Hi
I am now in San Francisco.
I am here to speak at two panel discussions at RSA confernece.
I will be staying until the next weekend.
If there is anybody here in San Francisco, I would love to get in touch.
Cheers,
Nat
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Hello to all Members,
I am the founder of the Marimba Player‘s group on facebook. Please let me post a few words to you…
Thank you for joining „All Marimba Players“ Group on facebook. I am very happy to see a lot of marimba players worldwide.
In the following lines I post some things you can do to grow up the facebook Marimba community.
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What the Members should do…
1. Post all Events you know regarding Marimba Playing around the globe. (Concerts, Festivals, Courses and Masterclasses, Competitions and so on…)
2. Upload Fotos and Videos from you playing your instrument in concert or while practicing
3. Discuss with others about interesting themes.
(CD Releases, Concerts, Repertoire, Competitions and Masterclasses, Music Scores and compositions, Manufacturers and building Marimbas and everything else related to Marimba.
4. MAKE PROMOTION for “All Marimba Players” with your friends and collegues to grow this group.
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Thank you once more for joining „All Marimba Players“ on facebook.
Warmest regards from Salzburg
Michael
PS:
All Marimba Players who would liko to apply for the Masterclass in Salzburg (July 2010) with Prof. Peter Sadlo and Prof. Bogdan Bacanu – please get in contact with us via email and we will let you know how the application process works easy.
email: classicconcert@me.com
click also the “Events” button at “All Marimba Players”
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KEIKO ABE INTERNATIONAL MARIMBA ACADEMY
First edition: March 2-11, 2007- BELGIUM
Guest lecturer & artistic director: Ludwig Albert
Coordinator Chin-Cheng Lin
We would like to inform you that the details about The first edition of the annual KEIKO ABE International marimba academy- Belgium
It will be placed during March 2007. This academy is open for intermediate, advanced & professional marimba-players solo & duo. A full week of practising, individual lessons marimba solo & duo, master classes and chamber
music. Competition training will be included for candidates of the Universal marimba competition-
Belgium, August 2007. Selected participants will perform during the closing public concert on March 10,
in the academic hall. The course offers to participate as an active performing participant or as a passive
observer participant. Each active participant should prepare at least one work from Keiko Abe & two
extra free chosen works.
Full week program contains:
– Daily individual lessons & master classes.
– Chamber music sessions (marimba duo,- trio &
Hey all,
I’m planning on getting my own 5 octave marimba (height adjustable) within the next year or 2, I’ve done a lot of research on the subject (and i do mean alot) and came down to 2 choices.
1. Malletech Imperial Grand (brass)
2. Marimba One
I don’t really like the Adams. don’t wanna take my chances with Coe or Demorrow (have never heard them in person, and I feel safer with a bigger name) and i don’t like yamahas.
People tend to say good things about their own instrument, so there’s really no point in reading reviews online, since those who don’t like their instrument will most likely not take the time to write a review.
The most important thing I’m after is sound quality only. looks, portability and price aren’t big concerns (it’ll be used at home 90% of the time anyways)
Personally speaking, i’ve only heard Marimba One in person once. and i have yet heard a Malletech live (without mixing or mics). The option of going around town isn’t availble since we don’t have too many marimbas around here in richmond/vancouver BC.
since i can’t really do a comparision by ear (at least not for the time being), i was just wondering what you guys think about the marimbas from the two companies in terms of sound and features.
***In particular, i would like to hear what you think of:
1. Malletech brass resonators, Wide Bars, Round accental edges, Tunable resonator, Height adjust system, warranty.
2. Marimba one’s voicing option, height adjust system, genereal instrument design.
3. some specific Pros and Cons for the 2 companies
here’re some of the things i like from each company:
Malletech:
1. Turnable Resonator on individual tubes
2. Height adjustable system ( i could be wrong, but they look easier to operate than marimba one’s, according to the catalogue). It seems that the general design of the instrument looks really reliable and convient for setup.
3. Round Bar edges for accedentals
Marimba One:
1. Bar exchange policy, voicing option, heard alot of good things about their services
2. a lot of players + universities use them.
3. Price (i could be wrong again, Prices I’ve seen for Marimba Ones are lower than Malletechs.
i liked the sound i heard from marimba one, but i might feel differently if the malletech wide bars are as good as they claim to be, but of course, they’d be more likely to break (i don’t think i’ll overplay bars though). I play alot of Bach and classical pieces and keiko abe pieces as well.
Anyways, i hope you can give me as much info as possible!
Your help is important to me and is much appreciated,
happy practicing!
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