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“With virtuoso chops, rock-star charisma, and an appetite for pushing her instrument to the edge of avant-garde adventurousness, Maya Beiser is the post-modern diva of the cello.” THE BOSTON GLOBE MAYA BEISER ALL VOWS

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Page 1: Maya Beiser all vows - opus3artists.com StEvE REiCH Cello Counterpoint (with film by Bill Morrison) MiCHAEL GoRDoN All Vows (with film by Bill Morrison) MiCHAEL HARRiSoN Just Ancient

“With virtuoso chops, rock-star charisma, and an appetite for pushing her instrument to the edge of avant-garde adventurousness, Maya Beiser is the post-modern diva of the cello.” The BosTon GloBe

Maya Beiser all vows

Page 2: Maya Beiser all vows - opus3artists.com StEvE REiCH Cello Counterpoint (with film by Bill Morrison) MiCHAEL GoRDoN All Vows (with film by Bill Morrison) MiCHAEL HARRiSoN Just Ancient

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In her newest production All Vows, cellist Maya Beiser explores the dichotomy between the physical, external world we inhabit and the inner landscape of our secret selves. In a carefully curated set of “uncovers” crafted by Evan Ziporyn, Maya goes deep inside music by Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Janis Joplin and Howlin Wolf to reveal the core of each song as a musical masterpiece -- a totem of our collective consciousness forged by our shared, popular culture. Composer and Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche contributes Three Parts Wisdom, a rhythmic and multilayered new work written for Maya. Hellhound, written for Maya by David T. Little, is based on legendary bluesman Robert Johnson’s “Hellhound On My Trail.”

The second half of All Vows delves into our inherent desire for ritual and meaning, and begins with Arab-American composer Mohammed Fairouz’s new Kol Nidrei for cello and prerecorded sounds, in which the full text is sung in Aramaic and also engages echos of ancient cantorial styles. Michael Gordon’s All Vows takes the Kol Nidrei as its starting point, and reimagines it entirely. Gordon’s All Vows is paired with original film by acclaimed artist Bill Morrison, who uses archival footage, chemical process, and animation to create a stunning visual tapestry. Composer Michael Harrison’s Just Ancient Loops, with a film by Morrison that presents a unique view of the heavens, unveils every aspect of the cello—from its most mysterious harmonics to its earthiest, rhythmic pizzicatos—all utilizing “just intonation,” an ancient tuning system. Steve Reich’s iconic work Cello Counterpoint, written for Maya in 2003 and the focus of Maya’s 2011 TEDtalk performance, completes All Vows.

PRoGRAMAll programs subject to change. Please do not publish programs without written confirmation from Opus 3 Artists.

Part I:JANiS JoPLiN/EvAN ZiPoRyNSummertime GLENN KotCHEThree Parts WisdomHoWLiN WoLF/EvAN ZiPoRyNMoaning Midnight DAviD t. LittLEHellhoundKuRt CobAiN/EvAN ZiPoRyNLithiumLED ZEPPELiN/EvAN ZiPoRyNBlack Dog

Part II:MoHAMMED FAiRouZKol NidreiStEvE REiCHCello Counterpoint (with film by Bill Morrison)MiCHAEL GoRDoN All Vows (with film by Bill Morrison)MiCHAEL HARRiSoNJust Ancient Loops (with film by Bill Morrison)

MAyA bEiSERALL vOWSwith films by Bill Morrison Maya Beiser, cello; Glenn Kotche, drums; and Jherek Bischoff, bass