Holly Harrison, Composer
“Power Up is a lively and energetic work with a strong rhythmic focus. Drawing inspiration from 80s rock, the body percussion imitates the drum kit heard in the orchestra, embracing the drummer inside each of us. Power Up uses three recurring percussive patterns throughout, along with drum fills and simple hand actions. Keep an ear out for how the patterns change as different instrument families join in and how they match up with the orchestra over time, especially the brass. The final section accelerates rapidly towards the end - in this adrenaline-filled finale, I ask: can you keep up?!” - Holly Harrison, composer
Angela Chapman, Presenter and Body Percussion Performer
“Holly has written a piece that flows intuitively and gives sufficient aural cues for non-readers of notation to perform the score from memory. The body percussion part makes perfect sense with the music, and there is just the right amount of fun injected into the experience by vocalizations. Holly even included some suggestions from my students, which delighted me as it underlined for them that they are a part of the music-making process and not just end consumers.” - Angela Chapman, presenter
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