White Light: The Space Between O/Modernt

• Arvo Pärt (1935- ):
• 1Silouans Song, "My soul yearns after the Lord"06:05
• Hugo Ticciati (1980- ):
• 2Improvisation No. 106:08
• Pēteris Vasks(1946- ):
• 3Violin Concerto, "Tala gaisma" (Distant Light)33:51
• Sukhwinder Singh (1971- ):
• 4Improvisation No. 209:12
• John Tavener (1944-2013):
• 5The Veil of the Temple: Mother of God, Here I Stand (improvisation by S. Datta)06:04
• Gareth Lubbe (1976- ):
• 6Improvisation No. 302:18
• John Tavener:
• 7The Veil of the Temple: Mother of God, Here I Stand04:48
• Matthew Barley (1964- ), Hugo Ticciati:
• 8Improvisation No. 402:33
• George Harrison (1943-2001):
• 9Within You Without You (arr. J. Marmén for sarod, tabla and chamber orchestra)07:03
• Sukhwinder Singh:
• 10Improvisation No. 503:20
• Arvo Pärt:
• 11Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten: Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten07:15
• Anonymous:
• 12Improvisation No. 603:32
• John Lennon (1940-1980), Paul McCartney (1942- ):
• 13Across the Universe (arr. J. Marmén for chamber orchestra)04:06
• Amjad Ali Khan (1945- ):
• 14Raag Bhairavi20:57
• Total Runtime01:57:12

Info for White Light: The Space Between

I could compare my music to white light which contains all colours. Only a prism can divide the colours and make them appear; this prism could be the spirit of the listener.” (Arvo Pärt)

O/Modernt, Swedish for ‘Un/Modern’, is the concept devised by violinist Hugo Ticciati that explores vital connections between artistic and intellectual creations, old and new. At the heart of White Light is a dialectic between contemplation and ecstatic joy: a journey that leads within and without.

The ensō (Japanese for ‘circle’) drawn by Antony Gormley on the front cover invites us into the prismatic now of listening. ensō: a continuous brushstroke that expresses a moment in time when the mind is released, leaving the body free to listen and create.

Looking inwards, we embrace that which we find outside ourselves before finally returning to inner peace and silence. The sound worlds of Arvo Pärt, John Tavener, Pēteris Vasks, The Beatles, and the rhythms and melodies of India are woven together through improvisation to invite a two-way sense of reflection and surprise

O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra
Hugo Ticciati, violin, artistic director

O/Modernt
Julian Arp (cello), Gareth Lubbe (viola), Daniel Rowland and Hugo Ticciati (violins) have known each other for a number of years, making music together at numerous festivals across Europe. In February 2016 at Musikaliska all four musicians performed together for the first time as a string quartet, officially marking the inauguration of the O/MODERNT String Quartet. Like its namesake, Festival O/MODERNT, the quartet will combine old and new music in innovative and daring ways, nurturing the hallowed ground of the great quartet tradition while challenging its established order, pushing the traditional boundaries of the form and (dare we say) releasing the quartet from the safety of its ivory tower. With four musicians who are used to doing things very much outside the ‘classical’ box, the quartet hopes to open up new imaginative spaces, unravelling multiple strands of quartet playing and reweaving them to reveal unforeseen potentialities and create fresh and original musical textures.

The quartet will be collaborating with an eclectic array of artists including percussionist Evelyn Glennie, choreographer Marc Brew, Brazilian dancer Ederson Rodrigues Xavier, DJ Jeff Mills and more.

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