Recordings

Across Time

When I unpacked and set up my five octave marimba on Christmas Eve in 1985 (a Yamaha YM6000 – Serial #10!) I was overwhelmed with its incredible responsiveness and musical possibilities! I realized immediately that I was starting a journey of musical discovery to explore the musical potential of this instrument. Over the next years, I experimented with techniques, mallets, repertoire and most intensely, with musical color, voicings and phrasings.

The pieces I recorded on Across Time are the compositions that I learned and performed with this beautiful instrument in my journey to develop my own musical voice.

Excerpts (mp3) Michi, Keiko Abe Lady Hundson’s Puffe, John Dowland Chacconne in d minor, JS Bach Time for marimba, Minoru Miki Memories of the Seashore, Keiko Abe

Prism

I have always enjoyed the compositions that my beginning and intermediate level students perform. This CD includes some of the classic marimba pieces like Yellow After the Rain, Raindance and Monograph IV, and of course, Prism by Keiko Abe!

Excerpts (mp3) Yellow After the Rain, Peters Mbira Song, Gomez Prelude in G Major, JS Bach Frogs, Keiko Abe Choro Bachiano, Ney Rosauro Etude in C Major, CO Musser Raindance, Gomez Monograph IV, Gipson Andante, Carulli Prism, Keiko Abe

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