William Kraft (December 26th, 1923 – February 12th, 2022) is considered to be one of the most important and defining composers of percussion throughout the 20th century. His music was, and continues to be, a pinnacle of pedagogical and performance repertoire, shaping the development of multiple-percussion and percussion ensemble literature. Kraft’s innovative and colorful works became an immediate obsession of mine over the last year. (2021-2022) After studying works such as, English Suite, French Suite, Suite for WeatherKings, as well as both of his timpani concerti, I was immediately inspired to write a work dedicated to him after his passing in early 2022.