Marco Schirripa

Originally from Syracuse, New York, Marco Schirripa holds Bachelor’s degrees in Percussion Performance and Music Theory from Ithaca College, along with Master and Doctor of Music degrees in Percussion from Indiana University, where he was awarded the prestigious Performer's Certificate during his first year of study. He currently serves as Assistant Professor of Percussion at Central Michigan University.

Dr. Schirripa has performed on international stages, including the 7th World Marimba Competition, Zeltsman Marimba Festival, the North American Conference on Video Game Music, and several Percussive Arts Society International Conventions. He was named a finalist in the Percussive Arts Society International Marimba Competition and has taken first place in both the Great Plains and Southern California International Marimba Competitions.

In addition to his university appointment, Marco maintains an active schedule as a percussion soloist, clinician, and chamber musician. His recent projects have focused on adapting video game soundtracks for solo marimba and delivering clinics focused on stage presence and extramusical gesture in concert performance. He is a member of the Heartland Marimba Quartet, a group dedicated to the creation and performance of new chamber repertoire for keyboard percussion. In addition to their educational and commissioning initiatives, Heartland Marimba regular performs public concerts, appearing as concerto soloists with orchestras, resident artists for universities, and guest performers for international competitions and conventions.

Marco is co-founder of the TIERRAS Percussion Competition, a nationally recognized competition for high school and university students, taking place annually in South Texas.

He is deeply passionate about new music and supporting artists of all backgrounds, having premiered over 40 solo or small chamber works. His playing appears on albums featuring the music of Gordon Stout, Dominick DiOrio, Leroy Osmon, and Amaury Leon Sosa. Marco’s compositions have been performed around the world and his work is available through C. Alan Publications.

Marco Schirripa is an Artist/Endorser for Sabian cymbals, Pearl/Adams percussion, and JGPercussion mallets. He is a member of the Percussive Arts Society and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).
www.marcoschirripa.com

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1993

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1993 is meant to emulate the background music to the first level of a video game. Its cheerful quality and simple form and harmony reflect the simplicity of life as a child.

1993 is meant to emulate the background music to the first level of a video game. Its cheerful quality and simple form and harmony reflect the simplicity of life as a child.

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Digital Dances

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Digital Dances is a difficult work for marimba quartet heavily inspired by electronic dance music. Its dance-like rhythms, unyielding intensity, and heavy bass keep the players and listeners moving throughout the five sections.

Digital Dances is a difficult work for marimba quartet heavily inspired by electronic dance music. Its dance-like rhythms, unyielding intensity, and heavy bass keep the players and listeners moving throughout the five sections.

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Music For a Child’s Adventure

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Music for a Child’s Adventure is a larger-scale work for solo marimba that takes the audience on a journey through a seven-year-old’s epic make-believe adventure. The child leaves home, becomes scared and homesick, and rushes back in time for dinner!

Music for a Child’s Adventure is a larger-scale work for solo marimba that takes the audience on a journey through a seven-year-old’s epic make-believe adventure. The child leaves home, becomes scared and homesick, and rushes back in time for dinner!

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