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This Months Feature Audio Clip

This audio clip was taken from a live performance of Nebojsa Zivkovic’s “UNEVN SOULS” performed by Patrick Francis Frenking, percussionists Kevin Willingham, Josh Daly, Ron Vogt, and the Vocal Point Singers. The performance was held at the Anheuser Busch Hall in St. Louis, Missouri in April 2010.

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Biography
Patrick Francis Frenking, is a marimba virtuoso. His love for music, marimba, and performance, is incalculable. His unique style, eclectic repertoire, and charismatic live performances, have won over audiences all over the world. Patrick has been awarded several times in numerous competitions for his performances. Patrick won the first prize Lieber scholarship for musical excellence in 2007 and 2010. In April 2009, he won first prize at SIYAO ( Southern Illinois Young Artist Competition) for the instrumental division. Also in 2009, Patrick won third place at the MMPAT Marimba Competition and was a finalist in the first International Competition of Southern California. Recently, Patrick was awarded the Blanche M. Touhill Award for Musical Excellence presented by the University of Missouri St. Louis.
In 2008, Patrick participated in the Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic International Academy for Marimba and Percussion at the Landesmusikakademie in Nuiweid-Engars, Germany. While in Europe, Patrick was selected to perform solo marimba at the Zivkovic International Marimba concert in Kirchheimboladen, Germany. In 2009, Patrick participated in the Katarzyna Mycka International Academy for Marimba in Frankfurt, Germany. While attending the academy, Patrick gave several solo performances as well as chamber performances.
Patrick has studied, shared concerts, and performed master classes with some of the worlds greatest marimbists and percussionists, such as, Matt Henry(USA), Nebojsa Zivkovic(Serbia), Katarzyna Mycka(Poland), She-e-Wu(Taiwan), Eric Sammut(France), Beverly Johnston(Canada), Svet Stoyanov(Bulgaria), Noako Takada(Japan), Lynn Vartan (USA), Ney Rosauro(Brazil), and Rainer Romer(Germany).

News
Patrick is also working on some new videos, that are currently in the editing process. Video’s will include Steve Reich’s “Music for Pieces of Wood” and Gordon Stout’s “Beads of Glass”. Patrick’s concert “Marimba Masterpieces” received great reviews in STL weeky! Check out the link
Patrick Francis Frenking / FREAKING AWESOME!

The “Marimba Masterpieces” concert has been booked! This concert will be held at the fabulous Sheldon Concert Hall in Grand Center St. Louis. The concert program is full of some exciting new pieces as well as some older ones. Special guests include the UMSL String Quartet and Thomas Winkler.
I am also pleased to announce that I will be premiering Raymond Helble’s new Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble titled “Dark Visions” written for Michael Burritt and the Central Missouri State Percussion Ensemble. The premier will be held at the Cowan Civic Center in Lebanon Missouri at the MMPAT Marimba Competition on Saturday March 5th. Click on the flyer below for more information on upcoming concerts.