{"product_id":"emahoy-tsege-mariam-gebru-emahoy-tsege-mariam-gebru-played-by-maya-dunietz-string-ensemble-live-in-paris","title":"Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru - Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru Played By Maya Dunietz \u0026 String Ensemble, Live In Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003eLatency presents the first-ever arrangements of iconic Ethiopian composer Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru’s music for piano and strings, honoring her desire to broaden the interpretation of her work beyond the piano.\u003cbr\u003eLed by pianist, composer, and Emahoy’s close friend Maya Dunietz, a nine-piece string ensemble performed her compositions during two tribute concerts at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris, in April 2024.\u003cbr\u003eThis album celebrates the centenary of Emahoy’s birth and commemorates the first anniversary of her passing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album marks the culmination of a journey that began nearly two decades ago, in 2005.\u003cbr\u003eWhile browsing a London record store, pianist and composer Maya Dunietz and conductor Ilan Volkov discovered a CD by Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru, released as part of the acclaimed ‘Éthiopiques’ series.\u003cbr\u003eIntrigued, they sought out the esteemed musician, eventually locating her in a small monastery in Jerusalem.\u003cbr\u003eTheir initial meeting blossomed into a deep, lengthy conversation.\u003cbr\u003eEmahoy recounted her life in the monastery and the challenges of making music in that setting.\u003cbr\u003eThey delved into her music, discussing it in great detail.\u003cbr\u003eWhen they asked Emahoy about notation, she invited them to read her notebook, which contained compositions written that very morning.\u003cbr\u003eMaya and Ilan played some on the piano.\u003cbr\u003eAt that moment, Emahoy began to trust them.\u003cbr\u003eBefore leaving, Maya wrote her phone number in Emahoy’s notebook and invited her to call if she ever wanted or needed anything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA few years later, the call came: Emahoy invited Maya to the monastery, handing her a couple of wrinkled old Air Ethiopia plastic bags filled with hundreds of her composition manuscripts.\u003cbr\u003eShe asked Maya to help create a book of her piano compositions, making them accessible to people around the world.\u003cbr\u003eFaced with such a monumental undertaking, Maya partnered with the Jerusalem Season of Culture to embark on this ambitious project.\u003cbr\u003eThis collaboration resulted in the publication of a book of sheet music and a collection of essays in 2013, as well as numerous concerts performed worldwide.\u003cbr\u003eThese concerts, along with Maya’s work on Emahoy’s music, grew from a deep bond of love and mutual respect between the two women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring one of their many meetings, Emahoy mentioned her dream of arranging her songs for orchestral instruments.\u003cbr\u003eShe remarked that it was too late for her, but, with her trademark smile and a wink, suggested: «Maybe you could do it?» For Maya, this tremendous compliment became the catalyst for all the string arrangements she would create for Emahoy’s beautiful music—arrangements now collected in this album after years of collaboration and discussions between Maya and the record label Latency.\u003cbr\u003eThis album celebrates the centenary of Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru’s birth and commemorates the first anniversary of her passing.\u003cbr\u003eAll compositions were recorded during two tribute performances at the Bourse de Commerce in Paris, held in April 2024 in her memory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LATENCY","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":53206530326855,"sku":"TRI-62637","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":53206532751687,"sku":"TRI-62638","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/17963004f365315b3ba6def36aa120ee_4842a5a1-2205-4e12-9ead-39bb186e875d.jpg?v=1769373319","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/emahoy-tsege-mariam-gebru-emahoy-tsege-mariam-gebru-played-by-maya-dunietz-string-ensemble-live-in-paris","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}