Eastern Hill Music

11/05/2024

NC Day of Percussion recap! 🥁🎵

Thanks to everyone who could come by and show their support and a huge shout out to the composers who were able to stop by! 🥁🎵

26/04/2024

Hey everyone! EHM will be at the NC Day of Percussion May 11 at Enloe High School. Be sure to stop by and say hi! 🥁

We will also have percussion pieces available for purchase by composers:
Casey D’Sola, Sean Andres, Josh Walker, Jordan Walsh, Keeghan Fountain, and more!

19/09/2023

🚨 NORTH CAROLINA BAND DIRECTORS 🚨
Don’t miss out! is offering a FREE masterclass to you and your students with the purchase of his book “A Guide For The Modern Percussionist.”

This all-encompassing resource includes a video companion series, as well as NINE percussion ensemble pieces of varying instrumentations and difficulty. From now until the end of the month, this resource can be purchased with a 20% discount! Link in Bio!

30/08/2023

🎵 Get ready for the new school year with our "Back to School" sale! 📚🥁 Enjoy a 15% discount on all Percussion Ensemble music PLUS 20% of Casey D’Sola’s “A Guide For The Modern Percussionist”. Whether you're a student or a teacher, now's the perfect time to stock up on scores. Use code “BackToSchool” at checkout! 🎶
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13/01/2023

The spring semester is coming! Now is the perfect time to pick up ’s “Guide for the Modern Percussionist”. 15% off now until February 1st! Use code “GUIDE” at checkout! Link in bio.
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Now through 2/1/23 | Eligible for digital orders only
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06/09/2022

We are pleased to announce you can now pre-order "A Guide For The Modern Percussionist" by and his team of contributors.

This is an extremely comprehensive percussion method book for Middle and High school in multiple parts- the method book, video lessons, and a collection of 9 ensemble pieces. One social post can't begin to capture the magnitude of this resource.
You can read about the full offerings at the pre-order link here- https://easternhillmusic.com/shop/pre-order-a-guide-for-the-modern-percussionist-casey-dsola/

The creators and the publisher, Eastern Hill Music, have decided from the beginning to make accessibility of this resource the main priority. To accomplish this, a PDF version will be offered at a reduced price.

21/04/2022

We will be showcasing our percussion library, featuring some Connecticut-based composers, at the CT Percussion Convention!

With top of the line clinicians, snare drum competition, and giveaways, you won't want to miss out!

See you there🥁

Percussive Arts Society

15/01/2022

Tired of learning the same rep that you've heard everyone playing on your instrument for years?
Shop small business with new composers from EHM for a fresh library in 2022!

30/10/2021

Searching for Christmas-themed percussion ensemble repertoire?

Check out Josh Walker's medley, "Carol of the Merry Gentlemen"! 🎄

This is a bombastic and energetic medley of two Christmas favorites, Carol Of The Bells and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. It is arranged for 9 to about 15 players of differing skill levels. The two marimba parts can fit on one 4 octave marimba if needed.

22/10/2021

New composer, new music!

We warmly welcome Jon Howe to the EHM composer roster, whose piece for mallet sextet, “Solas”, is now available through EHM!

https://easternhillmusic.com/shop/solas/

Taken from the University of Rhode Island's Percussion Ensemble "Homegrown" concert in December of 2018.This was originally a file that I thought I had lost,...

03/06/2021

A Shadow that Never Leaves, for Solo Piano, by Elizabeth Gelinas (Eliza G).

In The Dhammapada, Buddha shares wisdom in short, powerful verses that can act as a guide to achieving enlightenment through wholesome practice. He explains what will become of disciplined minds, and what selfish minds will lack. The verse, “Our life is shaped by our mind, we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought like the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind, we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves”, discusses the power of intention and encourages students to cleanse their mind of negative thoughts. Living and thinking in a moral and ethical way in the absolute sense rather than by the standards of any particular time or society. Embracing the natural pulse of mantras and the flow of Buddha’s verses opened my eyes to freer forms of structure. The duality of the verse, implications of both evil and pure thoughts, is reflected by the difference in sonorities surrounding the main theme when it reappears. Chords that were once dissonant and heavy become cheerful and empowering.

17/05/2021

New this month from new Trish Torline Music!

“It Takes Two to Duet” is an exciting duet for two trumpets and piano that is ideal for medium level players. This piece is quick and light, fun to perform, and enjoyable to hear. Perfect for Solo and Ensemble Festival, concert, or recital.

"It Takes Two to Duet" is an exciting duet for two trumpets and piano that is ideal for medium level players. This piece is quick and light, fun to perform, and enjoyable to hear. Perfect for Solo and

05/05/2021

NEW THIS MONTH!

New Cole Reyes is a Brooklyn-based composer, arranger, and performer who seeks to encapsulate fragments of the human experience through the lens of contemporary classical music.
Homestead is a piece for solo piano written to reflect the solitude felt during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pick up the score only at easternhillmusic.com!

25/04/2021

Variations on a Theme of Euphemia Allen, by Michael Cutler (Performed by Michael McKay) is a set of variations on a very, very familiar theme: published as “The Celebrated Chop Waltz,” by Arthur di Lulli, it was written by one Euphemia Allen and better known as “Chopsticks.” The introduction is a Lisztian flourish, leading almost comically to the theme in its complete form. The variations are free-form, each self-contained, and exploring some aspect of the theme. The first two are shorter and more dancing, being characteristically waltz-like. The third breaks from the waltz to play with a little motif in 4/4 time, while the fourth is slower and more sentimental. A gigue-like fifth variation in a minor key includes a mandatory Dies Irae reference, and follows straight into a lighter major-key piece that follows organically out of the gigue. Two slower elaborations then lead into a scherzo and a fughetta, which flows into a chorale in the style of Mendelssohn’s E Minor Prelude and Fugue. Finally, a virtuosic coda which quotes Beethoven’s first sonata and calls back to the introduction rounds out the work. The whole is about a twenty-minute vehicle for showmanship, for a pianist with a good sense of humour.

Available at easternhillmusic.com

20/04/2021

Stained Glass Window, by Spencer Bambrick Music, is a work for Orchestra and Organ that uses unique textures from lush brass to pointed metallic percussion. Moving from an aleatoric intro, to the tutti unison melodies, this piece makes an excellent finale to any orchestra concert.

06/04/2021

🚨 New Music! 🚨
Head to our website to see brand new scores available only through EHM - New music for percussion quartet, piano, violin, french horn, plus our FIRST large ensemble scores for orchestra and concert band!

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25/03/2021

CALLING ALL COMPOSERS: Want to maximize your composition's profit, but don't want to deal with the hassle of self-publishing? Look no further: Every enjoys a 50% royalty rate on all pieces published with us. Submit your work at www.easternhillmusic.com!

22/03/2021

“Ephemeral Murmuration” by Matthew Curley is an excellent addition to the solo snare drum w/ track repertoire. Score available only at easternhillmusic.com!
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14/03/2021

Our featured video this month is “Staying Home”, written & performed by Mike Neumeyer Music. Sheet music for this piece and more of Mike’s works available at www.easternhillmusic.com!
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08/03/2021

Head to www.easternhillmusic.com to check out our new releases for March!
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28/02/2021

Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996)

Ella Fitzgerald - “The First Lady of Song”, “Queen of Jazz”, “Lady Ella” - was the most well known female jazz singer for more than 50 years. Among other things, she was known for her phrasing, impeccable diction, and scatting.

Fitzgerald first received notoriety and musical success when playing with the Chick Webb Orchesetra. They toured often and performed across the country, but most often at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. The other jazz greats that had the pleasure of working with her were Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie and Benny Goodman, among others.

She was not immune to discrimination. Fitzgerald’s manager, Norman, refused to accept any sort of discrimination at hotels, restaurants, or any other destination while on tour. While touring in Dallas, though, a police squad barged backstage to hassle the performers, and arrested everyone, including Ella, Dizzy Gillespie, and Illinois Jacquet. She received overwhelming support from numerous celebrity fans after the incident, including an irate Marilyn Monroe.

President Ronald Reagan awarded Fitzgerald the National Medal fo Arts in 1987. By the end of her career, she had recorded over 200 albums, and amassed 14 Grammy awards. She gave her final performance in 1991 at Carnegie Hall, the 26th time she performed there.

On June 15, 1996, Ella Fitzgerald passed away after complications with her diabetes and multiple surgeries. Signs of remembrance appeared from all over the world, including a Marquee at the Hollywood Bowl Theater reading “Ella, we will miss you.”

Notable recordings include “A-Tisket A-Tasket”, “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If it Ain’t Go That Swing)”, “Dream a Little Dream of Me”, and “Cheek to Cheek”, among many others.

23/02/2021

To be performed by indeterminate ensemble of at least 8 players (more than 8 encouraged.) The piece is of indeterminate length and relies on ensemble communication to advance from one measure to the next.

You can find this and more from Ben in our Library!
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16/02/2021

In one of our newest works for solo piano, Sam Adams captures what it would be like to walk into the home of a clockmaker, being surrounded by the ticking of various timepieces.

You can find Sam's music and more for piano on our website.
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Music from Sam Adams-
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Music for Piano-
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13/02/2021

Throughout , we’ll be highlighting just some of the most prolific composers who changed music as the world knew it. We begin with the “King of Ragtime”, Scott Joplin.

Scott Joplin (1868 - 1917) was one of the most extraordinary and influential black composers of the turn of the century; his name has since become synonymous with an entire genre. Joplin spent most of his life trying to become a composer of “serious music”, and in doing so, composed two operas: A Guest of Honor (1903) and Treemonisha (1911), the second of which posthumously earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1976.

Joplin died before his music had reached any recognizable fame, and today we have little left of him. Had it not been for a resurgence and rediscovering of his music in the 1970s, he may have never been as celebrated as he is today. We remember Scott Joplin for being persistent in finding his musical voice in a world that did not always welcome him; his jaunty rhythms, unique harmonies, and complex bass patterns that are still imitated by composers to this day.
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05/02/2021

Reminiscence- Keeghan Fountain

02/02/2021

26/01/2021

Composers! Time is running out to take advantage of this offer. Submit your scores at www.easternhillmusic.com/submit-a-work/

EHM is committed to pushing for a more fair standard in composer compensation rates. Submit your music at www.easternhillmusic.com/keep-your-cut/

05/01/2021

EHM is committed to pushing for a more fair standard in composer compensation rates. Submit your music at www.easternhillmusic.com/keep-your-cut/

21/12/2020

“Reminiscence” by Keeghan Fountain now available at easternhillmusic.com!

https://easternhillmusic.com/shop/reminiscene/

Reminiscence by Keeghan FountainPerformed by Nupur Thakkar and Ji Hye Jung at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University.Recorded by Continuous Motio...

14/12/2020

We are officially live! Head to easternhillmusic.com to see our initial library and learn about our amazing composers!

We will be constantly updating our library to ensure you receive the newest music from our current group of up-and-coming composers and more along the way.

Find something you love? Let us know!

Cheers to a new generation of music creation that pushes us towards the future!

-Joe and Sean, Managing Partners EHM