Non-Prophets, for snare drum and tape

Non-Prophets is a (not-so-subtle) pun on the non-profit status of some churches with malicious agenda, and also points out the hypocrisy of television pastors who scam desperate people out of money, making these pastors the furthest thing from a “prophet” in the evangelical sense.
The tape is comprised of real televangelist and internet pastors. The piece is separated into three parts. The first section is more aggressive and rhythmically challenging and addresses the absurd nature of televangelism. The middle section is played entirely with brushes and addresses the predatory nature of televangelists, especially their ability to trick desperate people into giving money to them with nothing in return. The third section is a return to the concept of televangelist absurdity, but now to a ludicrous level.
I don’t have a lot of patience for televangelists.
available at:
www.CalebPickering.com

[@WilliamBrownPercussion]

Your snare writing is really, really good man. great subject matter, video, playing, really admirable.

[@waffleonline]

I was just watching Seinfeld and heard Kramer say "lately I've been drifting aimlessly"... Recognised it from this straight away. Never realised that was his voice at the start of your piece!!

[@tommydobbs5364]

Nicely done! I really enjoyed watching this performance.

[@williamrichardson9691]

Excellent! I enjoyed this very much.

[@edsonp.barbosa-percussioni457]

very good, how do I get the parts and the tape?

[@CalebPickering]

Hey there! They're available at my site Www.CalebPickering.com you can find the music and audio there.

[@vincenzomiracula]

Nice sound, good job 😊

[@JoshKnight]

I really enjoyed the piece, Caleb, nice work!

[@CalebPickering]

Thanks for listening!

[@jaimegarcia2949]

what brushes are you using?

[@CalebPickering]

Innovative Percussion wbr-1. Just a stock retractable metal wire brush.