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06-May-2011
Bruno Maurice’s Concert Debut in Taiwan and Chinaby Rob Howard |
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 French accordionist Bruno Maurice recently journeyed east to make his concert debut in Taiwan and China.Bruno writes: “First of all, the National Symphonic Orchestra of Taiwan (NSO) invited me to play at the prestigious Tchang Kai Check Hall of Taipei on April 15th, 16th and 17th. My program included personal compositions and improvisations, my ‘Light Suite’ for accordion, 2 violin and piano, my concerto ‘Cri de Lame’, for accordion and string orchestra, solo pieces and some symphonic tangos of Astor Piazzolla (‘Tres Tangos’, ‘Invierno Porteño’, ‘Adios Nonino’). http://www.accordion-space4u.com/user.aspx?user=6&item=6&id=215 ----------------------------------------------- Program notes for “Cri de Lame”: Command of the “Aquitaine Symphonists orchestra”, 2007, composition “Cri de Lame” is the convergence of Bruno Maurice different musical influences in his accordionist way: Russian modern music of the XXe century, French and tango touch, free jazz and contemporary improvisation. The particularly great affect by the composer about the extreme urgency situation of the humanity and of the planet gave him the inspiration of this music. Madness, immoderation, inescapable power of nature, life’s fragility, emergency… In the first movement, dominated by a rebellion atmosphere, the wild and chaotic spiral will vanish to leave the audience with deep breath and silence… Sidereal time. A light, a call to life. Like a silent scream in pain, the theme “Cri de Lame” becomes more and more invading and triumphs in full force. The second movement “Caresse” is a hymn to love and to tenderness. Light bath, rest, nonchalance, peace and serenity. Mitango (Tango on E) : In the third part, an introduction of the accordion on the E (MI) musical note, a free jazz rhythmic sits in the melody, giving birth to the Mitango. In the central cadence, the theme dilutes dribs and drabs into the initial “Cri de Lame” melody and then will come back in a furious dance, taken into a wild whirl. “I want To call, to scream with my accordion, to deliver a message in this extreme musical transparency. Moment of share and of sincerity, where each sound is my scream: this is the “Cri de Lame”, the scream of my soul, dedicated to my lost father.” ----------------------------------------------- Those 3 concerts, in Taipei, I-Lan and Taichung were a great success. In fact, Chinese people don’t usually to listen to the accordion played in this way, and it was a revelation for them. The National Symphonic Orchestra now will prepare a new project with me in chamber music with a special Taiwan tour for next year. For that goal, I will write new scores. The following week, I was in Beijing, by the invitation of Cao Xiao-Qing (accordion professor in that conservatory). On April 20th and 21st I played solo concerts and gave master classes at the Beijing Central Superior Conservatory. I am privileged to be one of the first French accordionists to have played there. I played a program of contemporary music and of personal compositions. I want to underline how the standard in Beijing’s Conservatory is high! I never met so many good students, without any technical problems, with a thirst of knowledge, and a lot of courage. The meeting with Chinese students and Cao Xiao-Qing was so fruitful, that we will prepare a collaboration in the future, between, Bordeaux and Beijing’s Conservatory! For further information email: brunomaurice@neuf.fr |
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