DESCRIPTION:
Composed by Lionel Ziblat

Performed by:
Karin Basting: flute & piccolo
Rudi van Hest: Clarinet
Sarah Watts: Clarinet & bass clarinet
Peter Grond: Violin
Ere Lievonen: Piano
Mirko Sokolovic: Bass guitar
Stephen Burke: Drum set
Ozgu Bulut: Classical percussion (Glockenspiel, Woodblocks and Castanets)
David Kuckhermann: Darbuka & Clave

Dona Nobis Pizza was written in a period when a haunting debate was raging the Netherlands about what was described as the "integration problem of foreigners".
There are three stereotype - themes that have little in common with each other. One that represents Latin America (in this case an Argentinean Chamame), a Middle Eastern one and one that might be perceived as a classicaly oriented one ("Contemporary Style"). These three themes clash with each other, are being interpreted by each other and presented as seen by each other.
Eventualy and unconsciously they assimilate with each other, becoming a new society that doesn't even remember there were ever any "integration problems".

Why this title?
The original title was "Don't be Fullish", relating to a slogan used by the right wing LPF political party claiming that "Holland is Full".
The eventual title relates to the subject in a more subtle way.
As you know, the tomato did not exist in Europe until the discovery of America in 1492. This piece is then an ode of empathy to the Roman empire, before the discovery and integration of the tomato in the Italian cuisine.

Note that the score can be purchased through Dutch Music Partners.

* A big thank you to Floris van Bergeijk who caputred it on video!

© Composed, orchestrated and directed by Lionel Ziblat (ASCAP). All rights reserved.

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