Macarena Rosmanich
el vacio es un lugar lleno de nombres (2021)
for amplified string trio

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premiered by
AMAYA BARRACHINA, Violin
EVA MARTIN, Viola
ÁNGEL GARCÍA JERMANN, Cello

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Teatro de la Zarzuela, Madrid
Live Recording, 06.06.2021

el vacio es un lugar lleno de nombres (2021)

Retro-Disco Trio (https://retrodisco.org/)
Live performance; july 7, 2022 @ Centro Cultural Hidalguense (CDMX)

https://soundcloud.com/retrodisco-1

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AKASHA, written for string chamber orchestra, performed by Klaipeda String Chamber orchestra, conducted by Artistic Director Mindaugas Backus. The world premiere was performed  in the contemporary music festival GAIDA on 26 October in 2015.

The work is dedicated to Anton Lukoszevieze.

ÂKÂSHA

The word ‘Megh’ in Sanskrit means 'cloud' and Megh Malhar is an Indian classical raga whose aim is to produce the effect of approaching thunderstorm and rain. Megh Malhar is also believed to have the power of influencing clouds in time of drought.

My intention was to use this raga in such a way that it might resemble the illusion of sparkling dew, in which each droplet reflects the microscopic world of the rain. Each string player performs various trills in extremely slow tempo in order to maintain this fragile sense of sound.  For me, this music is about the weaving of raindrops or dew into one fragile and transparent pattern.

The work was supported by Sound and Music’s ‘Embedded’ programme. The world premiere was performed on 5 February in 2016 in the Wooden Barn, as a part of the Sound contemporary music festival in Scotland by Quatuor Bozzini.

 Recording engineer - Nicolas Godmaire

Megh Malhar

Movement 1 and 2 from "Suite" for String Orchestra, composed in 2018/19, premiered by The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, led by Lorenza Borrani.

Mvt 3: I det stille Epilogue can be heard on the record Tapestry by Telemark Chamber orchestra (online, by Fabra).

Idiom from Suite (mvt. 2) Composed by Agnes Ida Pettersen

The title of the piece is the same as Indian raga Shrî, which signifies lethargy, melancholy, tenderness, love, spirituality, and is also a call for evening prayer. The harmony is based on the same raga scale. The rhythm is based on a change of timbre and pitch by creating different layers of pulse, dynamics, and micro-changes rather than structured rhythmical patterns. The electronics support the score in such a way that it creates smooth, almost imperceptible transformations from one timbral layer to another. Throughout the piece, the harmony expands by pizzicato notes that create new timbral/pitch layers. These disappear or merge from one layer to another until it grows into one soundscape.
The work was commissioned by the Thames festival Trust. The World premiere was performed by ensemble Apartment House on 18 September, in Tower Bridge, London, in 2019.
The work is dedicated to Apartment House.
Violin I - Gordon Mackay
Violinn II - Mira Benjamin
Viola -  Bridget Carey
Violoncello - Anton Lukoszevieze,

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Charles M. Champi