tam-tam
3. orchestral b.d. (shared) + kick pedal, x5 glass bottles pitched low to high, low + high pitched woodblocks
4. vibraphone, ride/suspended cymbal.
A Sense of Place
10' | Flexible Percussion Trio
1. 4.3 Marimba, Suspended Cymbal
2. Vibraphone, Suspended Cymbal
3. Snare Drum, x3 Toms, Suspended Cymbal.
A series of 27 performance cards, each including an instruction and/or notation/graphic to perform. Cards can be played in any order.
The piece can be built from 1-3 players.
Anam ÄŠara
5' | Viola and Vibraphone
Premiering at soundfestival in October 2024.
Murmuration
8' | Chamber Orchestra
2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn; 2 tpt (Bb); timp, vib./mar.; vln I, vln II, vla, cl, db.
Cairies
4' 30" | Clarinet Trio
clarinet in Bb, cello, piano.
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2023
Sleekit
7 | Chamber Ensemble
2fl, 2ob, 2cl (Bb), 2 Bsn; Vib; Vln I, Vln II, Vla, Cl, Db.
I'm Worried it Will Always Be You (arr)
Original by Katie Gregson-Macleod
4' 30" | Chamber Orchestra
2fl, 2ob, 2cl (Bb), 2 Bsn, 2 Hn (F); Vln I, Vln II, Vla, Cl, Db.
Sounds of the Day
6' | Open Score
Premiered at the Klangwerkstatt Festival in November 2023.