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EMAHOY TSEGE MARIAM GEBRU
Maya Dunietz & String Ensemble Live in Paris
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EMAHOY TSEGE MARIAM GEBRU
Maya Dunietz & String Ensemble Live in Paris
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EMAHOY TSEGE MARIAM GEBRU - Maya Dunietz & String Ensemble Live in Paris [LTNC029] © Latency
EMAHOY TSEGE MARIAM GEBRU - Maya Dunietz & String Ensemble Live in Paris [LTNC029] © Latency
1. Ballad of the Spirits
07:00
2. Presentiment
04:28
3. Evening Breeze
03:19
4. The Garden of Gethesemanie
05:53
5. Spring Ode
08:19
6. Golgotha
06:09
7. The Homeless Wanderer
08:47
00:00
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Latency present the first-ever arrangements of iconic Ethiopian composer Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru’s music for piano and strings, honoring her desire to broaden the interpretation of her work beyond the piano. This record celebrates the centenary of Emahoy’s birth and commemorates the first anniversary of her passing. Led by pianist, composer, and Emahoy’s friend Maya Dunietz, a nine-piece string ensemble performed her compositions during two tribute concerts at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris, in April 2024.

The album marks the culmination of a journey that began nearly two decades ago, in 2005. While browsing a London record store, pianist and composer Maya Dunietz and conductor Ilan Volkov discovered a CD by Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru, released as part of the acclaimed Éthiopiques’ series. Intrigued, they sought out the esteemed musician, eventually locating her in a small monastery in Jerusalem. Their initial meeting blossomed into a deep, lengthy conversation. Emahoy recounted her life in the monastery and the challenges of making music in that setting. They delved into her music, discussing it in great detail. When they asked Emahoy about notation, she invited them to read her notebook, which contained compositions written that very morning. Maya and Ilan played some on the piano. At that moment, Emahoy began to trust them. Before leaving, Maya wrote her phone number in Emahoy’s notebook and invited her to call if she ever wanted or needed anything.

A few years later, the call came: Emahoy invited Maya to the monastery, handing her a couple of wrinkled old Air Ethiopia plastic bags filled with hundreds of her composition manuscripts. She asked Maya to help create a book of her piano compositions, making them accessible to people around the world. Faced with such a monumental undertaking, Maya partnered with the Jerusalem Season of Culture to embark on this ambitious project. This collaboration resulted in the publication of a book of sheet music and a collection of essays in 2013, as well as numerous concerts performed worldwide. These concerts, along with Maya’s work on Emahoy’s music, grew from a deep bond of love and mutual respect between the two women.

During one of their many meetings, Emahoy mentioned her dream of arranging her songs for orchestral instruments. She remarked that it was too late for her, but, with her trademark smile and a wink, suggested: «Maybe you could do it?» For Maya, this tremendous compliment became the catalyst for all the string arrangements she would create for Emahoy’s beautiful music—arrangements now collected in this album after years of collaboration and discussions between Maya and the record label Latency.

Date
November 08, 2024
Composer

Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru

Format

Vinyl, Digital, Streaming

piano, arr.

Maya Dunietz

Violins

Manuel Doutrelant, Catherine Jacquet, Geneviève Laurenceau, Sébastien Surel

Violas

Vincent Debruyne, Cécile Grassi

Cellos

Olga Driga, Guillaume Martigné

Dble Bass

Nicolas Crosse

recording

Silas Bieri

mastering

Silas Bieri at in-discourse AB, Malmö

cover art

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