Maritsa is named after a river that runs through Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece. All three countries have had a substantial influence on my creative work. The region’s wonderful uneven meters and modal melodies form paths that I frequently use in my own music.
Maritsa opens and closes with lyrical and lush harmonies, alternating between ionian and myxolydian modes. The main body of work is an upbeat sections marked "with a gentle lift". Most of this is in 10/16, punctuated by a rising theme in 4/4 and a 6/8 figure that superimposes duple and triple time.
The ionian harmonies are interrupted by an austere phrygian theme, and the return home includes a codetta that uses contrasting harmonies.
William premiered Maritsa in Toronto with Joyce Lai on violin August 8th 2019 as part of Harbourfront's summer music in the Garden series.
Canadian classical guitar icon [Calgary - 2012 media release] William Beauvais has been composing, recording, performing and improvising for over thirty years. He has written music for harpist Sharlene Wallace, baritone Doug MacNaughton, the Oberon Guitar Trio and guitarist Jeffrey McFadden. He has received grants from the Toronto Arts Council, FACTOR and York University and his music has been heard in Switzerland, Denmark, the U.K., Turkey, South Korea, Australia and Argentina, and is published by Les Productions D’OZ.
His CDs [available through the Canadian Music Centre Distribution Service] include Unspoken Dreams: rumi stories, Invisible Cities, A Bridge Beyond (with guitarist Stephen Wingfield), Bridges (with guitarist Brian Katz), and Traces. He has also recorded CDs with the Evergreen Club Gamelan, and composers Michael Hynes and Gerarld Berg.
As a performer William has performed in Seoul, South Korea, Istanbul and most recently in Calgary for Guitarfest West. In Toronto he has performed with New Music Concerts, the Canadian Chamber Ensemble and Tapestry New Opera. He was a featured artist with Youth and Music Canada, touring with them and has performed over a hundred school concerts with the Toronto Symphony Education program.
William’s collaborators include: Terrill MacGuire [dancer], Ariel Balevi [storyteller], Steve McCabe [Poet] and Eugene Martynec [midi-ax].
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21 окт 2024
