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“… a truly mesmeric performance … the skills of all three blended into something quite unique…”
- J. Lejman, Showtime, Malta |
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Celebrating 2008 as the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (EYID), Musiconnect (Malta) presented Sketches from Home, three exceptional artistes who blend their musical styles to present a highly charged and exciting performance of fusion of cultures and music.
Chinese flute player GUO YUE, Malta’s foremost percussionist RENZO SPITERI, and British piano and accordion player BEN MURRAY join forces in a captivating performance of original music that spans from highly energetic to evocative and sensitive moments.
Premiered in March 2008 at the Manoel Theatre, Malta’s most prestigious venue, the concert reflects a truly inter-cultural and trans-national collaboration exposing a geographical, musical and cultural mélange. |
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Sketches from Home performed in September 2008 in Viareggio (Italy) during an international event of music and culture entitled "Festival of cultures: intercultural cities award" which was hosted by the Italian Ministry of Culture in the frame of EYID 2008 and the action of the Council of Europe "Intercultural cities: governance and policies for diverse communities". |
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"It was a great evening. The sounds of Renzo Spiteri's percussion, of Guo Yue Chinese bamboo flutes (except for one in pure white jade) and Ben Murray's piano, keyboards and accordion mingled to perfection and produced an evening of beautiful music which lifted our spirits and captivated our imagination."
J.Guillaumier, The Times: March 2008
"… The three performers, each with his own engaging and interesting personality, manages to offer a blend of individualism and cross-cultural cohesion …"
A. G. Storace, The Times: March 2008
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"...top class performance ... this was an evening of music that echoed each of the performers' talents and passion to perfection and the two hours of the performance flew by far too fast. Each musician said it was a privilege to be performing with the other, but in truth, the privilege was the audience's, to have witnessed and enjoyed such a great performance."
M. Bugeja , The Sunday Times: March 2008
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GUO YUE has performed in music festivals, theatres and arts venues worldwide, collaborating with many musicians, singers and composers, and touching audiences both large and small with the eloquent beauty and descriptive power of his music and words. His bamboo flutes can be heard on the soundtracks of Bertolluci's Oscar-winning film The Last Emperor and the Emmy award-winning Channel Four documentary series Beyond the Clouds.
I have heard Guo Yue play his music and guarantee he delivers in a magical way. PETER GABRIEL
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Percussionist RENZO SPITERI is cultural ambassador to the European Union’s campaign European Year for Intercultural Dialogue (EYID) 2008. His concert schedules have taken him on a beautiful journey across the globe, working alongside world-class musicians including Trilok Gurtu (India), Joji Hirota (Japan), N’faly Kouyaté (Guinea), Mercan Dede (Turkey). From Greenwich Village (New York City) to the Sahara Desert, from the National Concert Hall (Dublin) to Beijing (China), Renzo has performed to sell-out audiences in festivals (WOMAD, PASIC, Queen’s Festival (Belfast), Festival of the Desert) and theatres. He is an endorsed artiste for Toca Percussion, Paiste Cymbals and Gibraltar Hardware.
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BEN MURRAY is fast becoming well known as an accordion, piano and keyboard artist, with a sensitivity in his playing that is matched by the poetry of his voice. As a founder member of TARRAS, he was nominated for a Mercury Music award and two BBC Radio 2 folk awards (Best Original Song and Best Newcomer). He has released two recordings on Topic Records (UK), one on Rounder Records (USA), and has recorded on Guo Yue's new album, Music, Food and Love (Real World Records, 2006). He has since performed with Yue in WOMAD festivals and various international events, receiving acclaim for his emotive accompaniment and sensitive interpretation of Yue's music.
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