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Maya Beiser, hailed by The Boston Globe as “the post-modern diva of the cello,” celebrates the upcoming release of her newest CD, Provenance, issued May 25 on Innova Recordings. That CD is preceded by a just-released digital single: a dazzling multi-tracked cello version of Led Zeppelin’s Middle Eastern-tinged classic, Kashmir, with drum legend Jerry Marotta (Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel). At LPR, Maya will be joined by oud (Middle Eastern lute) player Bassam Saba, percussionists Glen Velez and Matt Kilmer, and electronica artist Raz Mesinai on live electronics. Velez, noted for his startling artistry on the frame drum, will open the evening with a set by Ta Ka Di Mi, his captivating duo with singer Lori Cotler.
For Provenance, her sixth solo release, Maya has commissioned music by contemporary composers from Armenia, Kurdish Iran, Israel, and the US. The title means ‘origins,’ referring to both Maya’s personal history and the intertwining cultural traditions that course through this stunning disc. The music of Provenance is inspired by the Golden Age of Medieval Spain, when Muslims, Christians and Jews lived together, giving rise to a centuries-long flowering of commerce, culture, art and architecture. Likewise, Maya grew up in an Israeli kibbutz at the foothills of the Galilee Mountains, co-existing in harmony with neighboring Muslim and Christian Arab villages. Provenance has been shaped by that experience, celebrating the glory of a multi-religious, multicultural civilization and the hope of lasting peace.
Kayhan Kalhor’s I Was There by is based on a melody by the ninth-century Persian Kurdish musician Ziryab, a former slave who became the most influential musician of his time. Armenia’s unique musical tradition is represented by Djivan Gasparian’s haunting Memories. Gasparian is one of Armenia’s greatest living musicians, a virtuoso player of the traditional double-reed Duduk.
Mar de Leche (Sea of Milk) by Israeli composer Tamar Muskal draws on an ancient love song in Ladino, the mixture of Hebrew and Spanish spoken by medieval Sephardic Jews, whose music blended Arabic and Jewish traditions. Douglas J Cuomo, composer of the theme to Sex and the City and the chamber opera Arjuna’s Dilemma (Innova 697), contributes Only Breath; inspired by a poem by Rumi, it builds slowly from a meditative opening to a virtuosic climax. Kashmir makes a fitting close to this compelling disc.
This is a first come seated event. Seating is limited and not guaranteed; please arrive early.
For Provenance, her sixth solo release, Maya has commissioned music by contemporary composers from Armenia, Kurdish Iran, Israel, and the US. The title means ‘origins,’ referring to both Maya’s personal history and the intertwining cultural traditions that course through this stunning disc. The music of Provenance is inspired by the Golden Age of Medieval Spain, when Muslims, Christians and Jews lived together, giving rise to a centuries-long flowering of commerce, culture, art and architecture. Likewise, Maya grew up in an Israeli kibbutz at the foothills of the Galilee Mountains, co-existing in harmony with neighboring Muslim and Christian Arab villages. Provenance has been shaped by that experience, celebrating the glory of a multi-religious, multicultural civilization and the hope of lasting peace.
Kayhan Kalhor’s I Was There by is based on a melody by the ninth-century Persian Kurdish musician Ziryab, a former slave who became the most influential musician of his time. Armenia’s unique musical tradition is represented by Djivan Gasparian’s haunting Memories. Gasparian is one of Armenia’s greatest living musicians, a virtuoso player of the traditional double-reed Duduk.
Mar de Leche (Sea of Milk) by Israeli composer Tamar Muskal draws on an ancient love song in Ladino, the mixture of Hebrew and Spanish spoken by medieval Sephardic Jews, whose music blended Arabic and Jewish traditions. Douglas J Cuomo, composer of the theme to Sex and the City and the chamber opera Arjuna’s Dilemma (Innova 697), contributes Only Breath; inspired by a poem by Rumi, it builds slowly from a meditative opening to a virtuosic climax. Kashmir makes a fitting close to this compelling disc.
This is a first come seated event. Seating is limited and not guaranteed; please arrive early.
Artists
Maya Beiser
Described by the The New Yorker as a "cello goddess" and by the San Francisco Chronicle as "the queen of post-minimalist cello," Maya Beiser has captivated audiences worldwide with her virtuosity, eclectic repertoire, and relentless quest to redefine her instrument's boundaries.
Over the past decade, she has created new repertoire for the cello, commissioning and performing many works written for her by today's leading composers. She has collaborated with composers Tan Dun, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Osvaldo Golijov, Steve Reich, Louis Andriessen and Mark O'Connor among many others. Maya is a featured performer on the world's most prestigious stages, having appeared recently at the Sydney Opera House, New York City's Lincoln Center, the World Expo in Nagoya, Japan, and in Barcelona, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, and San Francisco.
Maya has conceived and produced her critically acclaimed multimedia concerts including "World To Come" which premiered as part of the inaugural season of Carnegie Hall's new venue, Zankel Hall. Highlights of her "World To Come" included performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Royce Hall in Los Angeles, the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, the Mondavi Performing Arts Center and the Ravinia Festival in Chicago. She has premiered her new project, "Almost Human" at Carnegie' Zankel Hall to a sold out house on March 2006, a concert chosen by The New York Times critics as among the "Best of 2006". Highlight of the past season included her debut performance at London's Barbican Hall, return appearances at the Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, as well as concerts at major venues in Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis and Seattle.
In the past year Maya has been a featured soloist on several film soundtracks. Collaborating with renowned film composer James Newton Howard, she is the featured soloist on M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening", Denzel Washington's "The Great Debaters", and Edward Zwick's "Blood Diamond."
Maya's performance of Steve Reich's Cello Counterpoint is featured on the Nonesuch CD "You Are," which was chosen by The New York Times as one of the top albums of 2005. She is also the soloist on the Sony Classical CD release of Tan Dun's "Water Passion," and has performed his Academy Award-winning score Crouching Tiger Concerto with orchestras around the globe.
Maya's recent appearances with orchestras included the St. Paul Camber Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the Sydney Symphony, and the China Philharmonic among many others. She has released four solo CD's with Koch Entertainment label including "Oblivion", "Kinship", "World To Come" and "Almost Human".
Raised on a kibbutz in Israel by her French mother and Argentinean father, Maya Beiser is a graduate of Yale University. Her major teachers were Aldo Parisot, Uzi Weizel, Alexander Schneider, and Isaac Stern. Maya was the founding cellist of the new music ensemble, the Bang on a Can All-Stars.
Photo Credit: Merri Cyr
Over the past decade, she has created new repertoire for the cello, commissioning and performing many works written for her by today's leading composers. She has collaborated with composers Tan Dun, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Osvaldo Golijov, Steve Reich, Louis Andriessen and Mark O'Connor among many others. Maya is a featured performer on the world's most prestigious stages, having appeared recently at the Sydney Opera House, New York City's Lincoln Center, the World Expo in Nagoya, Japan, and in Barcelona, Paris, Tokyo, Shanghai, and San Francisco.
Maya has conceived and produced her critically acclaimed multimedia concerts including "World To Come" which premiered as part of the inaugural season of Carnegie Hall's new venue, Zankel Hall. Highlights of her "World To Come" included performances at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, Royce Hall in Los Angeles, the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, the Mondavi Performing Arts Center and the Ravinia Festival in Chicago. She has premiered her new project, "Almost Human" at Carnegie' Zankel Hall to a sold out house on March 2006, a concert chosen by The New York Times critics as among the "Best of 2006". Highlight of the past season included her debut performance at London's Barbican Hall, return appearances at the Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, as well as concerts at major venues in Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis and Seattle.
In the past year Maya has been a featured soloist on several film soundtracks. Collaborating with renowned film composer James Newton Howard, she is the featured soloist on M. Night Shyamalan's "The Happening", Denzel Washington's "The Great Debaters", and Edward Zwick's "Blood Diamond."
Maya's performance of Steve Reich's Cello Counterpoint is featured on the Nonesuch CD "You Are," which was chosen by The New York Times as one of the top albums of 2005. She is also the soloist on the Sony Classical CD release of Tan Dun's "Water Passion," and has performed his Academy Award-winning score Crouching Tiger Concerto with orchestras around the globe.
Maya's recent appearances with orchestras included the St. Paul Camber Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the Sydney Symphony, and the China Philharmonic among many others. She has released four solo CD's with Koch Entertainment label including "Oblivion", "Kinship", "World To Come" and "Almost Human".
Raised on a kibbutz in Israel by her French mother and Argentinean father, Maya Beiser is a graduate of Yale University. Her major teachers were Aldo Parisot, Uzi Weizel, Alexander Schneider, and Isaac Stern. Maya was the founding cellist of the new music ensemble, the Bang on a Can All-Stars.
Photo Credit: Merri Cyr
Ta Ka Di Mi
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Ta Ka Di Mi ... the primal rhythm cycle of four beats, which leads the mind from the mystical world of numbers into the sublime experience of music and sound.
Ta Ka Di Mi ... just listen. Because you have to hear it to believe it. It's a concert experience that delivers an enthralling galaxy of percussive and vocal virtuosity, combining the ancient and modern in unique musical communion. There is no duo in the world that creates the spectacular sound of Ta Ka Di Mi.
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Ta Ka Di Mi ... is percussion legend Glen Velez joining rhythm voice master Lori Cotler in thrilling compositions derived from music of the Mid-East, Central Asia and the Mediterranean. A multifarious array of frame drums, bird calls and exotic noisemakers blend with South Indian Konnakol drum language to deliver an evening of pure rhythm and pulse.
Ta Ka Di Mi ... is ancient drums reaching modern heights. Velez and Cotler span the jazz pantheon and apply their inimitable style to evocative new interpretations of modern classics from the works of Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter and Nat King Cole. Cotler's spectacular Konnakol chants and vocalizations deliver sultry, soaring renditions that make you hear these timeless songs anew.
Di
Ta Ka Di Mi ... features four-time Grammy winner Velez at the height of his performing and composing powers; adorned with a rich international artistic legacy. His plethora of sounds have inspired decades of collaborations with an epic and eclectic list, including Steve Reich, the Paul Winter Consort, Suzanne Vega, Tan Dun and Pat Metheny. Eminent composer John Cage has written specifically for Velez, and he has been commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation, Jerome Foundation and most recently by the Lark String Quartet.
Ta Ka Di Mi ... features rising star Cotler, who has pioneered the fusion of Jazz improvisation and the rare vocal art form of South Indian Rhythm singing. She has gained international acclaim; collaborating with greats such as Sonny Fortune (Miles Davis), Howard Levy (Bela Fleck), Lew Soloff (Blood Sweat and Tears), Steve Gorn (Paul Simon), Juilliard Axiom Chamber Orchestra, along with numerous modern dance companies.
Mi
Ta Ka Di Mi ... envelops you in a powerful but intimate evening. Frame drum wizardry and overtone singing are interwoven seamlessly with the spectacular vocal array, allowing you to almost "see" the thrums, drones and bombinations of the instruments. The virtuosity of the staccato drum strokes and syllables are delivered at a stunningly blistering pace.
Ta Ka Di Mi ... the music is unique, the genre and style unmatched. Primal. Liberating. Centering. An utterly original experience...jazz inflected world-music synthesis that will leave you chanting Ta Ka Di Mi in your dreams.
Ta Ka Di Mi ... the primal rhythm cycle of four beats, which leads the mind from the mystical world of numbers into the sublime experience of music and sound.
Ta Ka Di Mi ... just listen. Because you have to hear it to believe it. It's a concert experience that delivers an enthralling galaxy of percussive and vocal virtuosity, combining the ancient and modern in unique musical communion. There is no duo in the world that creates the spectacular sound of Ta Ka Di Mi.
Ka
Ta Ka Di Mi ... is percussion legend Glen Velez joining rhythm voice master Lori Cotler in thrilling compositions derived from music of the Mid-East, Central Asia and the Mediterranean. A multifarious array of frame drums, bird calls and exotic noisemakers blend with South Indian Konnakol drum language to deliver an evening of pure rhythm and pulse.
Ta Ka Di Mi ... is ancient drums reaching modern heights. Velez and Cotler span the jazz pantheon and apply their inimitable style to evocative new interpretations of modern classics from the works of Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter and Nat King Cole. Cotler's spectacular Konnakol chants and vocalizations deliver sultry, soaring renditions that make you hear these timeless songs anew.
Di
Ta Ka Di Mi ... features four-time Grammy winner Velez at the height of his performing and composing powers; adorned with a rich international artistic legacy. His plethora of sounds have inspired decades of collaborations with an epic and eclectic list, including Steve Reich, the Paul Winter Consort, Suzanne Vega, Tan Dun and Pat Metheny. Eminent composer John Cage has written specifically for Velez, and he has been commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation, Jerome Foundation and most recently by the Lark String Quartet.
Ta Ka Di Mi ... features rising star Cotler, who has pioneered the fusion of Jazz improvisation and the rare vocal art form of South Indian Rhythm singing. She has gained international acclaim; collaborating with greats such as Sonny Fortune (Miles Davis), Howard Levy (Bela Fleck), Lew Soloff (Blood Sweat and Tears), Steve Gorn (Paul Simon), Juilliard Axiom Chamber Orchestra, along with numerous modern dance companies.
Mi
Ta Ka Di Mi ... envelops you in a powerful but intimate evening. Frame drum wizardry and overtone singing are interwoven seamlessly with the spectacular vocal array, allowing you to almost "see" the thrums, drones and bombinations of the instruments. The virtuosity of the staccato drum strokes and syllables are delivered at a stunningly blistering pace.
Ta Ka Di Mi ... the music is unique, the genre and style unmatched. Primal. Liberating. Centering. An utterly original experience...jazz inflected world-music synthesis that will leave you chanting Ta Ka Di Mi in your dreams.