Job Opening – Marimba Productions, Inc.
August 3, 2010 by Sarah
Filed under Auditions/Jobs, General Percussion, Marimba, Orchestral Percussion, Uncategorized
Marimba Productions Inc. (Keyboard Percussion Publications/Studio 4 Music and Resonator Records) announces a career opportunity in the music-publishing field. Must read music fluently. Design and layout of printed sheet music, books, musical instrument catalogs, update and maintain growing e-commerce website. Sibelius or Finale music engraving software experience is a plus, as is class work or [...]
Ruth Underwood and Dweezil Zappa talk about Frank’s fondness of mallet instruments.
February 23, 2010 by Sarah
Filed under General Percussion, Marimba
A couple friends of mine posted this on facebook and I found it incredibly interesting. I’ve never really listened to Frank Zappa and had no idea his involvement in percussion. Now I’m very curious! I put it at the top of my Netflix movie list. However, if you are interested in [...]
Sarah Basel is a professional percussionist in the Chicagoland area. She has a masters in percussion performance from San Francisco Conservatory where she studied with Jack Van Geem (principal of San Francisco Symphony). She also received a Bachelor of Music Education which enabled her to study with Ed Harrison (principal timpanist of Lyric Opera of Chicago) from Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois. Sarah has been both a performer and a music educator for the past 16 years.