Echoes of Gamelan

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Apr26

Echoes of Gamelan explores the influence of gamelan music on western composers, as well as how our music perception changes depending on the context. Colin McPhee’s transcriptions of Balinese ceremonial music are interwoven with pieces by Godowsky, Debussy, Holst, Crumb, and Baumbusch. The program closes with a transcription of a piece by Balinese composer Ni Nyoman Srayamurtikanti, originally written for Balinese shadow-puppet theater instruments.

May3

405 Shrader

405 Shrader St, San Francisco, CA 94117

Advanced reservations required. Please see presenter's website for details.

Echoes of Gamelan explores the influence of gamelan music on western composers, as well as how our music perception changes depending on the context. Colin McPhee’s transcriptions of Balinese ceremonial music are interwoven with pieces by Godowsky, Debussy, Holst, Crumb, and Baumbusch. The program closes with a transcription of a piece by Balinese composer Ni Nyoman Srayamurtikanti, originally written for Balinese shadow-puppet theater instruments.

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We believe that one-piano-four-hands, or piano duet, is the most intimate form of chamber music with two players sharing one instrument and often one bench. There are great piano duet works from the classical and romantic eras and many awesome transcriptions of orchestral works from the beginning of the 20th century, often arranged by the composers themselves. But following that period far fewer works for piano duet have been composed. We are both passionate about contemporary music, so one of our key missions as an ensemble is to commission and promote new masterworks for this genre.
 

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For this cutting-edge project ZOFO solicited new works from top composers around the globe, and requested each to select a painting representative of his or her culture as a springboard to the creative process. The result is a rich tapestry of sights and sounds reflecting the cultural, musical and artistic diversity of our world community.

 

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