0:10 "Shalom Aleichem" melody by Rabbi Israel Goldfarb (1879-1956)
1:58 "Separation of Soul and Body" by Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738)
3:22 "Alchemy" by Tal Arbel
Sarah Groser, bass viol
Yonit Kosovske, harpsichord
Vlad Smishkewych, hurdy-gurdy
"Alchemy" was composed by Tal Arbel in 2022 for Yonit Kosovske. This performance was a world premiere, which took place at the 2023 Galway Early Music Festival in the Mick Lally Theatre as part of a concert titled "Body and Soul" featuring Caitríona O'Mahony (Baroque violin), Sarah Groser (viola da gamba), and Yonit Kosovske (harpsichord) in a programme comprised of contemporary works by living composers.
"Alchemy" - a name that represents the merging of the two melodies in this piece: "Separation of Soul and Body" and "Shalom Aleichem" (Peace be upon you). "Separation of Soul and Body" is a tune by the Irish composer and harper Turlough O'Carolan and is found in Neal’s Celebrated Irish Tunes, Dublin (1724). "Shalom Aleichem" is a Jewish song (in Hebrew) about angels and is traditionally sung on the sabbath eve (Friday night). While the melody originated just over 100 years ago by Israel Goldfarb (published in The Jewish Songster of 1918), the Hebrew poem was written by the mystics (kabbalists) in Safed around the late 16th or early 17th century. The two melodies are cited fully in the middle of the piece, but mostly they are intertwined together, presented in fragments that include elements of both. In our concert, we prefaced Arbel's "Alchemy" by first playing through the two tunes ("Shalom Aleichem" & "Separation of Soul and Body"), followed by our performance of her contemporary composition.
Special thanks to:
Tal Arbel
Galway Early Music Festival
Arts Council of Ireland
Galway City Council
Mick Lally Theatre
Maura Ó Cróinín
Mark Keane
Irish Early Music Network
Now and Then Media, Ltd.
Vlad Smishkewych: camera, audio recording, editing
Ilani Smishkewych Kosovske: 2nd camera
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