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Did you see the NY Times article on 6/29/08? Here are links to the 2008 Zeltsman Marimba Festival and the commissioning project and composition contest, ZMF New Music, which were mentioned in the article.
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Nancy Zeltsman: Sweet Song
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Get it at Steve Weiss Music. Released June 2005. Recorded at Berklee College of Music. Produced by Ray Dillard. Music by Robert Aldridge, J.S. Bach, Mel Torme (arr. Friedman), Mario Casteluovo-Tedesco, Pius Cheung, David Friedman, Nancy Zeltsman, Errol Garner (arr. Zeltsman), Dizzy Gillespie (arr. Zeltsman), the Bee Gees (arr. Zeltsman). [Nancy considers this her “lite” CD: “good background music during dinner.”] Mostly solo marimba with guest percussionists Eguie Castrillo and Jamey Haddad.
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“Just got back from the post office with your new CD. To be honest I’ve just only listened to “The Christmas Song” and “Quincy” I must tell you that I’m totally knocked out with what you did with my pieces!!! The sound on the “The Christmas Song” is beautiful. Your phrasing of the melody spectacular! It gave me goose bumps! “Quincy” is a true adventure. You [and Jamey] made the piece really work! I’m flattered and touched.”
David Friedman, vibist/marimbist/composer
Berlin, Germany
“Your CD is a delight! Personal as home movies...”
Gordon Gottlieb
NY freelance percussionist extraordinaire
MP3 Samples
- Robert Aldridge: “Dance of Passion (4mb)” (3rd mvmt., “From My Little Island”)
- Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: “Andantino, quasi canzone (6.3mb)” (2nd mvmt., “Sonata” [for guitar])
- Bee Gees (arr.Zeltsman): “How Deep is Your Love (5.2mb)” with Eguie Castrillo, bongos and percussion
Jack Van Geem & Nancy Zeltsman (marimba duo): Pedro and Olga Learn to Dance
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Get it at Steve Weiss Music. Released July 2004. Produced by Ray Dillard. Music for marimba duo by Samuel Barber, Claude Debussy, Thomas Oboe Lee, Scott Lindroth, Joep Straesser & Andrew Thomas.
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“You guys are really dancing!”
Ivana Bilic, marimba soloist & timpanist
Zagreb, Croatia
“The Barber is painfully beautiful!”
Thomas Oboe Lee, composer
Cambridge, MA
Nancy Zeltsman: See Ya Thursday
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Get it at Steve Weiss Music Released October 1999. Produced by Ray Dillard. Music
by Emmanuel Séjourné, Steven Mackey,
Ludwig van Beethoven, Gunther Schuller, Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein,
Louis Andriessen, Paul Lansky, Federico Chueca & Traditional Mexican
MP3 Samples
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“Nancy Zeltsman has made an extraordinary career as a concert marimba
player, usually performing as part of a duo. For this solo recording, she reaches
beyond her usual repertoire of contemporary music to include adaptations of
more traditional pieces.
Zeltsman's deep relationship with her instrument have uniquely qualified
her to adapt pieces such as Ludwig Van Beethoven's “Bagatelle No. 4” and Duke
Ellington's “Morning Glory.” The marimba's glowing tones elegantly recreate
the emotion of the piece with a liquid baritone, an underwater piano. Pieces
like Leonard Bernstein's “For Susanna Kyle” make use of the instrument's
shimmering vibrations. Zeltsman's soft touch can raise a note with virtually no
attack, giving the percussive instrument an organlike quality. Contemporary
compositions like Gunther Schuller's “Marimbology” highlight the instrument's full
range and the performer's virtuosity. Others, like Emmanuel Séjourné's "Nancy,"
take a more minimalist approach.
Zeltsman's talent breathes passion into them all. Her solo performance
lets listeners focus on the difference a marimba makes, on pieces both new and
familiar.”
Reviewed on TowerRecords.com
"It is really incredible, Nancy. See Ya Thursday, the
playing and the recording, is a truly great moment for the marimba. Wow!!
You have set such an incredibly high standard artistically.
Congratulations, over and over again."
Gordon Stout, marimbist
Ithaca, NY
“Nancy Zeltsman’s CD See Ya Thursday is a fine example of how to play the marimba interestingly, musically, intelligently, with variety and utmost taste. There is no evidence of music choice just to exhibit technique. The focus seems to be on creating something beautiful, wonderful, memorable, moving, etc. She holds your interest throughout the entire recording.”
Murray Houllif, composer & percussionist Long Island, NY
"She plays with a remarkable sensibility to timbre, often achieving the
effect of true legato. Her subtle use of phrasing techniques often match
that of the best singers of art songs. Even when the textures require
extreme velocity, Zeltsman sounds the perfect artist. Little wonder that
so many composers write for her."
Heuwell Tircuit, Fanfare Magazine
"I own several marimba CDs by famous artists, and yours is my favorite to
listen to. Your music is uplifting, exciting, and exudes a wide range of
emotions. I love the tone you get out of the bars — to me, it is the
ideal marimba sound."
Kristen Shiner McGuire, percussionist
Rochester, NY
| Marimolin: Phantasmata |
 | With violinist Sharan Leventhal
Get it at GM Recordings (GM2048) Released August 1996. Produced by Gunther
Schuller. Music by Steven Scher, Michael DeMurga, Steven Mackey, Gunther
Schuller, Karl Kohn, Steve Adams, William Kraft & Daniel Levitan
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Marimolin: Marimolin
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With violinist Sharan Leventhal
GM Recordings (GM2023) Released November 1988. Produced by Gunther
Schuller. Music by Thomas Oboe Lee, Robert Aldridge, Scott Wheeler, Les
Thimmig, Amelia Rogers & Lyle Mays
"Best CD of the Month"
(Classical / March 1990)
"Perfect 10/10 Performance"
(for performance/sound quality)
"One of the most stylistically well-balanced, downright entertaining
collections of contemporary music released in recent years."
Linda Kohanov, CD Review |
Unfortunately, Marimolin's 2nd album entitled "Combo Platter" released on Catalyst/BMG has gone out of print.
Men With Guns
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 | Soundtrack for the 1998 Sony Pictures film written & directed by John
Sayles. Includes original music for marimba by Mason Daring performed by
Zeltsman. Rykodisc (10437)
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