Peter Klatzow wrote Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra in 1985, and Martin Bresnick wrote his double concerto Grace in 2011. Each are seminal works in the marimba repertoire, however, in the span of 25 marimba composition was exposed to endless new possibilities as a result of the solo works of Alejandro Vinao, Jacob Druckman, Joseph Schwantner, and others. This program gives audiences a glimpse into two very different soundscapes by masterful composers from two different eras.