The Warning Lights Are Blinking Red - solo marimba + audio track by Ivan Trevino

The Warning Lights Are Blinking Red is scored for solo marimba with audio track. The piece was composed for Nežka Prosenjak, winner of the 2018 MalletLab International Online Soloist Competition.

Sheet music is available at IvanDrums.com

I wrote The Warning Lights Are Blinking Red shortly after revisiting George Orwell's novel, "1984". Given the political situation we currently find ourselves in, this line in the book was particularly poignant: “The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

With Warning Lights, I wanted to create something chaotic and tense, something that captures the manic state of today's political climate. The piece is a point of departure for me in terms of compositional process and sound, and also in terms of technical and rhythmic difficulty.

Video and audio captured by 2x1 Media: www.2x1media.com

Recorded at Cultivate 7Twelve Art Studios in Waco, TX.