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John Rimmer
A dialogue of opposites
Duration: 13' 00" Year: 1997
for cello solo
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Rimmer: A dialogue of Opposites; facsimile
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Rimmer: A dialogue of Opposites; facsimile
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Under the Southern Cross: works for cello
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John Psathas
Abhisheka
Duration: 08' 00" Year: 1996
for string quartet
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Programme Note
“The sanskrit equivalent for initiation is abhisheka, meaning ‘sprinkle’, ‘pour’, ‘anointment’. And if there is pouring, there must be a vessel into which the pouring can fall. So at last we might really give up all these complications and just allow some space, just give in. This is the moment when abhisheka – sprinkling and pouring – really takes place, because we are open and are really giving up the whole attempt to do anything, giving up all the busyness and overcrowding. Finally we have been forced to really stop properly, which is quite a rare occurrence for us.”
(Taken from Chogyam Trungpa’s Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, from album Nederlands Blazers Ensemble: Zeibekiko, NBECD014).
The composer writes: ”Drafted immediately after reading a book by the Buddhist guru Chögyam Trungpa, Abhisheka was my first-ever attempt at writing music with space in it. Until this piece, practically everything I had written was ultra-caffeinated, fast, full of notes, and murder on performers. But having been (albeit temporarily) inspired by the great truths and peace in Trungpa’s writing, I found myself navigating slower passages of musical time, as well as exploring the microcosm of inner space between the even intervals of our chromatic tuning system.”
Abhisheka by John Psathas was chosen for the list of string quartets in 2000 for ‘IAMIC Sounds of the Year’. The composer has also prepared versions of Abhisheka for mixed chamber ensemble, this version performed by Manos Achalinotopoulos, Vangelis Karipis and Nederlands Blazers Ensemble at Paradiso, in Amsterdam in 2004, and for string orchestra (2008).
Programme note from the New Zealand String Quartet’s 2012 New Zealand at Kings Place concert.
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Psathas: Abhisheka; computer-set
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Psathas: Abhisheka; computer-set Year: 2000
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John Psathas: Abhisheka; video
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John Psathas, RNZB: Abhisheka (part 4 of 4); video
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John Psathas, RNZB: Abhisheka (part 3 of 4); video
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John Psathas, RNZB: Abhisheka (part 2 of 4); video
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John Psathas, RNZB: Abhisheka (part 1 of 4); video
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Psathas: Eight Works
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John Psathas: Abhisheka
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John Psathas: Rhythm Spike Year: 1999
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Sound Barrier Year: 2006
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notes from a journey Year: 2010
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Jack Body
Aeolian Harp
Duration: 04' 00" Year: 1999
for solo cello
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Programme Note
This piece was inspired by the beguiling sounds of the aeolian harp to which I was first introduced by Chris Cree Brown. Said to have been first ‘discovered’ by the ancient Greeks, aeolian harps are intended to be played not by human hands, but by the wind. The strings vibrates through a range of harmonics creating an eerie effect difficult to describe.
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Body: Aeolian Harp; computer-set
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Under the Southern Cross: works for cello
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