Eric Ewazen is currently completing a band arrangement of his Concerto for Marimba. The premiere is in late April or early May. By the time you learn ...
I use a modified Burton grip (sort a of cross between Burton and Stevens, but different from Gordon's) and I prefer birch or maple handles on marimba ...
Yip and I crossed paths with our posts.Keiko Abe uses the traditional (not Burton) cross-grip, but she does play primarily double vertical rolls. Gord...
Any roll permutation is possible, regardless of which grip you use. Contrary to the dogmatic text, the principles of Stevens' Method of Movement apply...
Some would argue that a performance of Miki's Marimba Spiritual requires not one, but four copies of the published score. Anything else is in violatio...
Since each model marimba has different dimensions of the bars and thus, placement of the nodes, you will need either an old frame to match the Deagan ...
J.C. Deagan & Co. did a lot of experimentation a hundred years ago -- ebony, lignum vitae, etc. They claimed the best wood was a mysterious "Nagaed" (...
I used to insist on A440 and had my former Yamahas (A442) retuned. Now, however, with almost every manufacturer except Marimba One changing to A442, I...
I doubt if Al Payson is still in the castanet business. Rosewood castanets are available from many sources, including Black Swamp Percussion, Steve We...
That phone number should have been (773) 248-7733.Century Mallet Instrument ServiceGilberto Serna1770 West Berteau Ave.Chicago, IL 60613(773) 248-7733...
Yes, Newband is in residence at Monclair State University, NJ. See www.newband.orgWM
Dean Drummond, of "NewBand," somewhere in the New York area. Try a google search.WM
Correction: John Salazar informs me that he is independent and no longer affliated with Marimba One. That means that both Salazar AND Marimba One are ...
"Stipendium peccati," comissioned by the American Guild of Organists, is for organ and multiple percussion (difficult). 11', published by Jobert."Drea...
Fall Creek Marimbas (William Youhass)Salazar Fine Tuning (John Salazar / Marimba One)Century Mallet Instrument Service (Gilberto Serna)also Pearl/Adam...