CMA/Jazz Faculty Spotlight
Faculty members from Jazz Studies and Contemporary Musical Arts present a wide-ranging program that highlights the breadth and depth of the departments with a diverse range of music.
khyal in Raga Marwa | Ho Guniyana Mila
Text by Jagannathbua “Gunidas” Purohit
Program note
Ho guniyana mila is a “drut bandish”—a fast song—in the raga Marwa, set to a 12-beat rhythm called ektaal. Marwa's melodic structure is based on a pentatonic scale displaced from the drone by a minor third, creating a vibrant bitonal effect within the dronal ambience. The song text extols the virtues of music, saying “all good people come together / singing and playing / all wisdom is found in the seven notes / let everyone understand this! // Not all are virtuous, for / good people don’t praise themselves / service is the true meaning of virtue / so speaks ‘Gunidas’.
Artists- Warren Senders, voice, electronics
Viriditas: Whisper of the Rhine and Mountain Streams
Program note
Viriditas: Whisper of the Rhine and Mountain Streams represents an extraordinary blend of two diverse musical traditions - the ancient Chinese melodies and medieval Western improvisations. This piece intertwines the tranquil majesty of the ancient Chinese music "High Mountain and Flowing Water" with the mystical and spiritual essence drawn from the works of Hildegard von Bingen, the esteemed 12th-century German composer and mystic.
Artists- Cristi Catt, voice, shruti box
- Hui Weng, guzheng
Eternal Ascent
Artists- Hui Weng, guzheng
- Chi-Wei Lo, piano
Nal Yella Bo | Jebo
Artists- Jerry Leake, percussion
Jimmy Giuffre | The Listening
Artists- Robert Nieske, bass
Herbie Nichols | The Gig
Artists- Jorrit Dijkstra, saxophone
Johann Sebastian Bach | Realization of section 21d from St. John Passion
Artists- Ben Schwendener, piano
- Leo Weisskopf, bass
- Henry Godfrey, drums
David Zoffer | Taking Action
Lyrics by Vanessa Morris
Artists- David Zoffer, piano, voice
- Jiri Nedona, synthesizer
- Fernando Huergo, electric bass
- Austin McMahon, drums
Lautaro Mantilla | Tropicalismo Supremo
Artists- Lautaro Mantilla, voice, electronics