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Vibraphone

Just a few minutes…

Marie-Noëlle 22 July 2013

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The past 12 months have been quite tough for me (nothing dramatic though). I did my best to keep up with the vibes but it’s been hard.

Since last June 21st, I never had the chance to take the mallets, my instrument remaining covered in my living room, holding papers or folded clothes : no time, no space, blinded by my ‘duties’.

It was last Saturday afternoon, when I suddenly realised in the middle of all the things I still had to do, that I was… alone at home. I stopped, took off the cover, found back the Miceli multicolored 46R and finaly allowed myself some real time for me.

A supremely beautiful piece of music

tedwolff 16 July 2013

I first heard this piece, titled Adagio for Strings in the early 1970s. I was so moved by the music that I decided to try to score it out for 2 marimbas and try to play it. My duet partner was Stu Balcomb, who older Berklee students may remember.

We worked it up and got a chance to perform it in concert around 1975. It was in a big hall for a large audience. The marimbas were an excellent choice to capture the beauty and simplicity of the music and our performance was very well received. I will always remember that night as one of the highlights of my musical journey.

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