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Elizabeth Roloff, Organist
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I’m in the Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem. Behind me, organist Elizabeth Roloff (left) is practicing; in a little over an hour, we (cellist Sophie Rivlin and violinist Clemency Burton-Hill) will perform Mozart’s Church Sonatas in a concert here. I’ve opened my laptop and… lo and behold, there’s an open Wifi network right here in the Organ loft!
So I just took a moment or two to play a quick improvisation. It doesn’t have a name, but it’s probably my brain’s way of interpreting the incredible variety of sounds that I’ve been hearing in the last day or two: the call to prayer that floats over the old stone buildings, the sound of an Oud player plucking gently in the distance, Achron-like Jewish melodies, and the bustle of the overcrowded arabic markets (no British-style health and safety laws here!). Even the ice cream vans play beautiful (loud) orchestral music!
The acoustic mêlée that results is a completely wild fusion of the most contrasting sounds… but somehow, they together make up a coherant soundscape that is the soundtrack to daily life in Jerusalem. Here’s my own interpretation of it…
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From April 1st-15th, I’m blogging and videocasting directly from the Choir of London’s Palestine Mozart Festival in Israel and the Occupied Territories. If you wish to find out more, or to support the Foundation’s work, please click here to read more.
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