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This past June/July, I composed a piece inspired by the weeks I spent volunteering at a place called Quarantine Island/Kamau Taurua, on the South Island of New Zealand off the Otago Peninsula. The piece tells of the island's history as a quarantine station (and the Maori injustices that accompany colonization) and my experience living there, volunteering, meeting community members, and hanging out with the Island Keeper and his two wonderful kids.

"Imagine" by John Lennon - Recorded in 1971, this song is timeless and one was John Lennon's biggest hit. Seems so appropriate for what's going on in today's world. Here's my interpretation which includes some reharm and a modulation. Mallets: Vic Firth Signature model (M39).

Maybe a bit of a stretch but...this counts as a video featuring a vibraphone, right? ;)
Happy Halloween!

Lewis Wright, vibraphone
Good to see vibes , step by step, be played in diferent musics. Enjoy !

hey,
just to spread some good music. i play drums in this band. i think Zappa is the best...
hopefully there are not too many donald trump fans on the site :)

hope you enjoy it!
tarik

A little afternoon practice today on John Coltrane’s classic “Giant Steps”.

My school had an informal recital this month, so I jumped at the opportunity to play. Feels like a VWS mini concert because I only had a few weeks to prep and could only play a couple tunes. I edited the applause out of this recording, but here you have my October mini concert.

For those unfamiliar with Tony's mini concert challenges, all you need to do is choose three tunes and record them (video or audio) without stopping. They don't need to be perfect (as you can tell from my recording), you just need to play and post. Always a humbling and motivating experience.

When working through this, it’s been difficult getting one solid run without missing at least 1 note. Threw in a ritardando at the end (I know it’s not written; to me it seemed appropriate to use there). Tried emulating this as a smooth and moving lullaby. Criticisms highly welcomed, and well appreciated