Island Breeze is a percussion ensemble with flexible instrumentation that is playable with as few as 4 players or as many as 13. It evokes images of being at a party on the beach. The piece features a laid back melody as well as written out solo measures for both mallet and battery percussion instruments. Instrumentation Glockenspiel* Vibraphone Chimes Xylophone [may double with Marimba]* Marimba [4-octave] Timpani [2 drums] Snare Drum* Bass Drum Triangle Tambourine Hi-Hat 2 Concert Toms* *These instruments are required for performance. All others are optional.