Karkata
for piano solo (2022)
The title of my companion piece to Crumb’s Cancer, Karkata, translates from Sanskrit as cancer, the fourth sing of the zodiac and my own sign.
Program Notes:Karkata is dedicated to the pianist Nic Gerpe, who commissioned several pieces (including this one) to be companion miniatures to George Crumb’s Makrokosmos, volume I, for performances and release on his solo album “Makrokosmos 50 project”.
The title of my companion piece to Crumb’s Cancer, Karkata, translates from Sanskrit as cancer, the fourth sing of the zodiac and my own sign. Esoterically, Karkata (Cancer) stands for the interaction of time and space on the involutionary path of the soul. The opening descending harmonic progression of four chords, sliding into each other chromatically, evolves throughout that entire piece and embodies the cancer’s backward motion and it’s natural instinct of hiding under the rock or in its own shell.
I am grateful to Nic Gerpe for this wonderful initiative and for inviting me into this project as I always felt connected to Crumb’s music and its unmatched finesse.
Karkata is dedicated to the pianist Nic Gerpe, who commissioned several pieces (including this one) to be companion miniatures to George Crumb’s Makrokosmos, volume I, for performances and release on
- Duration
- c. 4-5 minutes
- Premiere
- March 12, 2022, New Music Center in San Francisco, CA
Performances:
October 14th, 2023
Karkata, for piano solo (2022) - Nic Gerpe
This performance is a part of 14th Annual Midnight Blue Concert showcasing contemporary music.
March 19th, 2023
Karkata, for piano solo (2022) - Nic Gerpe
Youtube (Worldwide)
Watch this online performance
here. This online performance is a part of online premiere of The Makrokosmos 50 Project video album by the pianist Nic Gerpe.
October 1st, 2022
Karkata, for piano solo (2022) - Nic Gerpe
First Congregational Church of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
This performance is part of The Resonance Collective concert series.
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March 15th, 2022
Karkata, for piano solo (2022) - Nic Gerpe
This piece was commissioned by Mic Gerpe and performed as a part of Nic Gerpe's Makrokosmos 50 Project at Tuesday at Monk Space concert series.
World Premiere
March 12th, 2022
Karkata, for piano solo (2022) - Nic Gerpe
Center for New Music (San Francisco, CA)
This piece was commissioned by Mic Gerpe and performed as a part of Nic Gerpe's Makrokosmos 50 Project.