MAYA Trio

John Hadfield, percussion
Jacqueline Kerrod, harp
Sato Moughalian, flute

Tuesday June 8th, 2010
8pm
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012-1018

Program

Different voices together (2010) •

Yotam Haber (b. 1977)

Book of Goddesses (2010) •

I. Sarasvati
II. Xi Wang Mu
III. Aphrodite
IV. Brigit
V. Estanatlehi
VI. Xochiquetzal
VII. Oya
VIII. Yemanja
IX. The Muses

Robert Paterson (b. 1970)

Theoretical Wall (2010) •

Sisters

John Hadfield (b. 1976)

ASKLEPIOS (2010) •

Gabriel Erkoreka (b. 1969)

Bolgar Gypsy Horo

trad. Hungarian Romani

Kalman Balogh

Arr. R. Rossi/MAYA

• denotes a world premiere

MAYA was formed in 2005, and performs new music, world music, and incorporates improvisations into its performances. www.mayatrio.com

Gabriel Erkoreka (Bilbao, Spain, 1969) is an internationally celebrated composer. He is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in London and currently teaches composition at MUSIKENE-Basque Country Superior Conservatoire.

ASKLEPIOS is named after the Greek god of medicine, usually portrayed as a snake coiled around a staff, which symbolizes the renewal of life and rebirth in health.

The instrumentation of MAYA is a modern version of an ancient Greek folk ensemble of flute, lyre and various types of frame drums. The piece makes use of melodic archetypes extracted from Greek traditional music, often creating flexible serpent-like shapes that can be ‘seen’ slithering along the score. The connection with Asklepios is further enhanced by a contagious effect that occurs between the instruments. At times they collide in the same register, while at other times, they borrow traits from each other, whilst renewing certain musical resources.