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Percussion Virtuoso River Guerguerian 'Grooves for Odd Times'
Friday, 20 January 2012
Percussion Virtuoso River Guerguerian To Release Highly Anticipated New Solo
CD 'Grooves for Odd Times'
1/20/2012 - Asheville, NC - The percussion community is buzzing with
excitement about the highly anticipated forthcoming solo CD by virtuosic
Multi-Percussionist/Composer/Educator River Guerguerian titled 'Grooves for Odd
Times'. River has been inspiring audiences with his ecstatic and versatile
percussion for over 30 years, and has performed and recorded with such groups as
the BBC Concert Orchestra, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Tan Dun, Tibetan Singing Bowl
Ensemble, Paul Winter Consort, Chuck Berry, Sophie B. Hawkins, The Billy Sea and
Ziggy Marley/Gipsy Kings. He also co-founded the world jazz group Free Planet
Radio and Talujon Percussion Ensemble. The music on his new CD 'Grooves for Odd
Times' represents a body of work that spans five years. This time period
includes: 1) composing music for solo and mixed ensembles, 2) performing with
inspiring artists, 3) recording/archiving the process of these creative cells.
"The inspiration for 'Grooves for Odd Times' was to create a sonic palette in
the same way a painter might approach canvas," River explains. "The album's
roots are heavy grooves mixed in with the lyrical side of percussion. There is a
dance in the odd time rhythmic structures."
River has performed in many prestigious venues and places worldwide including
Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Sydney Opera House, Madrid International Jazz
Festival, Barbican Hall (London), World Music Sufi Festival (New Delhi),
Jerusalem Hall (Jerusalem), Edinburgh International Festival (Scotland) and even
the White House! River received his Bachelor of Music from the Manhattan School
of Music Conservatory, and has recorded on over 150 albums and film soundtracks.
He also creates music for the purpose of meditation. His passion is researching
the scientific effects of sound on the mind and body. River travels the world
conducting Sound Exploration and Rhythm Workshops for people of all ages, and is
Director of Music at the Creative Technology and Arts Center in Asheville, North
Carolina.
Here's what the press has raved about River Guerguerian:
"Guerguerian made magical sounds..." - New York Times
"Superb drumming!" - Savannah Morning News
"Creative and spectacular! Asheville is truly fortunate to have world class
musicians." - Asheville Citizen Times
"Guerguerian's composition, sensationally performed, devoted itself even more
religiously to the possibilities of pure sound." - New York Times
Whether playing with world-class symphonies or studio musicians, partnering with
Grammy-award winning composers, or creating dynamic plays of rhythm for his own
projects, River's passion and attention to the vibrant life off the drum
reverberates throughout the crowd. "I will be doing many performances in the
southeast area, some in NYC collaborating with composers from the Aaron Copeland
School of Music at the City University in New York, and a tour of Spain," says
River.
In closing River instills a message to his listeners, "Try to listen to the
music with your whole body and not just your mind. There is a message in the
sound."
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