Oak

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• Description +

  • Oak was written to represent the peacefulness of lying against an oak tree with no responsibilities. I started the piece my last year of college in the middle of preparing for my recital, juries, exams, and trio concerto performance. The repeating motif took me back to a less busy time in my life and reminded me to stop and enjoy the things around me.
    
    After finishing the solo, I was writing a description for the piece, and ended up writing the poem on the left. Feel free to use it as inspiration, program notes, or separate from the solo.
    
    The solo itself is medium difficulty for four mallets. This version is playable on a 4.3 octave. If played correctly, the performer and the audience should feel any burdens lift and cause anyone listening to just breathe.
    
    This piece will make an excellent work for a younger student learning four mallets, or for an advanced player looking for a light addition to their recital/portfolio.

• Instrumentation +

  • Marimba (4.3 Octave)

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• About the composer +

  • Jared Coller is an active percussionist and composer from Northwest Indiana. Jared is a regular member of the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, Windiana Concert Band, and several area city bands. Jared also plays percussion and drum set for many area theatre companies.
    
    As an in-demand soloist, Jared has performed several major solo works with orchestra and concert band including Creston’s Concertino for Marimba, Beeson’s Prometheus Rapture, and Ford’s Stubernic Fantasy. In March 2025, Jared performed the world premiere of Kjell Roikjer’s Concerto No. 2 for Xylophone and Orchestra with the La Porte County Symphony Orchestra, published by Edition Svitzer.
    
    Jared is a graduate of Valparaiso University and past participant in the World Percussion Group Academy. Jared is a proud endorser of Artifact Percussion sticks and mallets.

• Credits +

  • Front Cover Graphics and Layout: Caitlyn Coller
    Photo: Bob Wellinski
    Printed in Copenhagen, Denmark
    Copyright © Edition SVITZER
    www.editionsvitzer.com

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Oak (PDF)