Alter Ego by Pat Jacobs is a snare drum solo with a digital accompaniment made solely from the sounds of the drum - but stretched, mangled, de-tuned, warped, and otherwise transformed. This solo won 1st place in the 2014 Percussive Arts Society Composition Contest.
This highly energetic solo involves a lot of interplay between the performer and the soundscape, as well as some very non-traditional techniques. Have you ever scraped the snares themselves with a wire brush in a performance?
If you need a snare drum solo for a recital, this piece is an excellent choice. It's artistically written and will truly engage your audience.
Difficulty: Advanced
Duration: 8:20
Alter Ego comes in a professionally bound folio with a CD-ROM containing stereo and mono methods of implementing the soundscape and click track.
