The Space is the place for fun learning Nov 12, 2009
Sara Alvarenga, 10, took her turn at the makeshift marimbas to create some music of her own. It s cool, she said. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Percussion piece highlights Symphony's season opener Oct 26, 2009
The piece begins with a persistent motor rhythm on two marimbas, which are the most prominent instruments in the score ... Aside from an episode of dueling drum sets, the marimbas dominate the first movement, "Spices"; each movement supposedly represents one of the nouns in the title ... However, there's a lot of sameness in this movement, an effect of the unbroken rhythm drummed out on marimbas, a dulcet instrument but somewhat limited in timbre -- like a meal where the only spice is cilantro. (Anchorage Daily News)
• Interweaving rhythms Aug 21, 2009
The newcomers - a set of handmade marimbas - have taken up permanent residence at the Canvas after a long, auspicious voyage that began several years ago in the mind of director Annie Geselle ... Geselle's experience with marimbas and their inherently adaptable nature led her to decide they were the best choice ... The marimbas finally passed from idea into substance this past winter, under the hands of artisan Peter Swing in New Mexico, who spent about a month constructing each one. (Juneau Empire)
• Marimbas, musicians arrive at The Canvas for program kick-off Aug 14, 2009
Marimbas, musicians arrive at The Canvas for program kick-off - Juneau Empire ... Marimbas, musicians arrive at The Canvas for program kick-off 081309 ART 5 Juneau Empire Instruments have arrived at the The Canvas Community Art Studio & Gallery for their year-round marimba program ... Marimbas, musicians arrive at The Canvas for program kick-off Thursday, August 13, 2009. (Juneau Empire)
CHS drum line to play 25-hour drum-a-thon Friday, Saturday Aug 13, 2009
The goal of last year s drum-a-thon was to raise funds for the purchase of marimbas, Miller said. This year the event will raise funds for smaller items not included in the school bond issue approved this spring. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Bang on a Can finale plays minimalism to the max Jul 27, 2009
Players held down a steady pulse on marimbas, xylophones, and pianos while ornamenting it with evolving polyrhythms. Todd Reynolds on violin and Laura Radnofsky on cello sawed gently back and forth, like sea anemones in a tidal pool. (Boston Globe)
Vanguard drum corps gets rush out of the drill Jun 24, 2009
The front ensemble - marimbas, xylophone, timpani - would move to a courtyard surrounded by buildings. Only the horns would stay on the football field where all three sections began. (San Francisco Chronicle)
African flavour to Mozart's Magic Flute is pure yet fun May 28, 2009
" With marimbas and steel drums replacing the piccolo and tympani, it's little wonder that the 28-30 May performance at the Victoria Theatre has been sold out. According to Malefane, any pure opera buff will appreciate the efforts in 'breathing new life' into the opera. "For many years, it has been done and performed in the same way. But now, there some fresh air into it and even the purists will have to say it's fun," she said. While the performance will be fun, Donford pointed out that the... (Channelnewsasia.com)
3 Gamelan groups blend voices at arts festival May 17, 2009
They'll showcase some primo Indonesian artists and a range of Balinese music and movement, from ceremonial temple dances to more contemporary secular works performed on the gamelan jegog, an orchestra of giant bamboo marimbas with tubes so long they have to be struck by musicians sitting on top. The suite, created by the company's two artists-in-residence with grant support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation, is unique in part because it uses three gamelans - mesmerizing orchestras of drums,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Philly favorites to hit theater Mar 26, 2009
Besides guitar, bass and drums, the band members play clavinets, saxophones, French horns, flutes, xylophones and marimbas among others. Its music has been featured in the TV show Weeds and a series of Nike commercials. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Concert to feature nontraditional percussion Mar 26, 2009
"There are pieces with just marimbas, drum pieces with multi-purpose tympanies and bongos, untraditional instruments including brake drums, tin cans and other household products and even shotguns," Coulter said. One piece is all marimbas and another, called "Stained Glass," involves playing rims of glasses with different levels of water to create different pitches, according to Coulter. (The University Echo, TN)
