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BAM presents Philip Glass’ global Collaboration-OrionBAM presents Philip Glass’ global Collaboration-Orion New York premiere of acclaimed concert work opens 2005 next Wave Festival BAM's 2005 Next Wave Festival opens with Orion-a collaborative concert work which unites the Philip Glass Ensemble with renowned composers and performers from diverse musical traditions and cultures. Commissioned for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Orion has provided Philip Glass with an opportunity to reunite with musical partners and colleagues from around the world. Glass regards the work as a culmination of his lifelong exploration of global music. Orion, presented at BAM in its N.Y. premiere, features the Philip Glass Ensemble (Philip Glass, keyboards; Michael Riesman, conductor) joined by Australia's Mark Atkins (didgeridoo), China's Wu Man (pipa), Gambia's Foday Musa Suso (kora and nyanar), Canada's Ashley MacIsaac (violin), Greek vocalist Eleftheria Arvanitaki, Brazilian multi-instrumental ensemble UAKTI, and India's Kartik Seshadri-performing music for sitar composed by Glass and his longtime friend and mentor, Ravi Shankar. This evening-length work in seven movements showcases global styles within an overall structure provided by Glass and his ensemble. "Glass' music, highly influenced by eastern motifs and uncomplicated by the melodic lurches of western modernism, acted as a perfect template for the multinational excursion," stated the Financial Times. Orion's performers unite for a finale-a traditional Greek song about immigration, entitled "Tzivaeri"- led by Eleftheria Arvanitaki. Eleftheria Arvanitaki started her career in the early 80s as a member of a group named Opisthodromiki Kompania. Since 1985 her solo career has centered on modern Greek music but with the influence of eastern and western sounds and rhythms. All of her albums have gone platinum in Greece, while live appearances in her home country (about 100 per year) are sold-out. The historic jazz label Verve has released a compilation entitled Eleftheria Arvanitaki-The Very Best of 1989-1998 (1998) worldwide, as well as her Broadcast (2001), Everything Brought to Light (2004), and the live collection Eleftheria Arvanitaki Live (2003). Moreover, her album Meno Ektos (1991) has been listed among the 100 Best World Music Albums ever by the Rough Guide to World Music. She has taken part in some of the most important music festivals all over the globe (e.g. WOMAD, International Jazz Festival of Montreux, SFINKS, Istanbul Jazz Festival, World Music Institute Festival at Berklee Performance Center/Boston and Town Hall/New York). Four performances of Orion will take place in the Howard Gilman Opera House on Oct 4 and Oct 6-8 at 7:30pm. Tickets, priced at $20, 40, and 60, may be purchased by calling BAM Ticket Services (718.636.4100) or by visiting www.bam.org.
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