The Lee University School of Music will present “Marimba Madness,” a percussion studio concert, featuring guest artist Nancy Zeltsman on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Pangle Hall. The program will include works ...

That’s what “marimba” means in the African language of Bantu. Designed much like the keyboard of a piano, the marimba makes music when mallets strike its wood staves. When those mallets are being ...

"It's mind-blowing for me to remember that because of one single request from my band director, my life has had such an incredible journey," says Tommy Dobbs, assistant professor of percussion at ...

If the marimba had existed in J.S. Bach’s time, would he have composed for that dark, mellow, resonant instrument? Most folks would answer yes, but renowned marimba soloist She-e Wu goes one step ...

An arrangement of Big Country, written by alumnus Olin Johannessen and performed by the UMass Amherst Marimba Band, is being heard around the country. Big Country, a catchy tune written by banjo ...

Bojan Hoover, a 20-year-old percussionist, has been playing the marimba for nine years and will perform with the Missoula Symphony Orchestra this weekend. Photo by KURT WILSON/Missoulian Click here to ...

The fifth North Louisiana Youth Percussion Ensemble (NLYPE) Festival will return to Louisiana Tech University’s Howard Auditorium March 24-25. The event was created in part to provide a performance ...