Matthew's Specialisations:

Contemporary Music and Percussion Theatre

Mallet Technique and Performance

Career Development and Entrepreneurship

Yoga For Percussionists

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Matthew Lau is a renowned international soloist with a passion for commissioning new music from composers. Currently based in Boston, Matthew's performances have seen him present in Australia, Argentina, Korea, Japan, Russia, USA and more. Matthew continues to push the boundaries of contemporary percussion music and is an advocate for LGBTQIA+ representation. Matthew is a Marimba One Premier Artist, has a signature line of mallets with Elite Mallets and endorses Black Swamp Percussion. Matthew is the co-founder of contemporary ensemble The Up:Strike Project.

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Ivan's Specialisations:

Composition Methodology and Self-Publishing

Musicianship and Stage Presence

Career Development and Entrepreneurship

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Ivan Trevino is a Mexican-American composer, percussionist, writer and arts advocate. Ivan’s music has been performed on five continents in over 25 countries. He is a multi-award winning recipient of the Percussive Arts Society’s International Composition Contest and has over 70 compositions and songs to his name. Most recently, he was the featured composer on American Public Media’s Performance Today. An active educator, Ivan currently serves as Lecturer in Percussion at University of Texas at Austin. He is also co-director of the Eastman Percussion Festival, a biennial summer festival hosted by Eastman School of Music. He is an artist and clinician for Innovative Percussion, Black Swamp Percussion, Zildjian Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Pearl / Adams, Meinl, and Beetle Percussion.

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*Ivan Trevino will be perfoming and presenting remotely during Marimbafest Week.

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Han-Yen's Specialisations:

Professional Percussion Ensemble Skills

Musicianship and Stage Presence

Solo Marimba and Concerto Performance

Taiwanese Music History and Culture

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Han-Yen Kao (高瀚諺) is an international percussion soloist from Taiwan and is one of the full-time members of the world famous Ju Percussion Group, Taiwan's percussion supergroup led by Mr Ju Tzong-Ching which has taken the world by storm since 1986. Han-Yen performs regularly around the world, having performed at multiple PASICs, winning first place at 2013's World Marimba Competition and PAS Italy 2016 marimba category, and multiple solo recitals in Taipei. Han-Yen is also an instructor for Ju Percussion's 'Juvenile Percussion Ensemble".

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Pauline's Specialisations:

Contemporary Percussion and Electronics

Solo Vibraphone Performance Techniques

Early Career Development Strategies

Latin American Music History and Culture

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Pauline Roberts is a percussionist, singer, and composer based in New York City. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, she received a grant from the National Arts Foundation (AR) for the commission of new pieces for vibraphone and electronics, became Frank Zappa’s archivist’s interviewee on her interpretation of “The Black Page #1”, the youngest performer in the Ciclo de Música Contemporánea, and a finalist for Hit Like a Girl, a contest she now serves as a LATAM ambassador. Pauline is also a trailblazer in her field, being the first woman in 18 years to graduate from the National University of Arts in the percussion department (AR). As an educator, she has given masterclasses at institutions in Argentina, Panamá, Honduras, and Perú. Pauline is sponsored by Marimba One, BlueHaus mallets, and TRX cymbals.

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Rosie's Specialisations:

Singer-Songwriting Techniques

Solo Vibraphone Performance Techniques

Career Development and Entrepreneurship

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Rosie Cerquone is a percussionist, singer, songwriter, writer, and sonic artist based out of Spokane, WA. Rosie is most well-known in the percussion community for combining vibraphone and vocals through writing, performing, and producing accessible music using vibraphone, vocals, drums, percussion, bass, and electronics as the primary instrumentation. Rosie released her debut album in January 2021 called the how & the why, which she wrote, recorded, and mixed herself and performed her original song "House" at PASIC 2021. Rosie released her debut book, “Getting Gigs Outside of the Concert Hall: A Guide For Mallet Percussionists” in December, 2023. Rosie endorses BlueHaus Mallet Shop whom she has a signature mallet with and is a Marimba One Discovery Artist. 

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*Rosie Cerquone will be perfoming and presenting remotely during Marimbafest Week.

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Tim's Specialisations:

Orchestral Percussion Techniques

Audition Preparation Strategies

Musicianship and Stage Presence

Career Development and Entrepreneurship

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Tim White OAM is the Co-ordinator of Classical Music and Senior Lecturer in Music at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at Edith Cowan University, where he leads WAAPA's classical music and percussion programmes.Tim has over thirty years full-time experience as an orchestral and solo percussionist, including Principal Percussionist of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra for 28 years,  Principal Percussionist of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and has performed with all ten of Australia’s professional symphony and theatre orchestras. Tim joins the team in 2022-2023 as Artistic Advisor and is Principal Artistic Advisor for 2024.

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Mercedes' Specialisations:

Drumline and Rudimental Techniques

Snare Drum Practice Strategies

Career Development and Entrepreneurship

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Mercedes Slack-Smith is a percussionist and educator based in Perth, Western Australia. Mercedes is the Drumline Director of the Perth Thundercorps Drumline and is an experienced battery instructor in Australia. Mercedes performs with D2 Drumline regularly and completed a Master of Music at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).

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Kana's Specialisations:

Solo Marimba and Concerto Performance

Musicianship and Stage Presence

Practice Methodology for Competitions

Japanese Music History and Culture

Six-Mallet Marimba Techniques

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Kana Omori (大森香奈) is an international marimbist, percussionist as well as a composer from Japan. Kana has been awarded several prizes, including First Prize at the International Music Competition in Kobe, Japan in 2006 and First Prize and Absolute Prize at the International Percussion Competition in Italy in 2010. In 2011, she was awarded the Cultural Prize of the City of Kyoto. Kana has released seven albums of marimba music and many arrangements and compositions published by Edition Svitzer. Kana has performed and given recitals, master classes and clinics across Europe, North America, South America, and Asia and has served as jury for the final round of The Japan Classical Music Competition and Marimbafest since 2019. Kana is a Pearl/Adams artist, a Encore Mallets/Salyers Percussion Signature Artist with the Kana Omori mallet series, Aluphone, and Sabian Cymbals. Kana is a tourist ambassador in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, as well as a presenter of her radio program and is currently an associate professor of the Osaka College of Music.

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Han-Chih's Specialisations:

Professional Percussion Ensemble Skills

Duo and Trio Ensemble Skills

Musicianship and Stage Presence

Solo Marimba and Concerto Performance

Six-Mallet Marimba Techniques

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Han-Chih Tai (戴含芝) is an international percussion soloist from Taiwan and is one of the full-time members of the world famous Ju Percussion Group, Taiwan's percussion supergroup led by Mr Ju Tzong-Ching which has taken the world by storm since 1986. Han-Chih performs regularly around the world, having performed at multiple PASICs, winning first place in the quartet category at 2017 TIPC, and solo recitals "Moi" (2017) and "Momento" (2022) at the National Concert Hall in Taipei. Han-Chih is also an instructor for Ju Percussion's 'Juvenile Percussion Ensemble".

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Machi's Specialisations:

Competition Mindset and Strategies

Solo Marimba and Ensemble Performance

Musicianship and Stage Presence

Japanese Music History and Culture

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Machi Ishida (石田真知) is a marimbist and percussionist based in Hiroshima, Japan. 
Machi has experienced marimba since the age of 9, receiving 1st Prize, Audience Award and the Best Performance Award at the Stuttgart World Marimba Competition (2022), 4th Prize and Best Performance Award at the Belgium Universal Marimba Competition (2021), 2nd Prize at the Taiwan International Percussion Convention Competition (TIPCC) (2017), and the Espoir Award in the general duo category of the Osaka International Music Competition at the age of 12 (2005), having performed in Austria, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan and the United States. Machi is an Adams Percussion Artist (Netherlands) Kolberg Mallets Artist (Germany) and is a recording artist for Edition Svitzer and Svitzer Music (Denmark).

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Christopher's Specialisations:

Percussion and Hip-Hop Music

Music Production and Collaboration

Career and Mindset Strategies

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Christopher Thompson, otherwise known as 'Master Christopher', is a multidisciplined
performer-composer who merges contemporary percussion, classical music, and jazz, with rap. Chris is the founder and director of Motivational Arts, Performance, and Sound (M.A.P.S.), and inspires many through his multi-disciplinary performances, having performed at the 2022 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, the Eurovision Song Contest in Germany, the John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues festival and more. Chris currently serves on the board of the Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists, is a member of the Percussive Arts Society New Music/Research committee, and is an artist for Marimba One and Black Swamp Percussion.

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*Master Christopher will be perfoming and presenting remotely during Marimbafest Week.

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Robert's Specialisations:

Composition and Arrangement for Percussion

Solo Marimba and Stage Presence

Career Development and Entrepreneurship

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Robert Oetomo is a renowned Australian marimba soloist and composer whose artistic practice sees him performing around the world on a regular basis. His compositions are some of the most popular works in the marimba repertory. Robert is a Marimba One Premier Artist, has a signature line of mallets with Encore Mallets Inc. and endorses Sabian Cymbals. Robert's works are published by Edition Svitzer and Tapspace.

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*Robert Oetomo will be perfoming and presenting remotely during Marimbafest Week.

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Paul's Specialisations:

Marimba-Vibraphone Technique

Jazz, Latin and Improvisation Styles

Orchestral Percussion Techniques

Musicianship and Stage Presence

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Paul Tanner is a renowned Australian percussionist who has travelled across the world as a soloist, ensemble and orchestral musician. As Principal Percussionist of Perth Symphony Orchestra and former Principal Percussionist of West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Paul is now Chair of Percussion at the UWA Conservatorium of Music.

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Adam's Specialisations:

Composition and Self-Publishing

Percussion Content Creation and Marketing

Stage Presence and Performance Preparation

Solo Marimba Performance Strategies

Entrepreneurship and Endorsements

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Adam Tan (陳俊毅) is a percussionist, composer and educator from Perth (Boorloo), Australia. Known for being a content creator since 2016. Adam has performed and presented solo across the world, and his compositions are performed by thousands around the world annually. Adam is a Marimba One Premier Artist, Encore Mallets Signature Artist with the Adam Tan series of mallets, Salyers Percussion Concert Artist, Black Swamp Percussion Artist Endorser and Soundbrenner Artist. Adam is also the creator of 'THE TRAVELLER By Adam Tan', a mallet backpack designed in collaboration with HAOSEN Instruments in Taiwan. Adam's compositions are published by Edition Svitzer. Adam has been Executive Director of Marimbafest Australia since its inception in 2018.

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