Sören Sieg: Illuminated inside. Performed by Chris Orton (recorder) and Sören Sieg (piano)

Music Video Advent Calendar, Door 23: Illuminated Inside
Of all the pieces in my music video advent calendar this has the most "Christmas vibes"!
Imibala yenjabulo in Xhosa means The Colours of Happiness. I wrote this suite for the famous recorder player Meng-Heng Chen who had invited me to Taiwan this July for a workshop and two concerts that were dedicated to my works. We played the premiere in the concerts on July 2 in Hsinchu and July 3 in New Taipei City in 2017.
Three things were important for me in writing this piece. First, it was meant to be a real concert piece, so I did not spare with challenges for the two instrumentalists - only a few people will be able to play it from first sight. Second, I wanted to use the complex texture and the large compass the piano offers without drowning out the recorder part that is still supposed to be the leading voice. And of course I wanted to paint the colors of happiness how I experienced them in Africa: the joyful impatience before starting the journey, the meditative contemplation of a never ending waterfall, and the sudden happiness of being surprised.
This second movement describes the inner illumination through a great love. I love it very much and was happy to perform it with Chris Orton on my House Concert No.15 on June 19 this year. We had a splendid time together and recorded many of my works for recorder and piano. Imibala Yenjabulo as well as CADIZ and Tell them I've had a wonderful life will be published on our CD CADIZ in the beginning of the next year!
Chris Orton works as a recorder player, orchestral conductor and teacher of Dalcroze Eurhythmics, teaching at the Royal Northern College of Music, Chetham's School of Music and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He loves performing new music and collaborating with living composers.
www.chris-orton.com
You can find out more about me and my work and order the score of IMIBALA YENJABULO at
www.soerensieg.de

[@nicolavanzylsmit8863]

The lower recorder notes sound shimmering and contemplative 👏🙌

[@rossella70]

thank you very much for this so intense piece and performance. I really loved it!

[@Soerensiegmusic]

Thank you very much!

[@kathrininifee3282]

Man schmilzt dahin :-)