just a little query, I was watching High Fidelity which put me in the top 5 mood, so hey! what your top 5 favorite marimba piece be?
mine are:
to perform:
Dream of The Cherry Blossums-Keiko Abe
Ultimatum 1-Nebojsa Zivkovic
Asturias Leyenda-Isaac Albeniz/Stevens
For Marimba and Tape-Martin Wesley-Smith
Memories of the Sheashore-Keiko Abe
to listen to:
Marimba Concerto: Light of Eternal Longing-Richard Dubra
Prelude and Fuge in Bb-Bach
Michi-Keiko Abe
Velocities-Schwantner
Robert's Park-David Brown
great question!!!!
to perform:
Dream of the Cherry Blossoms- Keiko Abe
Creston Concertino- Paul Creston
Rhythm Song- Paul Smadbeck
Frogs- Keiko Abe
Etude in C Major- C.O. Musser
to listen to:
Rin-Sai- Akira Miyoshi
Marimba Spiritual- Minoru Miki
Voice of Matsuri Drums- Keiko Abe
Variations on Japanese Children's Songs, Keiko Abe
Fluctus- Nebojsa Zivkovic
top 5 to perform
Nancy: Emmanuel Sejourne
Etude for a Quiet Hall: Christopher Deane
My Lady White: David Maslanka
Caritas: Michael Burritt
Uneven Souls: Nebojsa Zivkovic
Top 5 to Listen to
Bach Cello Suites (Chirstopher Norton)
See ya Thursday: Steven Mackey (Nancy Zeltsman)
Process of Invention: Christopher Deane (Mark Ford)
Two Movements: Thoshimitsu Tanaka (Nebojsa Zivkovic)
Of Wind and Water: Dave Hollinden (Michael Burritt)
Top 5 performances heard this past year at UK
Selder Beams of Solid Rhythm: Dave Hollinden (Andrew Spencer)
Waking Dreams: Tempus Fugit (Micheal Burritt & UK Percussion Ensemble)
Concerto for Marimba & Orchestra: Jorge Sarmientos (Makoto Nakura with Lexington Philharmonic)
Dances of Earth and Fire (excerpts): Peter Klatzow (Robert Van Sice)
Rhapsody in Blue: Gershwin/Potter (Janis Potter and Marine Band)
By the way, High Fidelity is a great flick.
Jeremy
www.uky.edu/StudentOrgs/Percussion
