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La passion de Jehanne (duos: trombone, violin)

by Katia Tiutiunnik (2009)

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Performance by James Bicigo, John Aspnes from the CD Selected Works by AMC Represented Artists, vol. 65.

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La passion de Jehanne / Katia Tiutiunnik.

Library shelf no. 785.4512/TIU 1 [Not for loan]

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Work Overview

La Passion de Jehanne (trombone and violin) is a varied transcription of Jehanne, (soprano and viola, 2007) which was commissioned by Australian entrepreneur, fitness specialist, artist, singer and author, Elisabetta Faenza Brandson (also known as Lis Brandson). The text for Jehanne is an excerpt from the final section of Ms. Faenza Brandson's libretto for the very successful rock opera, Jehanne D'Arc (Joan of Arc), and is intended to be a verbal expression of the state of spiritual illumination Jehanne experienced, just prior to being burned at the stake:

But that was not enough,
What I needed, what I lacked,
Was a vision for life,
For my own life,
Beyond the ramparts and the battle field.

For was this not my script,
The fulfilment of my own prophecy?
And were not these fellows,
But players in the story I had woven for myself?

Let not this archetype play on,
Of women, noble, gifted and strong,
Who martyr themselves for God, family or country.

Let a new story be told,
For I am tired of this plot,
Some five hundred years on.

Women raise your heads,
Dry your eyes,
And find yourselves a vision for living,
That radiates life.

The musical setting for this text was inspired by my interpretations of the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish and Islamic musical traditions. The climactic phases of the composition comprise passages that recall the polyphonic sacred works of composers such as Gesualdo and Palestrina. Furthermore, variations of my "resurrection theme"-a melodic theme intended as a symbolic reference to the concept of "resurrection", encountered in several of my works-are articulated at a number of dramatic points of Jehanne. These are intended as musical portrayals of the rebirth and renewal of the female archetype Jehanne yearned for.

Work Details

Year: 2009

Instrumentation: Trombone, violin.

Duration: 7 min.

Difficulty: Advanced

Written for: James Bicigo

First performance: by James Bicigo, John Aspnes — 4 Dec 09. St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Batehaven, during the PerFex sponsored concert of the “Borealis in Australis” tour of Borealis Brass of the University of Alaska Fairbanks

The composer notes the following styles, genres, subjects etc associated with this work:
Gregorian chant, Arab music, Jewish music

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Performances of this work

18 Oct 15: 3rd Christian Reformed Church, Lynden, Washington State, USA. Featuring John Aspnes, James Bicigo.

20 Mar 13: INTEC Hall, International Education College, Universiti Teknologi MARA UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia. Featuring John Aspnes, James Bicigo.

18 Mar 2013: at Lecture recitals by Borealis Brass (Faculty of Music, Universiti Teknologi Mara).

13 Jun 10: Summer Music Academy Concert Hour, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska USA. Featuring James Bicigo, John Aspnes.

5 Feb 10: Fairbanks New Music Festival, Charles Davis Hall, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA. Featuring John Aspnes, James Bicigo.

7 Dec 09: St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney. Featuring John Aspnes, James Bicigo.

4 Dec 09: St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Batehaven, during the PerFex sponsored concert of the “Borealis in Australis” tour of Borealis Brass of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Featuring John Aspnes, James Bicigo.

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