Approximately 75 students, faculty members, friends, and relatives crowded into the Harriet Fulton Theatre this past Wednesday evening to enjoy the sounds and talent of David Sinclair’s junior percussion recital.

Sinclair is from South Fulton and has been playing percussion instruments since the sixth grade. By performing in this recital, he fulfilled part of the requirement for his Bachelor of Music degree.

The evening began with his first piece, Etude No. 1, by Jacques Delecluse. This performance was played on the snare drum. His performance was outstanding. Sinclair chose this piece because Jacques Delecluse is an important and familiar name for all serious students of the snare drum.

The second performance was In the Valley of the Kings by Kevin Erickson. This piece consisted of three separate movements. The first was called Nah an-Ni (Nile River), the second, As-Sahra’ Ash-Sharqiyah (Arabian Desert) and the third was called Tomb of the Pharoh.

“The composer does not mention any specific impressions he had for the piece, so I leave the audience to allow their imaginations to run wild, and paint their own picture of what they hear in this piece of music,” said Sinclair.

The piece was performed on the timpani, which Sinclair has seemed to master.

The third piece Sinclair chose to perform was Andante from Violin Sonata No. 2 by Bach.

This piece was beautifully performed on the marimba. This instrument proved to be the audience’s favorite.

“The marimba piece has definitely been my favorite throughout his performance so far,” said Virginia Kruckenberg, an elementary education major from Columbia.

“He is skilled in all the instruments that he has played, but he seems to really enjoy playing the marimba,” said Lindsey Beatty, a junior nursing major from Memphis.

Following intermission, Sinclair played the vibraphone on Three Fantasies for Solo Vibraphone by Alexander Lepak.

“The piece begins in a very somber tone, giving the impression that there is some conflict which needs to be resolved, and it works out as the music progresses,” said Sinclair.

Sinclair saved the best for his last performance, once again playing the marimba to Leigh Howard Stevens’s Great Wall. Stevens wrote this piece after visiting the Great Wall of China.

“The music reflects how he felt after witnessing the largest man-made structure in the world. It starts slowly and fades as it ends, much like the Great Wall itself, and eventually fades into nothingness,” said Sinclair.