Pianist Peter Gach playing “Dance 1” from Chants Music. As with other pieces in the Chants Music set, the work is inspired by global ecstatic traditions, in this case, the dancing of whirling Dervishes. For me, the rhythmic ostinato in the left hand represents the endlessly circling dancing of this tradition.
“Dance 1” will be included on a new CD of Southern California composers due out in Spring 2008.
-William Bradbury
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