Amsterdam Marimba Weekend: SYNERGY OF WOOD - World premieres & Celebrations

Amsterdam Marimba Weekend concert, 14 March 2026, 20:15 

 

Every two years, the Orgelpark hosts the Amsterdam Marimba Weekend, a series of concerts and workshops showcasing new music for marimba, related percussion instruments, also featuring the organ.

The modern marimba has a young history. In its current version it has only been on the concert stage for a little over a century. Consequently, the initial repertoire consisted mainly of arrangements. Therefore, the AMW offers a platform for newly composed music for the marimba, with the ambition to extend and contribute to the repertoire.

Tonight’s concert brings 3 world premieres, and specially dedicated compositions and arrangements.

 

Performers

Tatiana Koleva - marimba/percussion 

Rachel Xi Zhang - marimba

Jan Hage - organ

 

Youth Performance Pool met students from Dutch conservatories:

Amélie Baland-Capdet, Madalena Massano, Stella MIhaylova - voice

Joël Boone, Pietro Paganini - organ

André Neto, Jacob Šaldovs, Jeanne Chebret, Krisztian Brenner, Naizhi Zhang, Sung En Chi, Tirso Ortiz Garrigós – marimba/percussion 

 

Programme

John Psathas - Fragments (2001) (arr. Rachel Xi Zhang)

Johann Jakob Froberger - Lamentation faite sur la mort très douloureuse de Sa Majesté Impériale Ferdinand le troisième (arr. Rachel Xi Zhang)

Benjamin Britten - Playful Pizzicato (1933/34) (arr. T. Koleva)

Tatiana Koleva - Iciles & Rays (2023)

Trevor Grahl – Filotaxia (2026), world premiere

   - pauze -

Kaat Vanhaverbeke - Modus Operandi (1925/26), world premiere

Yu Oda – New piece (2026), world premiere

Steve Reich - Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ (1973)