Jack Van Geem & Nancy Zeltsman, marimbas
Members of the San Francisco Symphony
Repertoire
Irving Fine: Music for Piano (arr. J. Van Geem and N. Zeltsman)
Roger Sessions: Piano Sonata No. 1 (arr. N. Zeltsman)
Joseph Brackett (arr. P. Rodriguez): ‘Tis a Gift to be Simple
Michael Tilson Thomas: Island Music
American Gifts features MTT’s composition “Island Music” (2003),performed by duo marimbists Jack Van Geem and Nancy Zeltsman with members of the San Francisco Symphony percussion section. Van Geem and Zeltsman also give virtuosic readings of music by Irving Fine, Roger Sessions, and Joseph Brackett- American gifts spanning 155 years.