Villagers At Work: Anatolian Suite II

"Villagers At Work" is a suite for orchestra which paints a contemporary picture of the historic Armenian-Anatolian peasants working in the field. I am an Anatolian-Armenian and know that despite so many efforts of extermination, there still exists a huge invisible population of Armenians in Eastern Anatolia, hiding in disguise under an imposed culture. My composition is an experiment combining quartal harmony with folk music, applied to traditional western orchestra. In this composition I am trying to follow the paths established by Bela Bartok, Komitas and Margrit Prudyan. My music promotes the idea that tonal/modal systems with Quartal Harmony can produce different expressions than traditionally we are accustomed to hearing. It is also an addition to multicultural Canadian diversity from a native of Anatolia that would enrich Canadian music literature for symphonic orchestras