Randy McIntosh, Artistic Director & Instructor

Randy McIntosh is the Artistic Director of Kutandara and a percussionist, composer, and educator specializing in Zimbabwean marimba music and contemporary performance. He brings nearly three decades of study and performance experience in Zimbabwean music, grounded in sustained collaboration with artists in Zimbabwe and the United States.

As Artistic Director, Randy shapes Kutandara’s musical direction and performance practice, cultivating an approach that is both deeply rooted in tradition and responsive to new creative contexts. His work emphasizes ensemble connection, rhythmic precision, and the expressive potential of marimba in both traditional and collaborative settings.

Randy has performed nationally and internationally in a wide range of venues, from concert halls to community festivals, and is widely respected as both a performer and educator. Through his leadership, Kutandara continues to expand the presence of Zimbabwean marimba in new artistic spaces, including collaborative projects such as Misa Tariro with the Boulder Chorale.

Amy Stewart McIntosh, Executive Director & Instructor

Amy Stewart McIntosh is the Executive Director of Kutandara, where she leads the organization’s operations, educational programming, and community partnerships. A musician, educator, and cultural collaborator, she has spent nearly three decades engaged in the study and performance of Zimbabwean marimba music, working in close collaboration with artists in both Zimbabwe and the United States.

Amy co-founded Kutandara with a commitment to building community through music, creating pathways for students of all ages to engage in ensemble playing, cultural exchange, and performance. Under her leadership, Kutandara has grown into a vibrant nonprofit organization serving hundreds of students annually through classes, school-based programs, and public performances.

Her work reflects long-standing relationships within Zimbabwe’s musical community, including ongoing connections with numerouse organizations such as Tsoro Arts, Child Future Africa, the Friendship Festival, Tariro and others. In addition to her leadership at Kutandara, Amy is an active performer and educator, known for fostering inclusive, community-centered musical experiences.

Jake Goulder, Marimba Instructor

Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, Jake began his marimba playing journey at age seven, taking classes from Amy Stewart McIntosh and Randy McIntosh at Kutandara. Almost 25 years later, he has traveled to Zimbabwe, studied with numerous Zimbabwean teachers, and performed hundreds of times across the country. Jake lives in Boulder, works as a therapist and forensic social worker, and enjoys hiking, reading, fly fishing, and spending time with friends. 

Ellen Kubiak, Marimba Coach

Ellen Kubiak is an accomplished young musician. She started her musical journey by playing piano at age 8. During middle school, she started playing upright bass and continued through high school. Ellen started playing marimba sophomore year of high school and joined the senior teen band for the last two years of high school. Since graduating, she has taken a part in coaching the junior teen band as well as assisting with several other adult classes at Kutandara. Throughout playing marimba, Ellen has embraced the aspect of community and whimsy it brings into people’s lives. It has been her privilege to share these aspects through teaching the younger kids. She has also deeply enjoyed teaching children how to become better musicians and performers. Above all else, Ellen’s passion for marimba is nfectious!

Scott Parker Mast, Drumming Instructor

Scott has been teaching and performing African rhythms of Cuba and Zimbabwe professionally since 1997. Scott’s study of rhythms of Zimbabwe began with several years in Albuquerque, New Mexico, culminating with a three-month visit to Zimbabwe. Scott has also studied in Puerto Rico and Cuba and is a long-running member of local Afro-Cuban ensemble, Bamboche.

Scott has also taught drumming at New Vista High School, September School, Eagle Rock School, Estes Park High School, Willow Creek Elementary School, and Uni-Hill Elementary School, as well as at Camp Tumbuka and Zimfest. Scott was Kutandara’s Marimba Experience’s first drum set player and is featured on their album “Ndotamba nani?” Scott also traveled with Kutandara Marimba Experience in 2000 and 2001 to perform at the Zimbabwean Music Festival. Scott holds a B.A. in Psychology from Naropa University. For more information about Scott, visit his website spmast.com.