How many marimbas does it take to fill the St. Paul Cathedral?

See an 8-minute excerpt of Stephen Paulus' "Visions," performed by VocalEssence and four marimbas at the St. Paul Cathedral April 30.

May 14, 2010 at 8:53PM

Capping the recently completed International Marimba 2010 Festival in the Twin Cities was a sold-out concert at the St. Paul Cathedral, where members of VocalEssence sang music of Stephen Paulus accompanied by four marimbas. The gorgeous world-premiere piece is called "Visions."

The Wall Street Journal ran a review that commented on many of the festival's concerts, from chamber to choral to the one with the Minnesota Orchestra that featured Nebojsa Zivkovic's Marimba Concerto No. 2, reviewed here.

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