Second 'VICO' Concert - Chutzpah! Festival - March 4, 2001
At the Norman Rothstein Theatre The World Music of Moshe Denburg
An Inter-Cultural Odyssey
Roster of Musicians
Conductor
Moshe Denburg
Jonathan Bernard - Percussion, Tambura; Gordon Cherry - Trombone; Joyce Cherry - Piano; Neelamjit Singh Dhillon - Alto Sax, Flute; Niel Golden - Tabla; Karen Graves - Flute, Soprano Sax; James Hamilton - Sitar; Edward Henderson - Guitar; Finn Manniche - Cello; Margaret Taylor - Violin; Lan Tung - Erhu (Chinese Fiddle); Vivian Xia - Yang Qin (Chinese Hammered Dulcimer)
Concert Program
For the Peace of My People (1996)
[Violoncello & Piano]
A work utilizing Jewish, Arabic, and Western musical ideas, an appeal for peace between Jew and Arab.
The King is Dancing (1988)
[Flute, Violin, Trombone, Guitar, Yang Qin, Tabla, Percussion, Tambura]
An ensemble work of a cross-cultural nature (India/West), based on the phrygian mode.
Can You Hear My Prayer (1998)
[Sitar, Erhu, Yang Qin, Tabla]
A composition for an Inter-Cultural quartet, it is essentially a prayer for understanding in both the human and divine spheres.
Jericho (1992 & 2001)
[Violoncello, Alto Saxophone, Piano]
Utilizing Jewish and Near-Eastern modes, this is programmatically based on the narrative in the Book of Joshua, chapter VI., where the miraculous breaking down of walls by dint of musical sounds can be seen as a metaphor for the overcoming of obstacles by peaceful means.
The 3 movements are: I. The Imprisoned City II. The Walls III. The Future Jericho
Masala (1990 & 2001)
[Flute 1, Flute 2, Violin, Sitar, Guitar, Tabla, Cello, Tambura]
A cross-cultural work (India/West), in which two modes are used: Diatonic major and Mixolydian. A mood of joy, of frolic, and of friendship.
Reconciliation (2000 & 2001)
A new version, for chamber ensemble, of the final movement of Denburg's large work for Inter-Cultural Orchestra, Rapprochements (Reconciliations).
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