Parade of the Penguins by Stuart O’Neil

This original for percussion ensemble is very metered, but don’t let its march-like quality fool you—this is a jovial piece that will have wide appeal. The writing is very well balanced between the melody in the keyboard parts and the contributions from the nonpitched instruments. This creates a more sophisticated piece than is sometimes heard at this level, and offers any number of teachable moments with your ensemble.

Parade of the Penguins comes as a full, bound score and includes a CD-ROM containing individual parts and a recording.