Classical Marimba League
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The Classical Marimba League (CML) is an international organization dedicated to the advancement of the marimba.
The musical repertoire for the marimba in the classical concert venue is quite young and sparse. Compared to the hundreds of years worth of repertoire written for standard orchestral instruments, the CML's efforts are focused on expanding the classical repertoire for the marimba as well as helping to advance the careers of talented composers.
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[edit] International Composition Competition
As an organization for new music, each year, the CML holds an International Composition Competition. The competition is organized by a committee of prominent musicians, professors and artists with a jury of notable soloists, music professors and prior Competition winners. Currently, up to five prizes are awarded, one in each style category (Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionism & Contemporary). Each year, the Instrumentations for the different style categories change.
The awards include commercial sheet music publication, and premier performances of the winning compositions performed at conservatory venues around the globe. There are currently 14 participating Music Conservatories internationally that help present the premier performances of the winning works. The jury presents the awards each April after a month of deliberation.
[edit] 2007 1st Prize Winners
- Baroque - Joe Hills, from Fort Collins, CO (Dueling Marimbas for Marimba Duo)
- Classical - George Kontogeorgos, from Athens, Greece (Miniatures for Marimba & String Quartet)
- Romantic - Pius Cheung, from Boston, MA (Three Preludes for Solo Marimba)
- Impressionism - Nils Rohwer & Jens Schliecker, from Melsdorf, Germany (Morning-Clouds for Marimba and Piano)
- Tonal Contemporary - No 1st Prize was awarded
[edit] 2007 Honorable Mentions
- Baroque - Phillip Hayner, from Tallahassee, FL (The Gorge for Marimba Duo)
- Classical - Todd Gabriel, from Shreveport, LA (The Noble Hound for Marimba and String Quartet)
- Romantic - Kyung Taek Kim, from Seoul, South Korea (Soaring, Preludium No. 1 for Marimba)
- Impressionism - Anthony Green, from Jamaica Plain, MA (Idee pour marimba et piano)
- Tonal Contemporary - Scott Wasserman, from Pittsburgh, PA (Bopheloke molaetsa. Thee letsa. for Marimba and SATB Choir)
[edit] CML Alumni
Composers who have had their works performed include:
- Noah D. Taylor
- David Morneau
- Jason K. Nitsch
- Tadd Russo
- Elmer Cabotage
