Keith HAMEL - "Kolokolchiki"

performed by Hammerhead Consort

"Kolokolchiki mean "little bells" in Russian. The work was written in memory of the composer Nikolai Korndorf who died suddenly and tragically in 2001. Nikolai was an immensely talented composer, an inspiring human being, and a wonderful friend. Nikolai had a fondness for bells and he included them in many of his compositions -- often played by players other than the percussionists. I think that for Nikolai, bells represented the purity of the human soul, and in his music they often created a sense of spirituality and calm. Kolokolchiki does not make any direct references to Korndorf's music nor does it try to imitate the musical forms and gestures that are so characteristic of his compositions. Rather, it tries to capture a small part of his spirit -- he was a warm and kind-hearted man who believed that music was the path to humanity's soul. Kolokolchiki was commissioned by Hammerhead Consort with the assistance of the Canadian Broadcasing Corporation and was premiered in Toronto in 2004." K.H.

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• Contemporary Music
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