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Artist
Nancy Zeltsman
12+ albums
Marimba
about
Nancy Zeltsman's life is currently divided between teaching, performing, and long-range educational and artistic pursuits - all centered on the marimba. She has taught at The Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music since 1993 in positions that were created for her. Since 2005, she has served as Chair of the Percussion Department at BoCo. She teaches marimba (exclusively) to approximately 35 students (marimba and percussion majors) between both schools. She resides in Boston, Massachusetts. Numerous marimba solos have been composed for (and/or dedicated to) Zeltsman, including works by Louis Andriessen, David Friedman, Paul Lansky, Steven Mackey, Gunther Schuller, and Paul Simon. Robert Aldridge, Geoffrey Keezer and Michael Tilson Thomas have composed chamber works for her. MTT's Island Music, a 30-minute landmark work, was composed for Zeltsman and Jack Van Geem on marimbas with four supporting percussionists. The work has been performed many times including twice at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, and on subscription concerts of the San Francisco Symphony in January 2005. In the same month, Zeltsman premiered William Thomas McKinley's marimba concerto Childhood Memories with Boston Modern Orchestra Project conducted by Gil Rose. nancy zeltsman's playing the marimba (by liz linder)Zeltsman has presented numerous marimba recitals and master classes across the United States as well as in Europe, Japan and Mexico. She was a member of the jury for the International Percu
