CHAMBER MUSIC
duet 1 Cello, 1 Harp

Duration: ca. 6 minutes
Composed: 2022

Programme Note:
Ben Sevi Severim. Three Hebrew words, translated into English: ‘I love you, my love.’ They are the essence of a Ladino nursery rhyme which teaches children to enjoy their chores by reminding them that they are doing them with their brothers and sisters. ‘Si Veriash A La Rana’ is a song collected in Turkey and the Balkans, and it is the inspiration for this highly virtuosic piece. This arrangement for cello and harp is the second movement of my double concerto for harp and cello, entitled En El Escudo es Todo Uno (In the Darkness, All is One). Originally written for a symphony orchestra with percussion, this arrangement uses the harp to play ankle bells, a rain stick and other extended techniques. Following a meditative opening based on prayer modes, the music launches into a relentless dance-like section presenting the folk song.

First performance by Valérie Milot and Stéphane Tétreault.

Recorded by Valérie Milot and Stéphane Tétreault: Transfiguration, ATMA Classique