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 Works for Tabla
Works for Tabla is a recording that combines ancient drumming traditions with a contemporary composer’s perspective. The seeds for this project were planted many years ago in Idaho, when as a teenager, composer Payton MacDonald first heard recordings of classical Hindustani music performed on tabla drums in his local public library. Since that time, he has immersed himself in studying this music and developing an impressive career as a composer and performer.
MacDonald composed all of the works on this recording, which incorporate the improvisatory versatility and virtuosity characteristic of classical tabla music. His three concertos for Tabla and Percussion Quartet were composed between 2002 and 2004, and his solo Alap, Jor, Jhala was composed between 2003 and 2005. They are performed by Canadian Shawn Mativetsky, who met MacDonald when they were studying tabla with the guru Pandit Sharda Sahai. Together they are seeking to develop a new kind of classical music that will stand the test of time and engage many generations of listeners.
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Press reviews: "Mativetsky really shines on this recording as he navigates his way through the vast repertoire of Indian rhythmic melodic phrases and time cycles. The solo pieces highlight his mastery of the numerous strokes, sounds and melodic facets of the tabla." Terry O'Mahoney, Percussive Notes "Mativetsky and the William Paterson University Percussion Ensemble play with easy grace and throbbing vitality. The CD should be of strong interest to fans of percussion, and of creative syntheses of Western and world musics that compromise the integrity of neither." 4.5 stars out of 5 - Stephen Eddins, allmusic.com "...he brings a virtuosic command of his instrument to the material..." - textura.org "The results are fascinating." - Richard Todd, Ottawa Citizen "The work of tabla player Shawn Mativetsky and the William Paterson University Percussion Ensemble is often trance-inducing." 3.5 stars out of 4 - John Terauds, Toronto Star |
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Palta, composed by Bob Becker
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Discography
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Payton MacDonald - Works for Tabla (CD)
2007 |
Nicole Lizée - THIS WILL NOT BE TELEVISED (CD)
2008 |
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Suzie Leblanc - Tout Passe - Chants d'Acadie (CD)
2007 |
Mathieu Lippé - Là où le coeur mène(CD)
2007 |
Galitcha - Blé d'Inde - Celebration (CD)
2006 |
Galitcha - Satrang (CD)
2002 |
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| Ramasutra - The East Infection(CD)
1999 |
Gaïa - Gaïa(CD)
2005 |
Thomas Hellman - Stories from Oscar's Old Café (CD)
2002 |
Thomas Hellman - Something Wrong (CD)
1998 |
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| McGill Percussion Ensemble - Percussion Music from the Americas (CD)
Pierre Beluse, director
1980-1996; McGill Records #7500-52-2 |
McGill Symphony Orchestra - Gustav Mahler, Symphony #5 (live) (CD)
1997 |
McGill Symphony Orchestra - Youth, Magic and Mahler (DVD)
2001 |
Trio Chanteclair - Canadian Premiere Performances (CD)
Available for order from the Canadian Music Centre.
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