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Jury of the Competition

Jury members

 

Keiko Abe – Honorary Jury
(Professor emeritus at Toho College of Music Japan)

Klaus Tresselt
Professor emeritus at University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, Germany

Gordon Stout
Professor emeritus at Ithaca University, USA

Slawomir Mscisz
(Chairman of Marimba Festiva Association Germany)

Fumito Nunoya – Head of jury member
Marimba Instructor at Hochschule für Musik Detmold, Germany

審査員

 

名誉審査員 安倍圭子 (桐朋学園大学特命教授)

クラウス・トレッセルト (シュトゥットガルト
音楽演劇大学名誉教授)
ゴードン・スタウト (アメリカ・イサカ大学名誉教授)
スラヴォミール・ミシチシュ (マリンバ・フェスティバ会長)
審査委員長 布谷史人 (ドイツ国立デトモルト音楽大学講師)

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Keiko Abe  |  Gordon Stout  |  Klaus Tresselt  |  Slawomir Mscisz  |  Fumito Nunoya  | 

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Keiko Abe

Keiko Abe

Homepage: „Keiko Abe“

Keiko Abe Keiko Abe is the legendary marimbist.
She has the ability to merge with her marimba: the resulting union produces music with incredible depth of feeling. She represents a perfect combination of virtuoso technique and passionate artistry.
Her transformative expressivity, combined with her intense concentration, has created a unique and highly artistic world of the marimba. And she has garnered immense praise and status as an artist who has left her mark on music history, receiving acclaim all over the world.

She commands an overwhelming repertoire and appears regularly throughout the world in performances of solo concertos, chamber music, and improvisations.  She is also in demand as a guest lecturer and has given master classes in more than 110 leading music conservatories in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia. In addition, she has served on juries for international competitions around the world, including the Geneva and Munich International Music Competitions.

She has also been passionate about the development of the marimba, and her legendary achievement is the completion of the modern 5-octave marimba. By both pioneering new technical skills and expanding the literature, She has transformed what was once considered a primitive “Folk” instrument into a full-fledged concert instrument welcome in any of the most prestigious concert halls.

She is the first woman in the world to be inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame and has received numerous awards, including the Fine Arts Festival Award (six times) and the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs Award, Government of Japan.
Her compositions have become the standards of marimba literature and can be heard in recitals by marimbists all over the world.  Many modern composers have also dedicated new works to her, and she has inspired and premiered countless new compositions.

She has written over 110 compositions and world premiered over 185 compositions, commissioned more than 70 pieces, performed at more than 60 major international music festivals, and released more than 50 CDs, DVDs, and video titles.

She is a professor at Toho Gakuen school of music, and guest professor at Nagoya music college.

安倍圭子は伝説的なマリンバ奏者である。
彼女は、マリンバと一体化することで驚くほど深い情感を伴った音楽を生み出すことができる。その卓越したテクニックと情熱的な芸術性は完璧なまでに融合されている。
強烈な集中力を持った自由自在な表現力は、芸術性の高い独自のマリンバの世界を築き上げ、音楽史上に残るアーティストとして世界各地で絶賛され、確固たる評価と地位を得ている。
圧倒的なレパートリーを持ち、コンチェルト、室内楽、即興演奏などで世界各地に於いて定期的な公演を行っている。 また、北米、中南米、ヨーロッパ、アジアの主要な音楽学校110校以上でマスタークラスを行い、ジュネーブ、ミュンヘン国際音楽コンクールなど、世界各地の国際コンクールの審査員も務めている。

マリンバの開発にも情熱を注ぎ、現代の5オクターブ・マリンバを完成させたことは彼女の偉大な功績のひとつである。新しい奏法や作品を開拓し、かつては原始的な民族楽器と考えられていたマリンバを、錚々たるコンサートホールに招かれる本格的なコンサート楽器へと昇華させたのだ。

女性として世界で初めてPASの殿堂入りを果たしたほか、文化庁芸術祭優秀賞(６回)、文化庁長官表彰など、受賞歴は数多い。 彼女が作曲した作品はマリンバの世界にとってのスタンダードとなり、世界中のマリンビストのリサイタルで聴くことができる。 また、多くの現代作曲家が彼女に新作を提供し、数え切れないほどの作品にインスピレーションを与え、初演も行ってきた。

自作品110曲以上、世界初演した作品185曲以上、委嘱作品70曲以上、出演したおもな国際音楽祭は60を超え、発売されたCD、DVD、ビデオタイトルは50以上。

元ユトリヒト音楽大学客員教授、シュツッツガルト音楽大学客員教授。
現在、名古屋音楽大学客員教授、桐朋学園大学特命教授。

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Gordon Stout

Gordon Stout

Homepage: „Gordon Stout“

Gordon Stout is Professor Emeritus at the School of Music, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., where he taught from 1980 through 2019. A composer as well as percussionist who specializes on marimba, he has studied composition with Joseph Schwantner, Samuel Adler and Warren Benson, and percussion with James Salmon and John Beck.

Many of his compositions for marimba are published, and have already become standard repertoire for marimbists world-wide. A frequent lecture-recitalist for the Percussive Arts Society, he has appeared at more than a dozen International PAS Conventions to date as featured marimbist, as well as throughout the United States and Canada, Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Hungary, Bulgaria, Mexico, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Italy, Greece, and Spain.. In May of 1983 he performed clinics and recitals in France, Germany, Holland and Belgium with “transcendental virtuosity” being described as “the Rubinstein of all aspects of the marimba”.

Gordon has been on the Jury of seven different international marimba competitions. On new years day in 2006 he conducted a 100 person marimba orchestra in the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan as part of the Taiwan International Percussion Convention. His composition “New York Triptych” for marimba orchestra, was commissioned by and written for the 50th anniversary celebration of the Percussive Arts Society, premiered at PASIC 2011 in Indianapolis, IN. He has also conducted marimba orchestras in Australia, Croatia, and throughout the United States. Most recently he conducted a marimba orchestra of 75 persons on 120 marimbas at Kutztown University in PA in November of 2015.

Gordon was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in November of 2012. Gordon Stout owns and plays a marimba manufactured by DeMorrow Instruments (www.demorrowinstruments.com). In 2019 his newest venture was launched: G&C Music, which will be the new home of Full Circle Publications and StoutWorks.

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Klaus Tresselt

Klaus Tresselt

Homepage: „Klaus Tresselt“

Klaus Tresselt has long been one of the the leading representatives
of percussion music.
He started his musical career as a solo timpanist in opera houses and frequently performed as guest in renowned symphony and festival orchestras. In this capacity a great number of disc recordings as well as broadcast- and TV- productions.
At all times commitment for Avantgarde music. Early contacts and close cooperation with contemporary composers. Co-founder and member of the “Ensemble 70 Wiesbaden“ for new music and experimental theatre.
Many first performances as solo percussionist and chamber musician, some of which dedicated to him.
For many years lectureships at the Universities of Music in Frankfurt/Main, Saarbrücken and the Akademie für Tonkunst Darmstadt.
From 1981 to 2005, professor and head of the percussion department at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart.
Visiting professorships at the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar and the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
Internationally sought after as a teacher with masterclasses and clinics, frequently in demand to serve at international competition juries.
As founder and leader of the „Percussion Ensemble Stuttgart“ concerts and tours throughout Europe, Japan, Israel, South Africa, Uruguay, P.R.China, Korea and the U.S.A..
In 1996, establishment of the international competition series „The World Marimba Competition“, together with Keiko Abe. Artistic direction and organization of this event in Stuttgart 1996, 2002, 2008, 2012 and 2022, as well as in Shanghai 2005.

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Slawomir Mscisz

Maki Takafuji

Homepage: „Slawomir Mscisz“

Slawomir Mscisz Slawomir Mscisz, born in Poland’s southeastern town of Przeworsk, received his first drums and marimba training at the age of 16. He describes his studies in Krakow, Nuremberg, Wuerzburg and Amsterdam as groundbreaking and essential for the profession live.
Mscisz is the winner of the Penderecki Competition in Krakow/ PL, IHK Competition in Nuremberg /Germanys and the Mozart Competition in Nuremberg too. As a soloist and chamber musician he participated in numerous festivals, such as: Stevens Marimba Competition and Festival – USA, Maggio Musicale de Florentino – Italy, New Music Marathon – Prague, Melos Etos Festival – Bratislava.

His artistic career is reflected in the two CDs he recorded: “Bach 2003” with Cello Suites and Violine Sonata by Bach and “Marimba Classica” with Marimba ensemble pieces by Bohuslav Martinu and Camille Saint-Saëns made in cooperation with Bavaria Broadcast BR Franken.

Slawomir Mscisz is the initiator and founder of the international Association “Marimba Festiva” with the aim of firmly anchoring marimba in classical, cultural and concert life. The most important part of this Idea are the International Marimba Festiva Congress and Competition, Seminars and Masterclasses, which will hold in many centers of Europa.

His experience in the field of marimba dates back to 2006, where he helped shape the development of the first marimba competition as a juror and co-organizer.
Slawomir Mscisz with his activity as President of the Marimba Festiva Association constantly sets new impulses on the development path of the instrument. Together with numerous members of the Association, he creates the concept of events and concerts on the international stage. His vision is the further development of marimba playing culture and international cooperation.

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Fumito Nunoya

Fumito Nunoya

Homepage: „www.fumitonunoya.com“

Fumito Nunoya Marimbist Fumito Nunoya is gaining recognition internationally as one of today’s leading marimbists. Born in Odate, Japan (a small city in Akita Prefecture), he currently lives in Kreis Herford, Germany. He actively performs in Germany and Japan as Adams Marimba Artist. An interview with Nunoya was the cover story of the May 2012 issue of Percussive Notes magazine. He has been described as “magnetic … impressive” (Houston Chronicle) and “agile and terrifically talented” (Boston Herald). His repertoire includes a range of solo and chamber works for marimba, as well as adaptations of Bach, Piazzolla, Japanese folk music, Ennio Morricone and more.

His solo marimba CD Red Dragonfly was called a “monumental CD” (Percussive Notes) and “an example of artistic music making at its highest level” (PAS—Florida Chapter newsletter). His second CD “The Sower,” in which he focused on Japanese pieces, was released in August 2013 from Octavia Records, Japan. In August 2016, Mr. Nunoya released two CDs (“Piazzolla on Marimba” and “Classics on Marimba”) from Oehms Classics, and the both CDs received special commendation awards from Record Geijutsu Magazine in Japan. In February 2019, he has relearsed his 5th CD “Concertos on Marimba,” which received “Gouden Label” awards from Klassiek Centraal Belgium and 5 Stars on BBC Music Magazine.

Nunoya gained considerable attention when he won Third Prize at the 3rd World Marimba Competition (held in Germany in 2002—one of the most prestigious marimba competitions worldwide). He also won top prizes at many other national and international competitions including First Prize at the Ima Hogg Young Artists Competition (2005, Houston, Texas—USA), First Prize at the 3rd Libertango International Competition (2009, centered on the music of Astor Piazzolla—Italy), and Second Prize at Percussive Arts Society International Marimba Competition (2003, USA).

Mr. Nunoya has presented numerous solo performances in the USA, Europe and Japan include Zeltsman Marimba Festival (USA and Amsterdam, the Netherlands); Keiko Abe Lausanne International Marimba Academy (Switzerland); Southern California Percussion Ensemble Festival and Berklee Percussion Festival (USA); and Central Japan Percussion Festival, Kansai Japan Percussion Festival, and Fukui Marimba Seminar (Japan.) He twice performed live on WGBH-Radio on “Classics in the Morning” hosted by Cathy Fuller from Boston, Massachusetts (USA).

Fumito Nunoya began playing the piano at age seven, and marimba and other percussion at age thirteen. He graduated from Yamagata University (Japan) with a degree in Music Education, and Master of Music and Artist Diploma degrees in marimba performance from The Boston Conservatory (USA). He was the first marimba (or percussion) major in the school’s history to receive the later distinction (on full scholarship).

His teachers include marimbists Nancy Zeltsman and Nanae Mimura, and percussionists Patrick Hollenbeck and Tomoyuki Okada. In addition, he studied the marimba with pianists including Dr. Karl Paulnack, Professor Etsuko Okazaki and Kiyomi Takeda who also deeply influenced his music making. Mr. Nunoya has taught marimba at the Hochshule für Musik Detmold in Germany since 2009 and taught the marimba at Kyoto City University of Arts in Japan from 2015 until 2018. In September 2015, he was appointed as a sightseeing ambassador of Odate, his hometown.