Minoru Miki's "Marimba Spiritual" was played by the percussionists of the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Peter Stracke, Johannes Steinbauer, Johannes Wippermann and Stephan Möller in the chamber concert on 22.09.2013 in the WDR Funkhaus, Cologne. In this piece, the Japanese composer combined western and far-eastern instruments and sound colors. Three percussionists accompany the solo marimba on Japanese Kodo and O-Daiko drums.
Historical recording from the WDR archive.
Johannes Wippermann, Marimba
Peter Stracke, Percussion
Johannes Steinbauer, Percussion
Stephan Möller, Percussion
(Members of the WDR Symphony Orchestra)
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