Concerto for Marimba

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- Duration: 20-22 min.
  
  Legends and tales have always been integral to a culture's traditions, customs, and history. As a child, my grandparents enchanted me with their magnificent folk tales, which inspire my music today.
  
  Through the Concerto for Marimba, I want to express my love and appreciation for my family, pay tribute to my teachers and colleagues, and show respect for my past. With three movements that embody the contrasts of war and peace, suffering and hope, and the joy of spring, I want to inspire others with the power of music to transcend boundaries and connect us all.
  
  As a composer and performer, I strive to create music that entertains, uplifts, and inspires. By incorporating traditional melodies into my pieces, I hope to share the beauty and richness of East European culture with a broader audience.
  
  May this concerto testify to the enduring power of music to heal, unite, and bring hope to people worldwide.
Instrumentation +
- Marimba and Piano
About the composer +
- Sergei completed his studies at the Moscow State Conservatory and Russian Academy of Music under Professor Dmitri Lukyanov. Acclaimed virtuoso marimba and xylophone soloist, Sergei has toured internationally and been awarded prizes and honorary diplomas at domestic and international festivals such as the National Percussion Contest, the International Festival in Korea and the Vienna-Music and Radio-France Festivals in Europe. Sergei's colourful interpretations of famous compositions, combined with master marimba technique that he has acquired have attracted tremendous public appeal. Australian audiences had many opportunities to see Sergei in action that blitzed the critics “…a dazzling performance by a man with helium hands…Sergei Golovko gave us percussive pyrotechnics”. (Michael J.Easton. Herald Sun).
  
  Sergei was teaching at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne (1997-2006), he was Artistic Director of the Australian Drummers Show Band (1998-2000), Musical Director and Conductor for the Australia Day Concerts on Federation Square in Melbourne. He was working with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, playing as a guest-soloist on ABC Radio and Television, also playing shows, doing recordings for movies, commercial advertisements and participating in Melbourne International Festivals.
  
  Sergei is an International Master Educator Endorser with “Malletech” (USA), Marimba and Xylophone soloist, Workshops presenter with Musica Viva and Victorian Department of Education. Currently Sergei is Director of the Australian Percussion Academy Pty Ltd., Artistic Director of the Australian Marimba Competitions, Head of Percussion at the McKinnon SC and Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School.
Credits +
- Front Cover graphics and layout: Gaia Gomes
  Photo: Joseph Darmenia
  Engraving: Sergei Golovko
  Printed in Copenhagen, Denmark
  Copyright 2008 by Sergei Golovko.
  Published by Edition Svitzer 2024 by permission.

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