2005 Changes & Corrections

since publication of the Registration Guide in mid-May

Changes

July 27

We have made numerous workshop changes, some additions, and a few cancellations. Unfortunately, Garadziva Chigamba, Kurai Mubaiwa, and Kokani Mzite will be not be able to join us. At the same time, we are delighted to welcome Rujeko Dumbutshena, Zivanai Masango, and Patrick Matsikenyiri to this year’s teaching staff. See the July 27 Festival Update.

June 12

The Daily Schedule has been revised.

June 3

We changed the ending times for Wanda Walker’s Intensive Intro to Mbira Style Marimba: Nhimutimu. The two sessions are each an hour and a half: #4 Sat. 9:00-10:30 AND #8 Sun. 1:00-2:30.

Corrections

The print and/or PDF versions of the Registration Guide include the following errors (all web pages have been corrected):

Page 1, Zimbabwean Guests, spelling corrections: Mzite, Kuture, Tarupiwa.
Page 2, Village Meeting: If you are interested in possibly hosting Zimfest in 2006, please contact the Zimfest Association board (not Larry Israel) at board@zimfest.org to discuss this more.
One teacher biography was mistakenly left out (page 8; click to view it): Marilyn Kolodziejczyk.
Descriptions of these two workshops were mistakenly left out (click to view):
- Beginning marimba for kids/parents: Chimurenga with Michael Sibanda
- Singing with drumming: Mhondoro Dzinonwa with Beauler Dyoko
In the schoolteacher track workshops section (pages 26-27):
- Marimba master class with Tendekai Kuture is on Friday (not Saturday)
- Fusion of marimbas with other traditions with Pasi Gunguwo is in Session #8 (not Session #7)
- Youth Concert is on Friday (not Saturday)
In the Festival Schedule (page 11), one workshop was mistakenly left out of Workshop Session #6:
Making your own hosho, Craig LaFollette, 4-6
The time was listed incorrectly for these workshops:
- Building marimbas with kids in the classroom with Stephen Golovnin is during session #7 10:00-12:00
- Beginning Shona language with Jane Matiure is from 2:00-3:30
- Singing with mbira: Dande with Beauler Dyoko is from 3:30-5:00
- Choral singing: Ishe Komborera Afrika with Maria Minnaar-Bailey is during session #7 from 10:00-11:00
- Choral singing: Tshotsholosa/Hosana with Maria Minnaar-Bailey is also during session #7 from 11:00-12:00
Descriptions were incorrect for these workshops:
- Intermediate marimba: Mwana We Shumba
- Intermediate marimba: Musumbu We Derere
The correct spellings for these workshop titles:
- Intermediate Karimba: Butsu Mutandarika
- Marimba Intensive: Natsa Muroyi
- Intermediate marimba: Musumbu We Derere
- Choral singing: Ishe Komborera Afrika