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Kai Stensgaard - marimba artist

Marimba artist - 4 & 6 mallet playing

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Kai Stensgaard is internationally recognized as a leading concert marimbist and composer. He has been giving concerts and master classes all over U.S.A, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Argentina and Europe with concerts such places as Centro National de las Artes in Mexico City, Simon Bolivár en Mexico City and The Purcell Room at Royal Festival Hall in London along with numerous radio and television broadcasts. He has produced six CDs displaying the marimba's myriad of textures.
His many compositions and arrangements for marimba are being performed by marimbists from all over the world. He is one of the pioneers in six mallet playing, and he has composed several works for six mallets, among those ..Concierto Mexicano.. for marimba and Orchestra. He also premiered many works for marimba, among those a concerto for marimba and orchestra ..Ballet in Dark.. by Martin Knakkergaard. This piece was later choreographed for performance on the stage by a dancer from the Royal Danish Ballet. The project ..Marimbas on Tour.. is a concert tour he has done several times in Denmark and Mexico together with Marimba Nandayapa, Mexico.
His six CDs are displaying a wide range of Kai Stensgaard's performance repertoire. Among this repertoire are several pieces featuring the six-mallet grip, in which Kai Stensgaard is a specialist. In 2005 he has completed the ..Concierto Mexicano.. for marimba and Symphony Orchestra.
CDs: Marimba Classic, Ballet in Dark, Singing Wood, Calabash, Marimbamboo and Marimba Music by Kai Stensgaard.
On www.marimba.dk you can see his CDs and the sheet music of his compositions.
You can download my music from iTunes.

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Member Since: 12/22/2006
Band Website: marimba.dk
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New CD out today!!: Marimba Music by Kai Stensgaard - visit www.marimba.dk
Calabash: Jakob Mygind, saxophone & Kai Stensgaard, marimba. www.calabash.dk
Marimbamboo: Charlotte Halberg, flutes & Kai Stensgaard, marimba www.marimbamboo.dk New CD!
You can get my music from Steve Weiss Music, USA - www.steveweissmusic.com &
Percussion Brandt, Germany - www.percussion-brandt.de or
www.marimba.dk web shop
You can download my music from iTunes
Influences:
I am influenced by music from all over the world! Classical music, contemporary music, folklore music, latin music & jazz music.

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Record Label: You can download my music from Itunes and others
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