Concert Programs and Educational Offerings
Marimba from Zero to Eight Mallets ~ A unique and visually spectacular concert or clinic program. Jane plays a solo with 0 mallets, a piece with 1 mallet, and so on up to an 8-mallet finale. Clinic attendees can perform [with 2, 4, or more mallets] for feedback from Jane.
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Marimba Ragtime ~ In the 1920s and 1930s -- the early days of radio broadcasting -- the xylophone was one of the most popular instruments on the radio. Jane performs the music of Green, Breuer, Joplin and others on a vintage (1926) Deagan xylorimba.
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Music by Women Composers ~ A program of female-composed music for the marimba, including some of the earliest pieces in the marimba repertoire alongside brand new commissions. The program draws from Jane’s 2008 album Spherical Music.
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Ricochet Duo ~ A piano-marimba duo committed to fresh music. With pianist Rose Chancler, Jane presents new commissions, early repertoire, and a program of tango and ragtime music.
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Music by and for Vida Chenoweth ~ Chenoweth was the first professional solo marimbist in the United States. Jane recreates Chenoweth’s programs of the late 1940s through the 1960s.
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Kindermarimba ~ Varied programs and presentations for young children, including audience participation through singing, dancing and body percussion. Short marimba pieces in a variety of styles are included alongside marimba-related stories and legends.
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***Jane's concert for our children's series was captivating,
enthralling children as young as 1 with her rhythmical and melodic
forty-five minute performance. Listeners who have never considered
the marimba as a solo instrument will be true believers after
hearing Jane. If she still lived in the area, I would book her
again without hesitation. She is a top-notch musician with a
top-notch personality, bringing warmth and passion to her performances.
Jane is a truly gifted artist who I have no doubt will someday grace
some of the world's best performance halls.***
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DRUMarimba ~ Exploring the connections between drumming and marimba playing, Jane performs electroacoustic music for solo marimba with “exploded drum kit”. Jane also offers a drumkit clinic entitled “Postmodern Beats,” which has toured from Massachusetts to Seattle.
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Snap-Drag drum duo ~ With NYC-based drummer Jessie Nelson, Jane explores new and experimental music for two drum-kits. Programs include music by Frank Zappa, Gary Chaffee and Bjork, alongside original compositions by Jane and Jessie. Snap-Drag offers drum clinics.
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