Live Solo Performance "Bach, Burridge & into the Amazon"

 

“Bach, Burridge and into the Amazon”

Solo Performance

When I perform I play a 'cello which is one hundred and seventeen years old, and combine it with modern technologies to create contemporary compositions.

I utilise the guitar “looping” pedals with their sampling capacity and song storage and with them have realised the potential to create multi-layered pieces in a live setting . The 'cello is a dynamic instrument and apart from melodic lines it can be a tool to create a myriad of tones and colours. I then started to experiment amplifying the 'cello when playing Bach and going from Bach to Burridge incorporating the sampling looping pedal. Various pieces were composed with a view to being able to recreate them live.

“Reverie” performed live: 

The production "Into the Amazon" developed through integrating my recordings of daily life amongst the Xavante Indians of Brazil within my compositions. I made these recordings over a period of years when I lived with the tribe. The recordings provide a backdrop against which I perform utilising the sampling pedal. The first performance took place in the Brazilian Embassy, London and extracts of this performance can be seen here on You Tube :

Through embracing the current sampling technology and combining it with the ‘cello an exciting and contemporary program is created.

In performing “Into the Amazon” I have the opportunity to express through the 'cello my response to having spent a period of my life amongst the Xavante tribal group in Brazil and further share the experience through musical performance.

The sonic journey that ensues is a virtual audible biography.

Performance length 2 x 35 minutes with interval.

Venues:

Brazilian Embassy in London The first performance, “Into the Amazon" made some people cry.

Butley Priory Music Series Suffolk. The gothic arches created a beautiful ambience within which to play.

Harcourt Arboretum - Oxford Contemporary Music. I looked up and children were dancing. A relaxed atmosphere with families picnicking.

Warneford Hospital, Oxford. “Into the Amazon” proved to be an effective “out reach”

project as I related my experiences of the forests of Brazil and tribal people and accompanied my story telling with the musical production.

For concert bookings and enquiries please e mail: admin@emilyburridge.com

Photo credit: Live performance by Sue Cunningham