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The CD Go Between with the Amsterdam Percussion Group, featuring british drummmer Bill Bruford, performing Go Between by Ruud Wiener, and japanese marimba virtuoso Keiko Abe, performing the premiere of Marimba Spiritual by Minoru Miki, has been re-released in september 2007 by Bruford's label Summerfold, distributed by Voiceprint Records UK. The piece Go Between has been released 2007 on DVD with the Amsterdam Percussion Group and Terry Bozzio recorded live during the concert of dec 4 2006 in the Netherlands. Me, Josep Vicent, Terry Bozzio - Utrecht  june 3, 2006 http://www.voiceprint.co.uk/http://www.united-mutations.com/a/amsterdampercussiongroup.htmhttp://www.united-mutations.com/a/amsterdampercussiongroup.htmshapeimage_3_link_0shapeimage_3_link_1shapeimage_3_link_2
Austrian Percussion Group The Next Step  premiered "Go Beyond" 17th of May 2003. This piece for percussion quartet was written in commission for this group. In september 2004 the piece has been released on their  CD "Innfusion". The composition " Nocturne d'Anaïs " was recorded for another CD, titled <<Point of View>>, which came out in June 2004. http://www.thenextstep.at/scexgobeyond.htmllistentoaudioinnervoice.htmlshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2
(ruud wiener - norbert rabanser)

Concerts, recordings, presentations  in the USA and Central - and South America:

dec 3    2003:     Pittsburgh - University of Carnegie Mellon  (Tim Adams) - presentation

nov 17  2004:     Brooklyn - Conservatory of Music  (Arnie Lang, Brian Willson) - presentation
nov 23  2004:     Boston - Berklee (Ed Saindon)  - presentation

nov 7    2005:     Toledo (USA) - Recital Hall, Center for Performing Arts -
                           Michael Waldrop (dr), Norm Damschroder (b), and me (ruud wiener, vib, mar, p)  played a remarkable improvised jazz concert. New music   

                           was  born, and this event gave the musicians and the audience new and perspective options how to improvise in a different way.

nov 17  2005:     Brooklyn - Conservatory of Music -
                           Brian Wilson and me came together for a recording session, and we instantly and spontaniously improvised percussion music.
                           It must have been one of  those rare moments:  right  place, right  moment, right  people....
                      

(brian willson - ruud wiener)

nov 16   2006  :  Ithaca college (Gordon Stout) - mallet clinic on improvisation

nov   6   2007  :  Eastern Washington University  -  Cheney, WA    -  mallet clinic on improvisation and concert with Michael Waldrop (dr), Rick White (bass) and     

                           Todd Delgiudice (sax)

nov   7             :  Olympic College / Bremerton, WA   -   mallet clinic on improvisation and concert with  Michael Waldrop (dr), Rick White (bass).

                           Again  remarkable improvised jazz concerts!  where new music was born, and where the musicians and the audience experienced new and

                           perspective options how  to improvise in a different way.

nov  15            :  Eastman School of Music - Rochester, NY (John Beck) -  mallet clinic on  improvisation and RAWI mallet compositions.



june 25 - 28  2008:   6th Int Percussion Festival - General Roca/Rio Negro - Argentina (Angel Frette) -  Concert / Clinic.

july    1              :       Concert with Horacio Straijer (Arg), Gabriel Luchetti (Arg) and Tom Teasley (USA) at  Notorious Jazz Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

nov   10             :       University of North Texas - Denton, TX (Mark Ford) -  mallet clinic on improvisation  and RAWI mallet compositions.

nov 12-13          :       University of Chiapas - Tuxtla Gutierrez - Mexico (Roberto Hernandez) - mallet clinic on  improvisation and RAWI compositions.

nov 14               :       Tapachulla - Mexico - concert with <Unicach Percussion Ensemble> of Tuxtla Gutierrez.

nov 17               :       University of Xalapa - Mexico (Jesus Reyes) - mallet clinic on improvisation


june 23 - 27  2009   :   Concert with Francesca Santangelo  and clinic -  7th Percussion Festival   -  General Roca/Rio Negro - Argentina (Angel Frette).


june 29 - 30              :   Masterclasses and presentation - Escuela Universitaria de Música - Solo Concert - Montevideo - Uruguay (Ricardo Gomez)

april  20-22    2010   :   5th Int Percussion Festival  - Concert / Clinic -  Santiago de Chile  (Gerardo Salazar)


 

Other percussion ensembles playing my works:


july 14 2006:  The Percussion Wave Group of Valencia - SPAIN performs   GO BEYOND.

The Amsterdam Percussion Group   on Tour in The Netherlands with Terry Bozzio with a new version of    GO BETWEEN.
june 2 2006: Haarlem / Philharmonie
june 3          : Utrecht / Tivoli
june 6          : Zoetermeer / Boerderij
june 8          : Tilburg / 013
june 9          : Thorn / Adams
nov 15         : Hoofddorp / Schouwburg de Meerse
nov 17         : Gouda / Goudse Schouwburg
nov 18         : Antwerpen / Belgium / Zuiderpershuis
nov 19         : Alkmaar / Theater de Vest
nov 24         : Oss / De Lievekamp
nov 25         : Almere / De Metropole
dec 1           : Zwolle / Concertzaal de Spiegel
dec 2           : Amsterdam / Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
dec 4           : Den Bosch / Theater aan de Parade
dec 7           : Den Haag / Lucent Danstheater
dec 8           : Enschede / Muziekcentrum