Ban & Maneri
TRANSYLVANIAN DANCE

Romanian American pianist Lucian Ban and US violist Mat Maneri find fresh inspiration as they follow the trail of Béla Bartók, revisiting the folk music that spurred the imagination of the great Hungarian composer who, in the early 20th century, collected and transcribed numerous pieces from Transylvania.

For the duo the Transylvanian folk songs from Bartok’s field recordings have become “springboards and sources of melodic material” for arrangements “that capture the spirit of the original yet allow us to improvise and bring our own world to them. If you go deeper into the source material, new vistas open up. These folk songs teach us many things.” (Steve Lake, album liner notes). Developing the music from the Transylvanian folk transcriptions has become a priority in recent years, with both players finding new freedoms in the material. On the present album, Mat Maneri, taking heed of Bartók’s observations about the “connective tissue” linking the musics of the world, subtly draws influence from Arabian, West African and Korean music as well as from the richly divergent folk sources of Transylvania in his uniquely liquid viola playing. Lucian Ban (piano) Mat Maneri (viola)Pieces from Bela Bartok Field Recordings as recorded on ECM album “Transylvanian Dance”

This show is proudly presented with support from an Anonymous Sponsor.

RUN TIME: 75 min

ADULT and CHILD & STUDENT prices are available online for this event. Ticket prices include a per ticket service fee, varying from $2 – $5.50 depending on ticket price.