Artistry in Action: Faculty Recital—Marimolin

STEVE ADAMS: Owed t'Don (1987)*

PAUL LANSKY: Hop (1993)*

SHARAN LEVENTHAL: Elodie (2023) 
1. Prelude 
2. Passacaglia   

Marimolin:
Sharan Leventhal, violin 
Nancy Zeltsman, marimba

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004: V. Ciaconna (1720)

Sharan Leventhal, violin
 

—INTERMISSION—

MOTO FUKUSHIMA: Forming the Emptiness (2010) 
(transcription by Joey Flynn)

LEO BLANCO: Poconos (2002)
(arrangement and MIDI realization by Nancy Zeltsman, with percussion by Jamey Haddad)

Nancy Zeltsman, marimba

LEO BLANCO: La Resistencia, Part 1 (2017)*

Marimolin

ROBERT ALDRIDGE: Combo Platter (1983)**
I. For me there’s no more love, for you there’s no more pumpkin pie   

Marimolin
Allan Chase, alto saxophone   

* commissioned and premiered by Marimolin
** commissioned by Nancy Zeltsman, premiered with Allan Chase

Founded in 1985, Marimolin was active until 1996 and has performed occasionally since 2015. The team premiered over 80 works and have performed across the United States, Puerto Rico, England, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and Sweden. Marimolin raised over $68,000 to commission new works and sponsored a composition contest for eight years, attracting nearly 200 entries from around the world.

Sharan Leventhal, violin, is a professor of strings and teaches applied violin, chamber music, and contemporary performance practice. Learn more about Leventhal.

Nancy Zeltsman, marimba, is a professor of marimba and chamber music who has also taught at Berklee College of Music since 1993. Learn more about Zeltsman.

Allan Chase, alto saxophone, has been chair of the Ear Training Department at Berklee since 2008, and has appeared as a soloist on over 40 jazz, pop, and classical recordings, in addition to several movie scores. Learn more about Chase.