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ISSUE 7 • 3/19/07
Vic Firth Artist Spotlight: Ed Saindon
Vibraphonist Ed Saindon is well known as a performer, educator, author and clinician. Entering Berklee College of Music in 1972 as a drummer, Ed began studying the vibraphone in his sophomore year under Gary Burton. Today, Ed keeps a busy schedule as a performer and clinician, traveling throughout the U.S., Europe, Brazil, Mexico and Japan. Take a peek at our feature on Ed to catch video and audio clips from some of his performances!
Vic Firth Artist Spotlight: Wan-Chun Liao
A native of Taiwan, Wan-Chun Liao began her formal percussion education at the National Taiwan Normal University. Currently an adjunct faculty member at the University of Miami Frost School of Music and the New World School of the Arts, Wan-Chun Liao received her doctorate in Musical Arts and Percussion Performance from the University of Miami in 2005. Don't miss our video and audio clips of Wan-Chun performing works by Ney Rosauro and Keiko Abe!
Performance Feature: Svet Stoyanov and James Deitz
James Deitz made his concerto debut with The Philadelphia Orchestra in October of 2003 and has shared the stage with such artists as Lisa Moore, Keiko Abe, Robert Van Sice, Emmanuel Sejourne, William Cahn, and Barbara Gavatos. Bulgarian-born Svet Stoyanov, winner of the 2003 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, made his New York City debut at the Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall. Both percussionists currently study under Robert Van Sice as members of the Yale percussion studio. Watch Deitz and Stoyanov perform Ambient Resonances (Echos of Time and Space) by Peter Klatzow.
Performance Feature: Ji Hye Jung Performs Keith Jarrett Classic
A musical chameleon, pianist Keith Jarrett was at his finest when he recorded The Koln Concert, a four part solo improvisation in a German concert hall in 1975. Melodies and rhythmic figures arise fluidly from his fingers as he moves from one idea to another, while his strong left hand is often used for repeated motifs that generate a rolling hypnotic power. This transcription by Peabody Conservatory Guitar Professor Manuel Barruenco lends itself well to the marimba, and Ji Hye Jung performs it with superb skill and emotion. Ji Hye is the 2006 winner of the International Marimba Competition in Linz, Austria. On this piece, Ji Hye uses the Robert Van Sice M112 in the bass, two M113's in the middle voice and an M114 on top. |
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