26. April 2025, 19 Uhr,
Konzertsaal der VHS Bamberg
Tränkgasse 4 , Bamberg
Eintritt frei, um Spenden wird gebeten
Marimba Festiva
Künstler/Artists
Brian Zator – USA
Repertoire:
Ballades for Koto Solo – Minoru Miki (1930-2011), Arr. Brian Zator
To the South, The Young Sprout, Skylark
Berserker – Caleb Pickering (b. 1990)
Dr. Brian Zator is the Director of Percussion at East Texas A&M University and has been awarded the distinction of Regents Professor, the highest honor given to faculty in the A&M-System. His percussion ensembles are 2-time winners of the prestigious PAS International Percussion Ensemble Competition, presented a concert at PASIC 2006 featuring works of Minoru Miki, performed multiple TMEA Showcase Concerts, and have released two CD’s since 2007. Dr. Zator holds degrees from Baylor University, the University of Michigan, the University of North Texas, and is a former student of Keiko Abe. He has performed at conventions and festivals across the United States, at Carnegie Hall, and in Europe, South America, Asia, and Australia. He has two recordings on Equilibrium Records: “Zamiki: Music for Solo Marimba” and a chamber-works CD entitled, “Zoomorphs”. Dr. Zator was named a 2021 Co-Winner for The American Prize in Instrumental Performance and is an active festival and concert judge. Active within PAS, he is a Past-President, founder of the PAS Leadership Academy, has written reviews for Percussive Notes and has adjudicated multiple PAS Competitions. He is a performing artist and clinician for Innovative Percussion, Sabian, Evans, Black Swamp, and Ensemble Block.
a.los Marimba Duo
Sameli Margariti – Greece / Jung-Ju Tsai – Taiwan
Repertoire:
Daniel Wirz – Das Lied vom jungen Akkordeonspieler
Yiannis Konstantinidis – Eight Greek Island Dances: I, IV, VIII
Wolfgang Rihm – Mehrere kurze Walzer I-V
Astor Piazzola – Tango Suite arr. for two marimbas, 3. allegro
The a.los marimba duo was founded in 2021. Although Greek and Taiwanese cultures are very different, we found a common musical ground that we enrich with ideas from these parts of the world. It gives us great pleasure to create something new from various cultural resources and to be able to present it to an audience. Our repertoire includes a mixture of different epochs, from Bach to Piazzola, via Bartok to Nikolaus Wirtz. On the one hand, the focus of our art is the fascinating interaction that arises when transferring pieces from other instruments to the marimba. With that new motives can be discovered for example in the case of Bartok’s or Piazolla’s music. On the other hand, we equally emphasize the interaction between epochs. The history of music seems to be a continuous line, but every epoch is characterized by peculiarities that we allow to communicate with each other.
Pablo Mor – Spain
Repertoire:
Hermes Luaces – Breakdance II
Mario Carro – Olas Transparentes
Alejandro Viñao – Madera, Viento y Metal
Pablo Mor is a marimbist, percussionist and educator based in Valencia, Spain, specializing in the interpretation of soloist, chamber and ensemble music.
As a soloist, he has performed with the “Elblag Chamber Orchestra” in Poland and the “Chamber Orchestra of Godella” in Spain. Pablo also appeared at percussion festivals as “Percussion Pulse”, Copenhagen, “Days of Percussion”, Germany, “International Katarzyna Mycka Marimba Academy”, Poland or “Foundation First Saturday” and contemporary music festival “ENSEMS” in Spain.
He is the winner of prizes at marimba competitions as “Marimba-Festiva International Competition” Germany (2016/2021), “OPUS International Music Competition”, Poland (2021) and “Primer Concurso de Percusión para Instrumentos de Láminas” Spain (2020).
Mor studied his Bachelor studies at the Conservatoire in Valencia (Spain), his home town, attending one academic year at the “Hochschule for Musik Detmold”, Germany, under the tutelage of Peter Prommel and marimbist Fumito Nunoya. While attending his studies, Pablo received the constant tuition of the marimba soloist Conrado Moya.
Recently, he has finished his Master’s degree at the Music Academy of Gdansk, Poland, under the guidance of the international marimba soloist Katarzyna Mycka.
In this academic year 21/22, Pablo will be teaching at the “PercuSons Valencia Academy” as a marimba teacher.
Marimba Festiva
a.los Marimba Duo – Marimba
Brian Zator
Pablo Mor
