Edited by Nancy Zeltsman, this volume contains 12 exciting contemporary works for solo marimba. Essentially, these are beautiful short stories, each an opportunity to delve into one style - one writer's world - and soak it up in just a few pages. The composers come from every genre of contemporary music, including popular and jazz backgrounds. Composers and works included are:

• Louis Andriessen: Mouse Running
• Jude Carlton: Tune for Nep
• Chen Yi: Jing Marimba
• Fred Hersch: ChorinhoPicante
• Betsy Jolas: Morning Thoughts
• Lyle Mays: Mindwalk
• Kaori Okatani: Three Colors for Marimba Solo
• J.K. Randall: Through Lapland
• James Rolfe: Sticky
• Steven Stucky: Dust Devil
• Chinary Ung: Cinnabar Heart
• Errollyn Wallen: Remember, Marimba

"...A must-have for marimbists." -- Brian Zator, for PERCUSSIVE NOTES (July 2010)