Comments on: Many voices http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/05/21/many-voices/ Roger Bourland writes about music and life Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:06:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Michael Kaulkin: About the Composer » Blog Archive » Update from NPAC http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/05/21/many-voices/#comment-80621 Michael Kaulkin: About the Composer » Blog Archive » Update from NPAC Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:09:04 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/05/21/many-voices/#comment-80621 [...] Wednesday night: The Colorado Symphony, performing Bernstein, Corigliano and Georgian composer Giya Kancheli. After Bernstein’s Candide Overture and Chichester Psalms, it was Corigliano’s Piano Concerto. To my surprise and delight, the soloist was my student in a musicianship class about eight years ago. Pianist Natasha Paremski got a well-deserved standing ovation for her performance of this incredibly difficult piece. Kancheli’s Styx, for chorus and orchestra was beautiful at times, but overall rather frustrating. There was some reference to traditional Georgian music, a fascination of mine, recently blogged about by Roger Bourland and by me a while back. [...] [...] Wednesday night: The Colorado Symphony, performing Bernstein, Corigliano and Georgian composer Giya Kancheli. After Bernstein’s Candide Overture and Chichester Psalms, it was Corigliano’s Piano Concerto. To my surprise and delight, the soloist was my student in a musicianship class about eight years ago. Pianist Natasha Paremski got a well-deserved standing ovation for her performance of this incredibly difficult piece. Kancheli’s Styx, for chorus and orchestra was beautiful at times, but overall rather frustrating. There was some reference to traditional Georgian music, a fascination of mine, recently blogged about by Roger Bourland and by me a while back. [...]

]]> By: Roger Bourland http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/05/21/many-voices/#comment-80239 Roger Bourland Wed, 21 May 2008 23:56:32 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/05/21/many-voices/#comment-80239 Thanks Michael. Terrific music! Very different examples, yes? I especially loved t the first one. When I get some time, I'll notate some of the illustrations he put on the board that helps understand the sound of this music. Thanks Michael. Terrific music! Very different examples, yes? I especially loved t the first one.

When I get some time, I’ll notate some of the illustrations he put on the board that helps understand the sound of this music.

]]> By: Michael http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/05/21/many-voices/#comment-80232 Michael Wed, 21 May 2008 20:13:06 +0000 http://rogerbourland.com/blog/2008/05/21/many-voices/#comment-80232 I've been fascinated by Georgian music for a long time, although I don't know much about it. The notion that Stravinsky had probably encountered this music and that it influenced his sense of harmony is something I'd wondered about, but never looked into. I would love to have heard this scholar speak. If it's all right, I'd like to link to a <a href="http://www.aboutthecomposer.com/blog/archives/108" rel="nofollow">related post of mine</a> from a while back, where you can hear two examples of Georgian choral music. I’ve been fascinated by Georgian music for a long time, although I don’t know much about it. The notion that Stravinsky had probably encountered this music and that it influenced his sense of harmony is something I’d wondered about, but never looked into. I would love to have heard this scholar speak.

If it’s all right, I’d like to link to a related post of mine from a while back, where you can hear two examples of Georgian choral music.

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