Crown of Thorns by David Maslanka

Performed by the University of Oklahoma Percussion Ensemble Under the direction of Dr. Lance Drege ----------------------------------- ABOUT THE PIECE: Crown of Thorns (1991) for Keyboard Percussion Ensemble Premiered 11/91 by the University of Oklahoma (Norman) Percussion ensemble, Richard Gipson, conductor. Commissioned by the University of Oklahoma Percussion Ensemble/Richard Gipson The title “Crown of Thorns“ is an obvious reference to Christ’s Crown of Thorns, but the name first came to me as a po