A frame drum duet inspired by the 50th anniversary of Steve Reich's seminal piece, Clapping Music. Can be performed by two drummers, or by a single performer with a loop pedal.

A concert piece for percussion trio – marimba, vibraphone and darbuka. Modal and groove-oriented, with improvised solos from each player. PDF score and individual parts.

A concert piece for percussion duo (djembes, bells, gongs) composed by Ken Shorley. The three movements are entitled, I: Machine, II: Dreams, III: Traffic.

A concert solo piece for 5 temple blocks. Modular and groove-oriented. Download includes PDF playing score.

A gently drifting, meditative, minimalist piece for solo piano that I composed originally for Halifax pianist, Jennifer King. Her recording is available on streaming sites, and on my Bandcamp page. https://kenshorley.bandcamp.com

A concert solo piece for 3 drums (roto toms, toms, congas, etc). Inspired by minimalist pattern and Carnatic rhythms. Download includes PDF playing score.

A concert piece for world percussion quartet – darbuka, riq, caxixi, and cajon. Composed for TorQ Percussion Quartet. Includes PDF score, parts, and performance notes.

A hypnotic piece for frame drum and darbuka. From 2005 Time Zone DVD with Marla Leigh. PDF playing score contains Western music notation and text-based hand drum notation.

An original trance-inducing rhythm composed by Ken for two different frame drums, ideally of different sizes and pitches. This tutorial video features Ken playing the rhythm on 18" and 14" Cooperman tars.