SCHOOLS

ZELTSMAN MARIMBA FESTIVAL

Nancy is Artistic Director of this two-week summer marimba seminar and concert series that occurs each year in a different city. It’s a non-profit organization, now in its 10th year.

THE BOSTON CONSERVATORY

Nancy is Chair of the Percussion Department and teaches private marimba lessons to graduate-level marimba majors, and undergraduate and graduate-level percussion majors.

BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC

Berklee’s program enables undergraduates to specialize on marimba. Nancy teach marimba lessons, marimba ensembles, mixed chamber music, and a lab on creating transcriptions.

COMPANIES

MARIMBA ONE

Marimba One marimbas, designed by Ron Samuels (right),

are Nancy’s favorite brand: a world leader in quality, and the only instrument on which she can sound “herself.”

ENCORE MALLETS

For many years, Encore has produced “The Nancy Zeltsman Series” of eight graduated mallets. Latex cores wrapped with soft Peruvian wool.

STEVE WEISS MUSIC

The world’s leading percussion dealer: instruments, mallets, music, recordings, accessories. Steve Weiss has changed the percussion world by making so much so readily available.

MUSICIAN-FRIENDS / INSPIRATIONS

ROBERT ALDRIDGE  -  composer

IVANA BILIC  -  marimbist/percussionist

JEAN GEOFFROY  -  marimbist/percussionist

JAMEY HADDAD  -  percussionist

FRED HERSCH -  pianist/composer

STEVEN MACKEY  -  composer

FUMITO NUNOYA  -  marimbist

SAMUEL Z. SOLOMON  -  percussionist

MIKE TRUESDELL  -  percussionist

FASCINATIONS

KHAN ACADEMY  -  teaching videos (centered on math)

EAT RIGHT 4 YOUR BLOOD TYPE  -  nutrition guide