There will also be an International Marimba Competition in Belgium in 2004, hosted by Ludwig Albert.WM
The history of the World Marimba Competition (Stuttgart, 1996; Okaya, 1999; Stuttgart, 2002) suggests that the next one will be in Japan in 2005, but ...
Oops, that should have been "Michiko TAKAHASHI."
The only recording of the Takemitsu is by Michiko Takehashi and the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. It has been released on several CD's; the o...
The Takemitsu is rental only from Salabert (G. Schirmer).The Schwantner solo part and study score are sale items (Steve Weiss Music or others); the or...
They are running a little behind in getting the information together. It should be available soon.WM
I loved the Bethancourt mallets back in my early days and they were obviously the inspiration for the Encore line and every birch-handled mallet today...
Hi, LonIfukebe: Lauda ConcertanteZivkovic: Marimba Concerto No. 2I'd recommend getting the Kurka and Rosauro out of the way now and move on in a more ...
There are George Hamilton Green transcriptions of all of these Kreisler solos, but I second the recommendation to listen to the original versions.WM
Add the Hovhaness Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints (concerto for xylophone and orchestra) to the above list, too.WM
See Janis Potter's "Wrap It Up: An Introduction to Marimba Mallet Wrapping" in Percussive Notes, Vol. 38, No. 3, June 2000.
You can purchase a hard copy from Steve Weiss Music, among other dealers -- steveweissmusic.com .I'm pretty confident that you won't find the Press bo...
Look / search through the PAS Publication Archives for articles by Dean Gronemeier, either on line at pas.org (if your membership is active) or throug...
Corker is a not terribly complex, fast and jazzy piece, using a small multi setup (hi-hat, cymbal, snare drum, a few toms) plus marimba and vibes. The...
The (out-of-date) orchestration books will say 4-octaves (C3-C7), but nearly every high school or college in the country will have 4.3 (A2-C7). Most m...