Songs of the Fisherman
Timothy Nelson (composer), Jorge Villavicencio Grossman (composer)
Originally written as a song cycle, Timothy Nelson re-composed Songs of the Fisherman for the forces seen on this video. Tenor Brian Arreola and choreographer Gretchen Alterowitz hoped to find a way to synthesize the lyrical power of operatic singing with the kinesthetic narrative potential of dance. The singer-dancer relationship is fluid throughout the work, with the dancer taking on shifting roles of lover, rival and society. A three-movement piece for solo violin, Jorge Grossmann’s La Ricerca della Spiritualità Transcendente deals with the subject of spirituality and even symbolizes an open-ended journey in search for inner growth. The work is performed by Wei-Wei Le, who has performed around the world and won numerous international violin competitions.
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Track Listing
| Title | Composer | Performer |
|---|---|---|
| Songs of the Fisherman | Timothy Nelson | Brian Arreola, tenor, Alison Mixon, dancer, Wei-Wei Le, violin, Kari Giles, violin, Kirsten Swanson, viola, Mira Frisch, cello, Scott Christian, percussion, Yin Zheng, piano, Gretchen Alterowitz, choreographer |
| La Ricerca della Spiritualità Trascendente | Jorge Villavicencio Grossman | Wei-Wei Le, violin |
Reviews
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“[Timothy Nelson’s] skillful and original Songs of the Fisherman, an opera-dance-theater piece…is by turns colorfully atmospheric and acerbically driving.”
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"Timothy Nelson'a song cycle, Songs of the Fisherman was transformed...on this video into a mesmeric synthesis of operatic singing and dance... "
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