Zimfest Update
March 16, 2008

Jennifer Kyker will be unable to attend Zimfest this year as she was finally awarded her visa to spend several months in Zimbabwe to complete research for her dissertation on the music of Oliver Mtukudzi. She will also have the opportunity to work with Tariro’s on-the-ground directors in Zimbabwe, and her presence there will be a tremendous benefit to Tariro’s work. We will miss Jennifer at Zimfest this year, but we wish her safe journeys and look forward to reports about her work when she returns.

We have replaced the workshops Jennifer was scheduled to teach with similar workshops. We welcome Maggie Donahue to this year’s teaching staff.

Cancelled Workshops

We have cancelled the following workshops:

Session #1: Adv. Beginning Hosho for Marimba Music, Jennifer Kyker
Sessions #2 & #6: (INTENSIVE) Intermediate Marimba: Tariro, Jennifer Kyker
Session #5: Introduction to Shona Language, Jennifer Kyker
Session #7: Singing in Shona, Jennifer Kyker
Session #8: (PRESENTATION) Music and History of Oliver Mtukudzi, Jennifer Kyker

Added Workshops

Added Sessions

This workshop has been on the schedule, and is now offered during an additional session:

Session #1: Really Beginning Hosho, MyLinda King

New Workshops

We have added these new workshops (see below for the descriptions):

Session #2: Intermediate Marimba: Chiro Chacho, MyLinda King
Session #3: (PRESENTATION) Mbira Orchestra, Wilfred Mafrika, Tonderai Ndava & Micah Munhemo
Session #5: TLC for Your Marimba, Stephen Golovnin
Session #7: Ndebele Choral Singing II, Lucky Moyo

Changed Workshops

Session #3: (PRESENTATION) Tariro’s Work with AIDS Orphans moves from session #3 to session #8 and will be taught by Maggie Donahue

Added Teachers and Presenters

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New Workshop Descriptions

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