Marimba Ayin
Baila Mi Corazon: The Beauty of the Guatemalan Marimba
Terrace Concert
Saturday, 4:00 p.m.

Marimba Ayin is a university-based, Guatemalan marimba ensemble from the University of Florida (UF). In 2005, the ensemble began its performing career at the 2006 Latin American Artists-in-Residence Program for the UF Center for World Arts. During the residency, Guatemalan musicians Manuel Suar and Pedro Velasquez spent over two months in Gainesville, Florida imparting their skills to the musicians who now make up Marimba Ayin. Since its inception, Marimba Ayin has performed in concerts, workshops, and master classes in the greater Gainesville area and throughout Florida. Memorable performances include the 2006 Fiesta Maya in Jupiter, Florida for the Corn Maya organization. Workshops, master classes, and other academic presentations have been presented to high school Spanish classes, university world music classes, and university percussion studios. Currently, the ensemble is preparing for a fall 2007 tour, which will include the group’s performance at PASIC 2007. The central goal of Marimba Ayin is to promote Guatemalan music and dance through the interpretation of folkloric, popular, and art music on the marimba.

Sponsor

University of Florida Center for World Arts