"Afternoon in March" by Gene Koshinski (two-mallet marimba solo)

(EXCERPT)
Performed by Gene Koshinski
www.genekoshinski.com
Audio: Don Schraufnagel and Gene Koshinski
Video: Marc Hill
MALLETS: Innovative Percussion Artisan Series IP5002R (NJZ mallets in the video are discontinued)
GEAR: 5 Octave Adams Alpha Marimba
PROGRAM NOTES
This piece is one of 10 works in the book "TWO" by Gene Koshinski, a collection of concert pieces for two-mallet marimba solo with a comprehensive guide to technique and performance practice.
"Afternoon in March" showcases the natural beauty of the marimba and the hidden potential two-mallet playing can provide.

[@annonymousman]

Gene is a legend

[@The_PorkchopExpress]

I wish there were more hi-res albums of marimba music out there.

[@wrath92ful]

Your compositions are so passionate and intense, this is amazing.

[@CiriloDrums]

Outstanding, as always!

[@TomTeasley]

Beautiful!!

[@hanxia6087]

incredibly amazing！

[@DeeboComing]

I love the flowing melodic lines. 👍🏾👍🏾 Can't wait to play this and make it my own.

[@jeffreyhildebrand4387]

I don't know what I enjoy more, your compositions or your performance.

[@korby1912]

Just bought the book, cannot wait to play this piece!

[@K1ddCay]

Im gonna play this song at my percussion concert at the end of the school year. So excited :)

[@NaokoTakada]

It is mesmerizing.

[@vexxum_rl]

Is there more to the piece that got cut off? I feel like it wanted to keep going, tremendous piece!!

[@genekoshinskimusic]

Yes, there's more, this is just an excerpt (about half of the piece), thanks!

[@bhoenix3213]

@@genekoshinskimusic Is there a full version of this particular recording? I really prefer the sound here instead of the album version.

[@genekoshinskimusic]

@@bhoenix3213 sorry no, I just did a quick demo for the video. I do have a recording from the CD in my book ("TWO") which has the entire track (which is the same audio from this video shoot)

[@bhoenix3213]

@@genekoshinskimusic That's cool. Thanks for the reply. I've got one more question, though (if you are able to answer it), have you ever experimented with microtonal tunings before? (Just curiousness, I love your work, and, I've recently struck an interest for microtonal stuff, so, I wondered)

[@genekoshinskimusic]

@@bhoenix3213 no, I think it's cool, but I have never experimented with it. Maybe some day...

[@yelassinacoulibaly]

😍😍😍👌👌👌❤

[@keondrepascal3463]

Is there a way to purchase just this piece ?

[@genekoshinskimusic]

Unfortunately no, sorry, you would need to get the TWO collection. If you are interested, there is a digital version of the book as well, which is less expensive. All available at genekoshinski.com

[@fakeaccount4144]

What mallets are you using?

[@genekoshinskimusic]

I would use the Innovative Percussion Artisan Mallets, IP5001R or IP5002R

[@DeeboComing]

@@genekoshinskimusic They’re not called Zivkovic’s anymore??

[@raymondisham8132]

Are all the solos in this book for 5 octave?

[@genekoshinskimusic]

Yes sorry

[@peterlyday8845]

What mallets are you using?

[@alecgodfrey4510]

Peter Lyday it looks like they could be the artisan series form IP but I could be very wrong

[@allahoh6622]

@@alecgodfrey4510 I actually think those are the NJZ series mallets from Innovative Percussion, but I could be wrong as well LOL

[@alecgodfrey4510]

allah oh阿拉歐 they used to be the NJZ mallets but I guess there was a whole fallout with NJZ and IP, but due to the high demand of those mallets they just renamed them to the Artisan series. I read that on a mallet review a while back so it could be wrong but that’s what I think happened