Brian received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and Percussion Performance from Ithaca College, where he studied with Gordon Stout. He continued his studies and earned his Master’s Degree in Percussion Performance from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Allen Otte. Brian actively performs on marimba, has been published by HoneyRock Publications and specializes in Percussion Ensemble transcriptions of rock music, which have been performed in many colleges and universities across the country.
Catalog of Transcriptions:
Discipline (1997) – King Crimson
-3 marimbas, drum set
Irish Tune from the County Derry (2013) – Percy Grainger
-marimba quartet
Because (2012) – The Beatles
-toy piano, marimba (3 players), glockenspiel
Mercy Street (2007) – Peter Gabriel
-solo marimba
Annie Waits (2002) – Ben Folds
-large percussion ensemble
Waiting Man (2002) – King Crimson
-marimbas, vibes, glockenspiel, almglocken, drum set
Master Blaster (Jammin’) (2002) – Stevie Wonder
-steel drum band
Kid A (2001) – Radiohead
-large percussion ensemble
La Mer (2001) – Nine Inch Nails
-large percussion ensemble
The ConstruKction of Light (2001) – King Crimson
-marimbas, vibes, drum set
Maxwell’s Silver Hammer (2001) – The Beatles
-marimba (3 players), deconstructed drum set, xylophone, piano, anvil
Add It Up (2001) – Violent Femmes
-xylophone, tuned snare drums
Nocturnes III for solo Marimba (2001) – Gao Ping
-solo marimba
©2003, HoneyRock Publications
Uncle Meat Suite (2001) – Frank Zappa
-percussion trio
Uncle Meat Main Title Theme/Zolar Czakl
Dog Breath Preamble/Nine Types of Industrial Pollution
Dog Breath Variations
We Can Shoot You
A Pound for a Brown on the Bus
Mercy Street (2000) – Peter Gabriel
-marimba, vibes, steel drum, drum set
Indiscipline (2000) – King Crimson
-multiple drum sets, vibes with distortion, spoken word
Approximate (2000) – Frank Zappa
-metal objects
Powerhouse (2000) – Raymond Scott
-marimba (3 players), drum set
When I’m Sixty-Four (2000) – The Beatles
-marimba (3 players), deconstructed drum set, piano
B’Boom – THRAK (1998) – King Crimson
-drum set duet, guitars, Chapman stick/bass
3 Muses (1998) – Full Circle
-vibes solo, marimba, glockenspiel, cymbals
Sinister Footwear II – (1998) Frank Zappa
-large percussion ensemble
If Mallets Had Wings, original composition, c. 1993 (CIDA Individual mallet solo champ!)