Harmonies in Time
Live Concert
Harmonies in Time
By Trilok Gurtu, Matan Daskal and Shalev Ne’eman
Duration
80 minutes
Number of performers
13 - 24
Original cast: Composition: Trilok Gurtu, Shalev Ne’eman, Matan Daskal, Benedikt Bindewald, Ohad Fishof, Tal Avraham, Noa Ya'akov Percussionist: Trilok Gurtu / Conducting: Matan Daskal / Flute: Rachel Mazor / Oboe: Mariona Godia / Clarinet: Noa Yaakov / Bassoon: Michael Roessler / Saxophones: Oved Pinchover / French horn: Ofer Etzioni / Trumpet: Tal Avraham / Trombone: Maayan Milo / Drum set: Haim Peskoff / Percussion: Shalev Neeman / Electric Guitar: Eden Nir / Electric Bass: Nitai Marcus / Synthesizers: Yonatan Daskal / Computer: Asaf Meidan / Harp: Tal Vaknin / Voice: Daniel Krief, Anna Lann / Violins: Benedikt Bindewald, Yedidya Schwartz / Viola: Nina Loeterman / Double bass: Michael Edwards
The Elephant dance (Harmonies in Time) is a deep collaboration between master Trilok Gurtu and Castle in Time Orchestra, a 24-instrument ensemble.
The piece deals with prehistory in music. The relationship between a soloist as an individual and the rest of the tribe. It uses Indian compositions (Kaida) that were written for the human voice and the Tabla percussion instrument and translates them into western instruments such as violin and electric guitar. It uses complex polyrhythmic from Africa aside to a stormy fugue from classical Europe. It uses a sign language that was developed throughout the rehearsals as a way to communicate without words while performing the piece, and so the orchestra can improvise in real-time with Trilok Gurtu.
Trilok Gurtu (Kashmiri: ترلوک گرٹو, Marathi: त्रिलोक गुर्टू) is an Indian percussionist and composer, whose work has blended the music of his homeland with jazz fusion, world music, and other genres. He has released his own albums and has collaborated with many artists, including Terje Rypdal, Gary Moore, John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, Joe Zawinul, Bill Laswell, Maria João & Mário Laginha, and Robert Miles. Trilok Gurtu is universally acknowledged as one of the most innovative and groundbreaking percussionists around; integrating swords, buckets, and other non-conventional elements into his sound. Zakir Hussain said that if Trilok Gurtu played only the Tabla, he would have been the best Tabla player in the world.
Commissioned and premiered at the Mekudeshet Festival 2017 at David’s Tower, Jerusalem
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