Megh Malhar has been performed in Banchory, Durham, Glasgow, Montréal, Utrecht, Vancouver and Vienna…
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. Megh Malhar is based on the organza weave, a weave whose structure is invisible because of its thin silk threads. It is striking for its sheer surface and transparency, a feature which I felt united it with the harmony of the Indian raga.
The work was supported by Sound and Music’s ‘Embedded’ programme. The world premiere was performed on 5 February in 2016 in the Sound contemporary music festival in Scotland by Quatuor Bozzini, to whom the piece is dedicated.
16
June 2015
7:00 pm
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Série QB
BasantaBrendersHamelMedekšaitėO’CallaghanRodgersTan |
Residency
Montréal (Québec)
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5
Febr 2016
8:00 pm
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BrendersMedekšaitėO’CallaghanRodgers |
Residency
Banchory (Scotland, UK)
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8
Sept 2016
12:30 pm
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DharmooGiguèreMedekšaitė |
Residency
Utrecht (Netherlands)
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31
Janu 2017
8:00 pm
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BauckholtKagelMedekšaitėO’Callaghan |
Vienna (Austria)
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3
Nove 2017
5:00 pm
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ArnoldMacklayMedekšaitėNeyrinck |
Vancouver (British Columbia, Canada)
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4
Dece 2017
8:00 pm
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GiguèreMedekšaitėSmith |
Montréal (Québec)
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1
Nove 2018
12:00 pm
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BachBeethovenMedekšaitė |
Glasgow (Scotland, UK)
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20
Nove 2018
7:30 pm
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ArnoldClementiLewisMedekšaitėPérotinWeeks |
Durham (England, UK)
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