If you aren’t watching Adam Tan’s videos on YouTube or following him on FaceBook, do it now! The videos are informative and funny. The videos include tutorials, reviews and performances. Check out this video for his “Top 10 Favorite Marimba Solos.”
What are your top 10 marimba solos? Leave a comment below.
VF Artist YoungKyoung Lee performs Alejandro Viñao’s new marimba/electronics solo ‘Madera, Viento y Metal’ (Wood, Wind & Metal).
If you are not familiar with Alejandro Viñao, check out his other works for marimba and percussion ensemble:
Khan Variations: Performance by Svet Stoyanov
Estudios de Frontera: Performance by Eastman Percussion Ensemble
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long way home, for solo marimba (4.3 oct.) was composed and performed by Dr. Chad Floyd in the fall of 2016. This piece is self-published and is available from the composer.
There are many people who play Bach on marimba, but no one does it better than Jean Geoffroy. He is a member of the Percussions de Strasbough and professor of percussion at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Lyon. He has multiple recordings of Bach, including:
Jean Geoffroy joue Bach
Bach: Variations Goldberg
J.S. Bach: Suites 1007 à 1012
This video features the Prélude from BWV 1007, the Bourrée from BWV 1009 and the Grave from BWV 1003.
Keiko Abe just celebrated her 80th birthday on April 18. Keiko Abe is a Japanese composer and marimba artist. According to wikipedia.org: “She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire, and through her collaboration with the Yamaha Corporation, developed the modern five-octave concert marimba.”
Inner Eye is inspired by a statue of Shiva at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The “third eye” or “inner eye” of the statue is believed to see beyond sight, and is the portal into the central energy point of a being. This idea of inward reflection, and dizziness felt when observing the multiple faces of the statue, led the the circular motifs and chaotic moments of this piece.
Maria Finkelmeier, marimba and loop
Scott Quade, videography
Skype Lessons with Dr. Gerhart