Zivkovic International Summer Academy for Marimba and Percussion

ZISAMP 2006 

NEBOJSA JOVAN ZIVKOVIC

Our  lessons, concerts, rehearsals, and parties.  
We had great & USEFUL fun! 

HERE ARE SOME INFORMATIONS FROM THE LAST COURSE: 
From August 27 - to september 2nd, 2006 a  "Zivkovic International Summer Academy  for Marimba & Percussion"  (ZISAMP)
 with Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic took place in Castle ENGERS, GERMANY. 
The course was attended by 25 international participants from 16 countries!  Although course was in Germany, no one student was from Germany::))   Participants from USA, Mexico,  Bulgaria,  Holland, Austria, UK, Switzerland, Slovenia,  Australia, Japan, Korea, Argentina, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain and Cuba,  came together and worked with Nebojsa Zivkovic  up to 10 hours every day.  Each active participant had to prepare at least two works for marimba or for multipercussion solo.  However, after  the course and practicing  were over, the most famous German beverage  was also  "allowed", than GOOD spirit of the whole group and friendly atmoshpere was also one of the intended (and sucessfuly achived!)  course goals. After 5 days of master classes and chamber music practicing on marimba and percussion, the selected participants presented  two  public concerts in different German cities (Kaiserslautern and Kirchheimbolanden).  The course was sponsored by YAMAHA Europa, who sent  marimbas, vibes, xylophons and full load of concert percussion instruments.  ZISAMP is taking place only EVERY TWO YEARS , in every EVEN year. 
The next Summer Academy, is scheduled for LAST WEEK OF AUGUST 2008.  The number of ACTIVE partitipants will be reduced even more. Maximum 25 people will be accepted.  For more information on upcoming course see www.zivkovic.de/marimbacourse.htm 

We have learned a lot, we had BIG fun and we performed 2 public concerts. See the Gallery, click on the Pic for a BIG photo. 

WE WORKED HARD, HERE ARE SOME LESSON PICTURES: 

Master classes

Uneven Souls lesson

Marimba lesson

Trio per uno lesson  (Percussion chamber music)

Members of ZISAMP 2006 in the Castle yard

We worked about 8-9 hours every day, but one evening we took off and went to famous traditional German "WEINFEST".
What we have done there, you can see on following pictures.

Andy USA, Nebojsa and Kayle Australia	Another international "meeting" SPain, UK, Argentina, Japan	Good Dinner and good vines.	Samuel from Mexico  sung for us mexican love songs..
Samuel, Kaylie, and friends	Shuji, called SAMURAI, practicing martial Arts with Nebojsa	Javier  checked the drummer from the Weinfest-bend	Well, we DID  dance..

After the course we performed two public concerts and both ended with standig ovations and percussive dancing together wioth the audience:

Concert in Town Hall in KAISERSLAUTERN:

Nebojsa opened a concert with his composition FLUCTUS	Guests Artists TUOPALI DUO from SPAIN performed sinchronized "To the Gods of Rhythm"	African Blues was a groove  piece on both concerts
Mike Perdue from USA perfromed  GENERALLY SPOKEN it is Nothing but Rhythm	Another ensemble piece,  here  Simon from SLovenia and Georgi from Bulgaria	And relaxed finale, it is a must to get loose::)) All together play rhythms from Cuba

Concert in Theatre BLAUES HAUS in Kirchheimbolanden: 

Concert after the course inKirchheimbolanden	Shuji, Samurai performs "Generally spoken"	Prokleti Koreni was adapted for Ensemble
At the end some Cuban and Latin grooves	Audience was dancing et the end	see  PHOTOS from ZISAMP 2008