Setsuko Kutsuno played "the Source" by Toshi Ichiyanagi

Marimba Artist, Setsuko Kutsuno played "the Source" by Toshi Ichiyanagi in CA on 2/6/2010. The performance starts at :40.

Line C3 performs Ryan Streber's "Cold Pastoral"

Line C3 performs Ryan Streber's "Cold Pastoral" in Hanagawa, Japan, May 2004.
Performers: John Ostrowski, Haruka Fujii, Sam Solomon, Chris Thompson
Check out www.linec3.com for more information on Line C3.

Amazing Indian Percussion - 2 (Ghatam Ensemble)

This clip comes from an instructional DVD entitled "The Language and Technique of South Indian Percussion" Vol. 1. The video features a live performance/instructional DVD on South Indian percussion, played and taught by India's greatest percussion maestro Vikku Vinayakram and his sons. Each Ghatam on this track is tuned differently to major scale.

JAZARI - Playing Drums (via robotics) with Wii Remotes

One human, three machines, rhythm.

Time Check- Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band

Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band play the classic Don Menza "Time Check". Recorded live at Birdland on 1/04/08

Ta and Clap - Nico Muhly

Line C3 perform Nico Muhly's "Ta and Clap" in NYC, 2004. Performers: Haruka Fujii, John Ostrowski, Sam Solomon, Chris Thompson. "Ta and Clap" was written for Line C3.

The Anvil Chorus - David Lang

Owen Weaver performs David Lang's The Anvil Chorus. This performance was recorded at the University of Texas at Austin.

Silver Stars 2009 - First In De Line

Congratulations to the Silver Stars for taking top honors in their large band category at the Trinidad Panorama Carnival Saturday night in Port-of-Spain at the Queen’s Park Savannah. Here's their 2009 performance of First in De Line.

Get Up and Dance - Leston Paul

As we get close to Panorama (in Trinidad) and Carnival, I wanted to share a video from a concert I directed in Long Beach, CA (May 2009). This video features the CSULB Steel Drum Orchestra performing Get Up and Dance by Leston Paul. The performance took place on Saturday, May 2, 2009 in the Martha B. Knoebel Dance Theater - CSULB.

Rhythmic Caprice - Leigh Howard Stevens

Marimbist Noriko Tsukagoshi (http://norikot.net/) performs Rhythmic Caprice by Leigh Howard Stevens. Noriko won the 1st prize of Japan Classical Music Competition in 1998, the 2nd prize of the International Marimba Competition in Belgium in 2004, the Talent Award at the 4th World Marimba Competition in Shanghai in 2005, the Special Award(grandprix) at the Japan Percussive Arts Society 22nd Annual Percussion Solo Concert for newcomers in 2006, and the 1st prize of International Marimba Competition in Paris in 2006.

Ludwig Albert - Marimba Solo

Concert fragments of Ludwig Albert performing the "Wave" by Keiko Abe & "Fantasy of Love" by L. Albert

Phase II Panorama 2009 - Magic Drum

Jojo Mayer & Nerve - Jabon

Colin Currie - Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto

Congratulation to Jennifer Higdon on her recent Grammy for her "Percussion Concerto." This video features an encore following a performance with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Colin Currie performs the cadenza from Jennifer Higdon's Percussion Concerto.