DESCRIPTION:
Purple ritual, for multi-percussion, 2009
composed by Alin Gherman (*1981)
www.gherman.yucom.be
Duration: ca. 9'-10'
Editions PAPILLON, Genève, Suisse

About this performance preview: NI FAN, 20 y.o. (China), first round of the Geneva International Music Competition, Percussion 2009, October 29th.
This video excerpt is focusing on the third part of the piece: "Dance -under impending rain-".

Film produced in High Definition by Sideral Film SA Geneve (Switzerland) and Alin Gherman.
Published on Youtube.com with permission.

Program note:

Purple is a general term for the range of shades of colour occurring between red and blue. If we consider the red as the human passion and the blue a mysticism-oriented colour then the purple position in between would be (ideally) the magic gate in between. Through a high level of excitement and virtuosity I wanted this piece to spread the huge amount of energy, vibrations and wishes raised by the performer. Would it be (musically) possible to pass -through the door-?

Commissioned by the "Concours de Genève" (Geneva International Music Competition) 2009".
Additional versions of this piece are available; "Cymbals Vitamins" (variation on the first part only), "Dance -under impending rain" (third part).