Transcontinental
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Transcontinental
Evolving from a 2015 performance of Ofer Ben-Amots’ The Odessa Trio, the Transcontinental ensemble has performed at international and national conferences including, most notably, the 2018 Victoria International Arts Festivals in Malta, the 2018 National Schools of Music and Pi Kappa Lambda Centennial Anniversary joint National Convention in Washington, DC, the 2019 Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference in Albuquerque, NM, the 2021 National Flute Association Convention, and the 2022 Victoria International Arts Festivals in Malta.
Grant Youngblood, baritone
Eileen Grycky, flute
Christopher Nichols, clarinet
Guillaume Combet, violin
Michal Schmidt, violoncello
Marie-Christine Delbeau, piano
Transcontinental - Music Without Borders - MM23054
Transcontinental - Music Without Borders - MM23054
Winner of two Silver medals from the Global Music Awards, Music Without Borders addresses the commonality of the human experience across disparate cultures by marrying two immigrant composers with the culturally diverse music ensemble, Transcontinental.
The compositions of Barker and Ben-Amots complement each other very well and were chosen for this aspect as well as the commonality of their instrumentation. Having both studied under Pulitzer-prize winner, George Crumb, Barker and Ben-Amots’ music shares a common aesthetic and philosophical approach. In addition, both composers share great interest in their respective Celtic and Jewish cultural heritages and, as a result, incorporate their respective folk musics into their compositional styles.
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