PRESENTATION
Four works of vocal essence explore notions of sacredness and community through imaginary, archaic and contemporary rituals.
“Rituals” is the result of a long and complicit artistic collaboration between Zad Moultaka and the Musicatreize ensemble. It presents 4 vocal works of a great diversity: several soli, tutti augmented by the electroacoustic dimension, instrumented pieces or a cappella … Mayan poems, Arabic, alchemical text of the sixteenth century or conceived in writing workshop are incarnated in several Mediterranean languages (French, Italian, Arabic, Spanish) and the songs carry solemnity to strangeness. The record recounts the French-Lebanese composer’s fascination with the rite, the exploration of the boundaries between the sacred and the profane, and the concern of Roland Hayrabedian to find his inner song.
1. Callara II (2012)
for 16 singers, 2 pianos, 2 harps, 2 percussions
2. Ikhtifa (2008)
for vocal ensemble in 2 paintings
3. Maadann (Metals) (2011)
for 8 singers, four-handed piano, cymbalum, percussion
4. Cadavre exquis (2007)
for vocal ensemble, electroacoustic device and bass drum