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First Keiko Abe International Marimba Academy 2007

Ludwig Albert August 9, 2006 No Comments

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 &

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Universal Marimba Competition Belgium 2007- 3rd Edition

Ludwig Albert August 5, 2006 No Comments

Dear Marimba Player’s,

We would like to inform you that the details about the Universal Marimba Competition Belgium 2007 (for solo and duo marimba) will be online in the end of August 2006!
Please feel free to navigate around on www.marimbacompetition.com

Jury:
Anders Loguin/ SW (President of Jury)
Ludwig Albert / BE (Artistic Director)
Keiko Abe / JP (Honourable Jury)
David Friedman / DE
Michael Udow ./ USA
Frederic Macarez / FR
Leo Ouderits / BE

If you have any other questions, please don

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Results for International Marimba Competition Linz 2006

office July 27, 2006 No Comments

Dear Marimbist,

here the results of the Linz Competition. We will inform all Marimbplayers we know about the results. If you have a list of Marimba Players please provide us with it…

1st prize: Ji Hye JUNG (ADAMS Artist Classic Marimba)
2nd prize: Anne-Julie CARON (4.000 Euro)
3rd prize: Richard PUTZ (1.000 Euro)
3rd prize: Christoph SIETZEN (1.000 Euro)
Norsk-Classic Concert Prize:
Vasilena SERAFIMOVA (1.000 Euro)

Classic Concert Records prize: Anne-Julie CARON
YAMAHA Audience Prize: Christoph SIETZEN
IKMMA prize: Juan FORERO CAVIEDES

Best wishes
Michael Preibisch

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First Keiko Abe International Marimba Academy 2007

Ludwig Albert July 22, 2006 No Comments

KEIKO ABE INTERNATIONAL MARIMBA ACADEMY
First edition: March 2-11, 2007- BELGIUM
Guest lecturer & artistic director: Ludwig Albert
Coordinator Chin-Cheng Lin

KEIKO ABE- Japan
It is almost impossible to describe the unique qualities of this incredible artist in such short space.
She belongs to the absolute top tier of modern marimba music, both as a performer and composer,
and has almost single-handedly developed the marimba into a consummate concert instrument.
Keiko Abe has reached her position as a world class musician thanks to a rare combination
of passionate artistry and virtuosic technique. She commands an overwhelming repertoire, and
appears regularly throughout the world in performances of solo concertos, chamber music, and
improvisations at international festivals. As Professor of Music at the Toho Gakuan School of Music,
Tokyo and at Soai College, she is also in demand as a guest lecturer and teacher. She has given
more than 90 master-classes in the leading music conservatories in North America, Central
America, Europe and Asia since 1977. In addition, she has recorded extensively releasing more
than 30 LP and CD recordings since 1962 on the Columbia, Denon, Wergo, Bis, Forte and Xebec
record labels. She has performed the world premiere of over 180 marimba compositions and has
received numerous awards, including induction into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in
1993. Keiko Abe

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Top 10 Favorite Marimba Pieces

marimbamaster82 September 30, 2003 No Comments

Hi Everyone –

I agree with Chris that this board has been dead for the last couple of weeks. Lets see if we can get back into the swing of things.

Everyone please list your top 10 favorite marimba pieces. Its cool if you only feel like listing 5 instead of 10 solos. Hopefully this will lead to some great discussions and exposure to great marimba repertoire.

Here are my Top 10 Favorite Marimba Pieces as of 10/03.

1. Mirage – Seuyoshi
2. Reflections on the Nature of Water – Druckman
3. Convergence I – Taira
4. After Syrinx II – Bennett
5. Etudes for Marimba, Book 1 – Stout
6. Preludes 1-3 for Marimba – Helble
7. Time for Marimba – Miki
8. Merlin for Marimba – Thomas
9. Velocities – Schwantner
10. Autumn Island – Reynolds

*Runner up – Variations on Japanese Children’s Songs by Keiko Abe *

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