SMQ Percussion Quartet
Album artwork style image evoking warm wooden marimba bars and soft amber tones, conveying a quiet, resonant, artistic mood

Media & Recordings

Recordings and live performance clips from the SMQ Percussion Quartet, including the debut album "Singing Wood."

Singing Wood

Close view of marimba bars and mallets in warm wood tones, quiet and contemplative in feeling

"Singing Wood," the quartet's debut album, was released on iTunes on December 11, 2012. It is also available on CD Baby and Amazon.com.

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Tracklist

  1. Assez Vif — from String Quartet no. 1 — M. Ravel
  2. Aquarium — from Carnival of the Animals — C. Saint-Saëns
  3. Allegro — from Concerto in D minor BWV 1052 — J.S. Bach
  4. Danse — Claude Debussy
  5. Urlicht — from Symphony no. 2 — G. Mahler
  6. Libertango — Astor Piazzolla
  7. Lux Aurumque — Eric Whitacre
  8. Kodo — Yoshida Brothers (and additional tracks)

Live SMQ Concert — February 4, 2011

A recording from a live performance at Music Works Northwest, featuring the following works:

  • Sculpture in Wood by Rudiger Pawassar
  • Super Mario Brothers theme — arrangement by SMQ
  • Brazilian Fantasy by Ney Rosauro, "Bach in Brazil" — arrangement by SMQ

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