Hellenic Deities as Classical Music I've Played
i used to be a percussionist, so i thought this would be fun!!
Asteria - Chorale from Jupiter, Gustav Holst, arr. by me lol
my junior year i arranged a mallet quartet of the chorale from Jupiter, and my band director let us play it at a concert it was great !!
Urania - One Giant Leap, Erik Morales
i played the snare part my freshman year, which was before i realized that space was My Thing, and i wish i had put more effort into it then :(, but it's still a banger
Artemis - Star Trek, arr. Jay Bocook
i played literally every mallet part, but it was so fun and kind if a workout lol,, i love this arrangement so much
Hera - Chorale and Shaker Dance, John Zdechlik
what band kid hasn't played this lmao,, but it is such a fun listen, especially that alto sax solo which is chefs kiss
Zeus - Stormbreak, Jim Casella
this is such a cool song (without the winds is my preference tbh) and i KILLED it on tambourine
Hephaistos - Second Suite in F Major, Gustav Holst
specifically the third movement because i played the "anvil" which was so much fun, but even though i didn't play in the first movement, it does set off a fight or flight response lol
Hermes - Galop, Dmitri Shostakovich
i dont think a piece has ever gotten stuck in my head and stressed me out so much simultaneously, but it's such a banger
Hestia - Ukrainian Bell Carol, i have no idea who arranged the one i played :(
it started just me and my friend playing (completely caught us off guard lmao) and it was so much fun playing crotales <3
Ares - Mozambique, Chris Brooks
yet again another banger, i've performed it twice, playing first marimba and timpani, and it was so much fun (wish i got to play the xylophone part tho 😔)
Athena - Illumination, David Maslanka
one of the last pieces i played, it was so much fun tbh
Apollo - Sea Refractions, Mitchell Peters
my first and only four mallet marimba solo, i was going to perform it but then i had a family emergency which got in the way, but it's such a good piece omg, also i dedicated learning it to him and artemis
how many times did i say banger lol













