An archives’ tale
For piano, double bass, narrator and electronics
..and the most important thing is not to be overwhelmed by fear (Nachman of Breslov)
★★★
A tale, rooted in the Internet’s audio archives. The piece was written during the events that initiated Operation Protective Edge and was premiered at the end of the war. It follows Binaimin Netanyahu’s speech in AIPAC, when he compares Iran’s experiments with nuclear weapon to a duck, trying to shift the public attention from the Israeli occupation. This speech dialogues with President Harry Truman as he announces to the world the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima. All other samples react to the two, a greek choir, full of ducks
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Live@Spectrum, NYC, April 2016
Teodora Stepancic – piano
Kevin Ray – double bass
Dganit Elyakim – electronics and voice
Curated by Guy Barash, Eavesdropping concert series
Live@HaTeiva, TLV, 5.7.2014 (premiere, first version):
Teodora Stepancic – piano
Sha’aya Feldman – double bass
Dganit Elyakim – electronics and voice
Recordings: Ronald Boersen
Mix: Daniel Meir
Video: Shali Boharon
–Audio–:
The samples are taken from:
Hilah Cooking – a roast duck
Aflac life insurance
President Harry Truman announces to the world the dropping of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima Japan
Binaimin Netanyahu’s speech in AIPAC.
Duffy Duck – Looney Tunes.
Marx Brothers – from the movie Duck Soup
Duck and Cover- Civil defense film.
“Mein Fuhrer, I can walk” – Peter Sellers, Dr. Strangelove.
Reading: I wish that I had duck feet, Dr. Seuss
The piece may (or may not) include arrangements to the following compositions:
Cold Duck Time – Eddie Harris
Rubber Duckie- Sesamea Street, by Jeff Moss
Five Little Ducks – an American folk song