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....an exciting new work for Bhangra band, brass band and soprano voice - engaging and upbeat with huge energy and excitement. Created by composer Liz Lane and RSVP Bhangra with additional words by Andy Rashleigh, Surtaal Symphony is a cross-cultural collaboration, blending and inter-weaving Western and Punjabi musical traditions.
Surtaal Symphony originates from........two important words in the Bhangra tradition:
Sur = melody, Taal = rhythm Liz and the RSVP team have added another two Bhangra ideas to complete the traditional four movement symphonic form: Raasar = expression/emotion, Bol = lyric The work weaves together Punjabi stories such as Heer Ranjha, a love story about forbidden love and tragic death, with similar tales from European culture, such as Romeo and Juliet, perhaps showing that our traditions have more in common than we might think…. |
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Check out our pages for Surtaal projects including our most recent Surtaal Unites - with a co-created drum break, Surtaal Celebrates with Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Carducci Quartet, Belinda Evans and others, and our very first Surtaal project Surtaal Suite No. 1 - where it all started! We look forward to sharing more with you.
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THE ARTISTS
"The power of the brass band, the driving rhythms of Bhangra and a soaring coloratura soprano will combine to excite, delight and move our audiences in ways they haven’t before considered".
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CONTACT US
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Judge@rsvpmusic.co.uk
Lizlanecomposer@gmail.com |
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07825 220 210
0117 904 3232 |