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Created in conjunction with the internationally acclaimed marimbist Naoko Takada, the NT series was designed for enhanced articulation and projection on the marimba, with large ensemble playing in mind. The NT Concerto Mallets feature custom-made latex cores wrapped with durable, U.S. made cotton yarn.
Naoko Takada was born in Todyo, Japan. She has appeared as a soloist with many orchestras including Houston Symphony, China National Symphony Orchestra, Fargo-Moorhead Symphony, SanAngelo Symphony, DuPage Symphony, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Chamber Orchestra and Xalapa Symphony (Mexico). As an exchange student she studied with Karen Ervin-Pershing at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). After graduating from CSUN she earned her MM at Ithaca College under the instruction of Gordon Stout. She received an assistantship at Ithaca where she was given the opportunity to teach a percussion course, fulfilled her dream of becoming a teacher. After completing her MM at Itahca, Takada studied with Nancy Zeltsman in Boston.
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