Marimbakøller Innovative Percussion WL1, Wei-Chen Lin, Bass Marimba, Rattan

Marimbakøller Innovative Percussion WL1, Wei-Chen Lin, Bass Marimba, Rattan

Wei-Chen Lin Series
WL1(B)-WL6(B) Description
We are excited to announce our new signature line of marimba mallets designed for Wei-Chen Lin. Currently, he is serving as an Associate Professor at Yulin Normal University in China and formerly served as a percussionist with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. The series includes 1 bass mallet and 5 melodic mallets. The legato Sky Blue blended yarn creates an incredibly versatile mallet, capable of lush chorales as well as more contemporary articulate passages. Built on Rattan or natural Birch shafts, the rubber cores provide a strong fundamental tone with very little contact sound. A very versatile series, these mallets are designed to bring the most beautiful sounds out of every marimba.

Features:
Rattan Or Natural Birch Shaft
Legato Sky Blue Blended Yarn
Rubber Core
16 3/4 Total Length
Color Tape Indicator

WL1
WEI-CHEN LIN / BASS MARIMBA MALLETS - LIGHT BLUE YARN - RATTAN

Wei-Chen Lin
Yulin Normal University

Wei-Chen is a respected marimba performer, and chamber, contemporary, and orchestral musician. Born in 1982 in Tainan City, Taiwan, percussionist Wei-Chen is currently based in Los Angeles, CA and Shanghai, China. Wei-Chen began to study piano at age of five and percussion at age of twelve. Wei-Chens recent marimba repertoire includes music of J.S. Bach, Camille Saint-Saens, Francesco Tárrega, and Lyle Mays. His passion for new music led him to form Hai-Dao Contemporary Ensemble. Wei-Chen is currently a member of board committee of Taiwan Percussion Association, and a member of Keyboard Committee of Percussive Arts Society. From September 2016, Wei-Chen serves as a percussionist of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.

Wei-Chen won First Prize at the 2008 Classical Marimba League International Marimba Artist Competition, and First Prize at the 2007 PAS International Percussion petition, Other awards include: the Laureate of The First Classical Music International Internet-Festival 2013 in Moscow Russia, the winner of 2013 Taiwan NTCH Young Star Series, Silver Medal of 2012 Houston Symphony Ima Hogg Concerto Competition, Third Prize of 2012 Atlantic Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, Second Prize of the 2007 PASIC Marimba Solo Competition, and the winner of 2007 Boston University Soloists Competition. Wei-Chen received the Boston University Honors Award two times in 2008 and 2013. In 2014, Wei-Chen was awarded the lifelong membership of the National Music Honor Society Pi Kappa Lumbda. In 2017, Wei-Chen is awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award of Taipei National University of the Arts.

As an active soloist, Wei-Chen has appeared as concerto soloist with Taipei Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (world premiere of "Zalan-Zalan" Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra by Julie Spencer and Gernot Blume), Tainan Symphonic Band (world premiere of "Mask" for two marimbas and symphonic band by Yiu-Kwong Chung), The Concord Band (Marimba Concerto No.1 for marimba and wind band), Houston Symphony (Fantasy on Japanese Wood Prints, Op.211" by Alan Hovhaness), Hong Kong Youth Symphonic Band ("Prism Rhapsody" by Keiko Abe and "Concerto for Marimba and Wind Band" by Dr. Yiu-Kwong Chung), and with Boston University Symphony Orchestra ("Prism Rhapsody" by Keiko Abe). Wei-Chen has given concerts and masterclasses in Taiwan, Australia, Peru, China, Macau, Hong Kong, Japan, Italy, Singapore, Thailand, Russia, and United States. Wei-Chen was also a jury member of the Taiwan Marimba Competition (2009, 2011), Taipei World Percussion Championship (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016), Australian Marimba Competition (2015, 2017), and 2016 Taiwan Percussion Association Youth Percussion Competition.

Wei-Chen was a member of Taipei Percussion from 2002 to 2006, performing more than 200 concerts throughout Taiwan and Asia. His orchestral appearances include concerts with the Taiwan Philharmonic, Taipei Symphony Orchestra, ALEA III, Boston Civic Symphony, and The Macao Orchestra. He received a Tanglewood Music Center fellowship in 2008. Wei-Chen has played orchestral under the baton of Long Yu, James Levine, Sir Andrew Davis, Bernard Haitink, Oliver Knussen, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, and André Previn. From 2010 to 2011, Wei-Chen served as the first Timpanist of National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra in the Orchestra's 70-year orchestra history.