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Kai Stensgaard har igennem de seneste 20 år har han rejst verden rundt med koncerter i bl.a. The Purcell Room i Royal Festival Hall i London, Simon Bolivár Concerthall i Mexico City og ”live” koncert i den klassiske radio samme sted. Flere koncertturneer til Mexico, bl.a. til Chiapas ved The First International Marimbafestival, her gav han desuden masterclass for 350 mexikanske marimbaister og han var dommer i en konkurrence om at kåre det bedste marimbaorkester i Mellemamerika. Marimbaen har også bragt ham til Europa, Japan, USA, Argentina og Puerto Rico, og flere gange har han givet koncerter og masterclasses ved universiteter USA.
Kai Stensgaard modtog i 1989 Nordjyllands Amts Musikpris og han har udgivet 6 CD'er , 2 DVD´er, en lærebog i 6 kølle marimba teknik samt mange kompositioner for marimba, som nu spilles af marimbaspillere over hele verden.
Web:
www.marimba.dk marimba solo
www.calabash.dk saxophone & marimba
www.marimbamboo.dk pan flute & marimba
Curriculum Vitae:
2008 Masterclasses and concert in Valencia, Spain
2007 Marimba solo tour to Argentina
2007 Release of new marimba CD “Marimba Music by Kai Stensgaard”
2007 “Marimbas on Tour” in Denmark with Marimba Nandayapa, Mexico
2007 Marimba tour to Chiapas, Mexico with a group of marimba students
2006 World premier of “Concierto Mexicano” at Kutztown University, Pensylvania, USA
2006 Recital at PASIC 2006 in Austin, Texas, USA www.pasic.org
2006 “Marimbas on Tour” in Denmark with Marimba Nandayapa, Mexico
2006 Marimba soloist at 6th International Marmba Festival in Chiapas, Mexico.
2005 Marimba recital and clinic tour in 6 states of USA
2005 Marimba Duo tour in Denmark with G.A.Vedela from Argentina
2004 “Marimbas on Tour” in Denmark with Marimba Nandayapa, Mexico
2004 Marimba solo & clinic in Patagonia, Argentina
2003 Marimba solo in Centro National de las Artes, Mexico City
2003 Masterclasses in Alicante, Spain
2002 Marimba solo tour in Mexico
2001 Marimba recital and clinic tour in 7 states of USA
2001 Marimba solo recital in Belgium at the First International Marimba Competition
2001 “Marimbas on Tour” in Denmark with Marimba Nandayapa, Mexico and D.Ganeva
2001 Marimba solo recital in the Purcell Room, Royal Festival Hall, London
2001 Marimba solo recitals in Mexico City
2001 Marimba soloist at 7th. Festival International Percussion, Puerto Rico
2000 Marimba soloist at 6th. Festival International Percusión, Puerto Rico
2000 Master class at San Juan Music Conservatorio, Puerto Rico
1999 Marimba soloist at 1st.International Marimba Festival in Chiapaz, Mexico
1999 Master classes in Chiapas, Mexico
1999 Member of the jury in Mexican Solo Marimba Contest in Tuxtla Guiterres, Mexico
1998 Freelance musician and composer
1997 Duo ”Calabash” saxophone and marimba
1995-96 Timpanist in Odense Symphony Orchestra
1992 World premier of Knakkergaards ”Ballet in Dark” a concerto for marimba and symphony orchestra with the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
1991 Marimba soloist at Scandinavian Percussion Festival, Stockholm arranged by ”Croumata Percussion Ensemble”
1991 Marimba soloist ved Deutsches Percussion Symposium, Hannover
1990-95 Conductor of Nordjysk Musikkonservatoriums Percussion ensemble
1989 Nordjyllands Amts Music Award
1987 Study of percussion music in Bali
1986 Trip to Chiapas and Guatemala to study the origin of the marimba
1984-95 Professor of marimba and percussion at Nordjysk Music Conservatorium
1981-82 Marimba solo study with Leigh H. Stevens, New York City,USA
1979-80 Marimba study with Karen Ervin, California State University, USA
CD´s & DVD´s
“Marimba in Concert” DVD Kai Stensgaard 2008
“Marimbas on Tour” DVD Marimba Nandayapa, Mexico & Kai Stensgaard 2007
“Marimba Music by Kai Stensgaard” 2007
“Marimbamboo” Charlotte Halberg & Kai Stensgaard duo, pan flute and marimba 2007
“Calabash”, saxophone & marimba 2001
"Singing Wood", solo marimba, concert repertoire 1997
"Ballet in Dark", solo marimba , contemporary music 1994
"Marimba Classic", solo marimba 1988
Marimba Methods:
“The Six Mallet Grip” a method for marimba by Kai Stensgaard, 2008
Compositions:
Spanish Dance, marimba solo
Manzanilla, marimba solo (six mallets)
Lain Nebaj, marimba solo (six mallets)
Triglyf I, marimba solo
Frutta Fresca, vibrafon & marimba duo
Madinga, balafon solo
Pieces of Wood, sax & marimba duo/vibraphone & marimba duo
Rain Forest, sax & marimba duo
“Salsa Mexicana”, marimba solo (six mallets)
Menuette in Jazz: Bach/Stensgaard, sax & marimba duo
Transcriptions:
Asturias Leyenda by I.Albeniz
Gloria from “Misa Creolla” by A.Ramirez (six mallets)
Cello Suite no 3 in C Major by J.S.Bach
Laudate Domino by W.A.Mozart, sax & marimba duo
African Market Place by A.Ibrahim, sax & marimba duo
Gnossiennes I by E.Satie, sax & marimba duo
Study for the Left Hand by B.Bartok, sax & marimba duo
Commissioned works:
Mobile I by Martin Knakkergaard, solo marimba
Mobile II by Martin Knakkergaard, solo marimba
Mobile III by Martin Knakkergaard, solo marimba
“Ballet in Dark” a concert for marimba and orchestra by Martin Knakkergaard
Sonoris IV, Opus 205 by E.D.Bjerno, solo marimba
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