Sounds of the Earth:
A Musical Journey Through Nature

March 14, 2023 New World Center

This project was funded by New World Symphony's BLUE

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An immersive concert experience on the theme of nature, with soundscape, lighting, special stage set-up and audience participation, with three world premiere including Tamarindo for String Quartet by Frances Pollock and Ye'kwana Melodies for Two Cellos and Let's Preserve Our Nature for Alto Voice, String Quartet and Audience drone by Ye Jin Min.

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[Program]
 

Ye’kwana Melodies for Two Cellos  (2023; world premiere of arrangement)

Arranged by Ye Jin Min

 

Featuring recordings of Ye'kwana singing and instruments. The Ye'kwana are a tribe of Carib origin whom are sailors and live by large rivers in the Alto Orinoco municipality of Venezuela. These recordings were led in 1963 by the famous explorer Charles Brewer-Carías in the Erebato river. This material has been loaned to the New World Symphony in Miami Beach by The Juan Carlos Maldonado Art Collection for the occasion of this concert. Audio Engineer: Héctor Moreno  © Charles Brewer-Carías Archives

 

Victor Huls, Emily Yoshimoto, cello

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Tamarindo for String Quartet (2023; world premiere)

Frances Pollock (b. 1990)

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Ye Jin Min, violin and soprano voice

Yu-Chia Hsu, violin

Nicholas Pelletier, viola

Victor Huls, cello

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Let's Preserve Our Nature for Alto, String Quartet and recorded drone sound with audience participation (2023; world premiere)

Ye Jin Min (b. 1995)

Poem by Arjun (2015, published by Family Friend Poems)

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India Hooi, alto voice

Jingyi Rebecca Hou, Yu-Chia Hsu, violin

Nicholas Pelletier, viola

Victor Huls, cello

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Quartet No. 15 in A minor for Strings (1825) III. Heiliger Dankgesang... (Holy song...)

Ludwig van Beethoven(1770-1827)

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Dominique Bégin, Ye Jin Min, violin

Mario Rivera, viola

Victor Huls, cello 

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In C (1964)

Terry Riley (b.1935)

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Dominique Bégin, Jaewon Seo, Ayrton Pisco, Jingyi Rebecca Hou, Ye Jin Min, violin

Hyunjae Bae, viola

Victor Huls, Jessica Hong, cello

Brendon Sill, bassoon

Kenny Chauby, Alan Tolbert, trumpet 

Chase Waterbury, Guangwei Fan, trombone

India Hooi, accordion

Noah Sonderling, melodica

Kevin Chow, celeste 

 

Soundscapes created by India Hooi.