Nancy Zeltsman

Nancy Zeltsman has been a leading marimba specialist for over 40 years. She first came to prominence as the marimbist of the duo Marimolin. Nancy has had a hand in more than 150 pieces having been composed for the marimba, and has released over 11 hours of recordings on marimba. She has performed concerts and taught hundreds of students around the world, including through 15 years of Zeltsman Marimba Festivals. Nancy was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame in 2022.  Zeltsman is Professor of marimba and chamber music at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and at Berklee College of Music, where she has taught percussionists and marimbists since 1993. She has been a Guest Artist at University of Michigan teaching two weeks per year since 2021.  Nancy's most recent recordings are drinking water (released November 2025), and purple music and the single Poconos (by Leo Blanco/arr. Zeltsman), both released in the fall of 2023. Header photo: Claudia Hansen | Performing photo: Allen Navratil