{"id":107699,"date":"2024-09-19T13:17:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T17:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=107699"},"modified":"2024-09-19T14:00:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T18:00:03","slug":"preview-apocryphonia-syrinx-concerts-toronto-present-feast-eastern-european-soviet-song-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/09\/19\/preview-apocryphonia-syrinx-concerts-toronto-present-feast-eastern-european-soviet-song-september\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Apocryphonia & Syrinx Concerts Toronto Present A Feast Of Eastern European & Soviet Song & Music"},"content":{"rendered":"
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L-R: Pianist Ivan Estey Jovanovic; tenor Alexander Cappellazzo; bass-baritone Dr. John Holland (Photo courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On September 29, Toronto\u2019s Apocryphonia and Syrinx Concerts are presenting Sing To Me Again, a dive into rarely heard works by Eastern European and Soviet composers. The concert at Heliconian Hall is part of Apocryphonia\u2019s Third Cycle of Musical Revelations, or a continuation of the organization\u2019s mandate to explore the unexplored when it comes to repertoire.<\/p>\n

Their concerts are typically a good reason to learn about new works, and Sing To Me Again is no exception.<\/p>\n

After an opening set of vocal music, performed by Dr. John Holland (baritone), Alexander Cappellazzo (tenor), and pianist Ivan Jovanovic, the Fierbois duo will play a curated selection of vocal-like and dance music written for oboe and piano.<\/p>\n

Fierbois’ oboist, Caitlin Broms-Jacobs, created new arrangements of works that feature the influence of folk music, along with non-Western tonality, rich melodies, and emotional delivery. The duo is rounded out by award winning pianist Madeline Hildebrand.<\/p>\n

\"Composers:
Composers: L-R (top): Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin; Srul Irving Glick; Gayane Chebotarian; (bottom): Pavel Haas; Fikret Amirov; V\u00edt\u011bzslava Kapr\u00e1lov\u00e1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Program: Composers & Performers<\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s a closer look at the composers and performers. Many of the composers lived with restrictions to their artistic work under oppressive regimes. During the first half of the 20th century, Western composers began to break apart the confines of traditional structures and tonality, resulting in entirely new movements in music such as minimalism and more.<\/p>\n

In Eastern Europe, however, such experimentation was not acceptable, and composers were limited to more traditional idioms, often in the name of nationalism. Artists who were Jewish, women, and many others living under Soviet rule, in particular, were largely excluded from public life.<\/p>\n

Songs: First Half<\/h3>\n

Composer Gayane Chebotarian (1918-1998) and poet Hovhannes Shiraz (1914-1984): \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e \u043c\u0430\u0442\u044c (Just a Mother)<\/p>\n

Gayane Chebotarian<\/strong>, who lived under the Soviet regime, had two strikes against her: she was a woman, and an Armenian. Despite the lack of opportunity for public performance, however, she left a captivating body of work as yet to be discovered by most people. Born in Russia, she graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory. Along with her compositions, she became a well known educator in Armenia, and taught at the Yerevan State Conservatory.<\/p>\n