Zeltsman Marimba Festival is scheduled for 2015-06-28/2015-07-11 at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The intensive includes master classes, lessons, ensemble rehearsals and eight public concerts. A shorter ZMF Weekend option runs 2015-07-03/2015-07-05.
Programme
The programme includes:
- Andrew Thomas: Merlin
- Michael Tilson Thomas: Island Music
Visiting composers and speakers include Paul Lansky, Daniel Levitan, Steven Mackey, Andrew Thomas and Ivan Trevino. ZMF Weekend includes three evening concerts and daytime talks, classes and performances.
Performers
Faculty artists are Pius Cheung , Emmanuel Séjourné , Julie Spencer, Gordon Stout , Mike Truesdell, Jack Van Geem and Nancy Zeltsman . Showcase artists are Brandon Ilaw, Yuhan Su and Stephanie Webster. Guest performers include Sharan Leventhal (violin), Jonathan Singer (tabla) and Excelsis Percussion Quartet.
Tickets
Full-festival tuition is $1,425; the ZMF Weekend participation fee is $290. The full-festival application deadline is 2015-05-01, and the Weekend deadline is 2015-06-01. See the contemporary PAS festival listing for registration details.