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"Glassworlds-Sacajawea" Sept 6!

20/8/2015

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Pianist Nicolas Horvath will perform his large homage to composer Philip Glass, “GlassWorlds,” featuring the work of many composers, including my composition Glassworlds—Sacajawea on September 6, 2015. Horvath’s performance is a musical “pastiche;” that is to say, it’s a medley of small piano works of several prominent composers all strung together as one continuous whole. I’m honored to be one of these composers!

For the wonderfully ambitious pastiche, I used as inspiration the 2nd movement of “Piano Concerto No. 2” by Philip Glass, as a jumping off place. Glass’s concerto is reflection on the Louis and Clark expedition, and movement two, “Sacajawea,” features a non-Native flute melody with what Natives would call “straight beats” accompanying it. 

As an American Indian composer though, I felt I could bring a more familiar indigenous melody together with a native “heartbeat” pattern to compliment Glass’s original. 

For this minute-long work, the repetitive heartbeat rhythm is counted as a quick five-count beat pattern with stressed beats on one and three: (1)-2-(3)-4-5, (1)-2-(3)-4-5, etc. The American Indian flute melody is shaped in the familiar descending pattern of many indigenous songs, and performed by the pianist whistling while he works. Yes, Nicolas will play the piano and actually whistle the flute melody as he does.

If you are in the area, please stop in and check out this very long pastiche performance, and good luck Nicolas! 
Sunday, Sep 6, 2015 — Noon to 10 PM
(it’s a 10 hour piano marathon, and you are
welcome to come in and out as you wish)

Pianist Nicolas Horvath

FREE ADMISSION (donations welcome)
BYOB and food to share

The Timucua Arts white house
2000 South Summerlin
Orlando, FL 32806
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