Emily Burridge

"Bridge between Worlds"

  “Bridge between Worlds” is  scored for full orchestra, piano and solo ‘cello.The work consists of nine individual pieces and is fifty minutes in length. Featured within the music are Emily's own field recordings of traditional songs and chants of the Xavante tribe of Brazil.

The primordial chants of the Xavante Indians blended within “Bridge between Worlds” are recreational and ritualistic events which Emily witnessed and recorded when she was guest in a Xavante village. In composing this music Emily has drawn from these memories. The event which was originally associated with the Xavante song has dictated the mood and tempo of each individual piece.

“Bridge between Worlds” is a powerful sonic juxtaposition of cultures. The fluid tapestry of strings and wind instruments have both enhanced and expanded the sense of musical contrast with the deeply rooted ancestral chant of the Xavante.

“Bridge between Worlds” is an emotive response by the composer and ‘cellist Emily Burridge as she celebrates and shares through this production her extraordinary experience of living amongst the Xavante tribe.

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"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.

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Live performance photo by Sue Cunningham