The Percussive Arts Society (PAS®) is a not-for-profit service organization. Its purpose is educational, promoting drums and percussion through a viable network of performers, teachers, students, enthusiasts and sustaining members.

Marimba.fr is a new website about the marimba and the marimbist such Keiko Abe, Jean Geoffroy,Eric Sammut and more...
You will find a lot of posts about the history of the marimba, the modern marimba and the news around the marimba.
Good reading !

Dear Marimba Player's,

We would like to inform you that the details about the Marimba Competition Linz 2006 are now online!
Please feel free to navigate around on www.marimbafestival.at

Jury:
Reinhart von Gutzeit / Austria (President of Jury)
Bogdan B

Japan Percussion Society's homepage.

2007 Classical Marimba League Composition Competition
http://classical.marimba.googlepages.com

FIRST PRIZE AWARDS
Sheet Music Publication by C. Alan Publications
World Premier Performances
Live Recordings of winning compositions

INSTRUMENTATION CATEGORIES
1) Marimba Duo
2) Marimba w/String Quartet
3) Preludes for Solo Marimba
4) Marimba w/Piano
5) Marimba w/Chorus.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE
March 10th 2007

Website including application and details:
http://classical.marimba.googlepages.com

Classical Marimba League
Classical.Marimba@gmail.com

Cimbalom World Association is a non-profit organization for all kinds of Dulcimer players and lovers, including Cimbalom, Hammerd Dulcimer, Santoor, and Yang Qin.