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Canadian New Music Concert at Payap University
Program Piano trio No 2 (Chris Paul Harman) Krit Mekara, violinist; Wisaruth Tawino, cellist; Remi Namtep, pianist Op.44 for solo trumpet...
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Road Trip to Mae Suay
Being a musician can be a great excuse for a road trip. This weekend I traveled to Mae Suay in Chiang Rai with Santi Saengthong (piano),...
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Prepared Marimba, Part 2
A few months ago, I wrote a blog about my original sketches and compositional process for "Never Never (Is)land for prepared marimba"....
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Prepared Marimba, Part 1
Over ten years ago during a cold December, I found myself wandering the streets of Paris, heart-broken, but happy to be in Paris. I...
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Marimba Camp in Japan
This summer consider spending some time in Japan to focus on your marimba playing. Nanae Mimura is again hosting her annual 4-day...
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World Percussion Movement in Bari, Italy
There’s a new movement in town – or at least in our global village. It’s called the World Percussion Movement. Founded by Filippo...
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Workshop on Creativity
I am excited to be giving a workshop on creativity at this year's EARCOS conference. It is going to be held in Bangkok at ISB....
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Castanets & Snare Drum Rudiments
To celebrate 2019, I have put together a series of exercises for castanet players that are based on snare drums rudiments. Here is the...
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Thailand International Percussion Festival
In two weeks, the 1st Thailand International Percussion Festival will take place in Bangkok. This great initiative is the brain child of...
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Standard of Excellence: A percussion pedagogy project
A recent trend in classroom teaching is when students receive content outside of the class and practice or 'experience' it during class...