The Tears of St Peter The Song Company, Artistic Director Roland Peelman, Satsuki Odamura, koto, The crypt of St Mary’s Cathedral, Monday April 2nd 8 pm. At first, it seemed incongruous to include the Japanese koto in The Song Company’s present programme of Orlando di Lasso’s Lagrime di San Pietro (The Tears of Peter) performed in…
In their Easter presentation the Song Company directed by Roland Peelman continues to befriend unusual partners. The sole item on the programme is the anthology of 21 spiritual madrigals Lagrime di San Pietro, composed by Orlando di Lassus in 1594. Performing with them is Sydney based koto virtuoso Satsuki Odamura. It sounds curious at a musical level, but on second…
Rhythm is fundamental to life. Without it there would be no heartbeat, no pulse, no phases of the moon, no night or day, summer or winter. It is fundamental to music around the world whether generated by the tabla, the snare drum, the timpani or the djembe. Drums create the beat to which music flows. In an…