Cubist dawn composition with fractured saxophone and marimba forms

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Gyoka Yamabe 3rd Concert — 暁

Saxophonist Gyoka Yamabe presents her third concert with guest marimbist Yukako Ihara and pianist OHSHIMA Chiaki on September 12, 2026, in Hamura, Tokyo.

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Abstract-expressionist concert hall with luminous brushwork converging on a marimba stage

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Ayami Okamura Marimba Solo Recital — Place to Be

Germany-based marimba and percussion artist Ayami Okamura presents her solo recital Place to Be on September 5, 2026, at Aoyama Music Memorial Hall Barocksaal in Kyoto.

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Official cover of Musashi for Solo Marimba by Francisco Villanueva, placed at the lower right over a softly blurred background

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Musashi for Solo Marimba — Francisco Villanueva

HoneyRock Publishing's March 2026 edition of Francisco Villanueva's prize-winning advanced solo marimba work.

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Abstract pendulums, marimba bars, mallets, and rhythmic forms linked by a luminous curving path

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A Tribute to Steve Reich: Blow Up Percussion in Rome

Blow Up Percussion presents an immersive Steve Reich programme across two spaces at Mattatoio in Rome on October 4, 2026, as part of Romaeuropa Festival.

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Rosewood marimba bars meeting grand-piano keys in amber and teal light

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Fumito Nunoya & Atsushi Yamanaka Marimba and Piano Duo Concert

Marimbist Fumito Nunoya and pianist Atsushi Yamanaka perform together for the first time on October 1, 2026, at Nagoya City Showa Cultural Small Theater.

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Gyoka Yamabe 3rd Concert — 暁

Saxophonist Gyoka Yamabe presents her third concert with guest marimbist Yukako Ihara and pianist OHSHIMA Chiaki on September 12, 2026, in Hamura, Tokyo.

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