Veiled

Program Note: "I think it takes a lot of courage to stand up against something that everyone has accepted as normal. Personally as an Iranian woman, I carry a lot of anger with me: the anger that comes from things I’ve witnessed happen to the women in my personal life, to larger scale growing up in a country that actively veils women’s presence — be it through compulsory hijab or banning solo female singers from pursuing a professional career. 

I think for me it’s important to transform this anger into a collective force that is both beautiful and resilient. Veiled is a tribute to Iranian women who made such transformations possible." - Niloufar Nourbakhsh

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Texture: "Veiled" is a bit less conventional of a "Texture" example, compared to the others in this database! The cellist creates their own accompaniment and atmospheric elements by using a microphone, singing, and playing percussively on the cello. 

These background elements are looped on the speakers behind the player as the cellist continues with foreground material. This makes for an incredibly unique musical texture, the deeper that you listen!