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Constantinople: Worlds
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Constantinople's 85 minute, 8 part journey begins with contrasting pronouncements of belief and ends with a utopian sense of unity. Movements entitled Creeds, Kyrie, Ah Kalleli, On Death and Dying, and Alleluia feature the Gryphon Trio with one or both singers as well as choral and orchestral textures embedded in a powerful surround-sound electronic musical and visual experience. Virtuosic, reflective and intimate, the movements Odd World, Dance of the Dictators, and Old Photographs highlight the artistry and chemistry of the Gryphon Trio.
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Between 330-565, Constantinople became arts and cultural center of the world. During the reign of Justinian (527-565), early Christian civilization gained momentum and created some of the best landmarks of the history of civilization.
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To capture in music "this place where worlds collide," Hatzis and The Gryphon Trio (which commissioned the work) conceived the idea of two vocalists as the heart of " Constantinople. But, he is quick to add, the two women vocalists are not symbols. "They embody these cultures in their two distinctive, unique voices.
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P.53: The sight of the mosques and the sound of the muezzin made Islam visible and audible throughout Constantinople. Beneath the surface of triumphant Islam... was hidden, Christian world of water. The concept of holy water or holy springs stems from the primeval association of water with life and purification.
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The volcanic cloud from Kuwae, Pang hypothesizes, would have shrouded the earth thickly enough to darken the moon above Constantinople beyond the usual, dulled-copper appearance of a lunar eclipse. Similarly, the cloud of suspended particles could be responsible for the unseasonably cold weather, with rain and snow, and for the bizarre optical effects reported by various chroniclers, all of which are phenomena now known to be associated with volcanic eruptions. But Kuwae remains unique, says Pang, because it appears to have thrown its volcanic veil over one of the great turning points of world history.
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