Profiles of islands drawn on the journey from Ceylon to Batavia
High definition video with stereo sound
Duration: 12:15 min.
Duration: 12:15 min.
Profiles of islands drawn on the journey from Ceylon to Batavia present a transfixing landscape showered with what appear to be remnants of another time and place. Inspired by Pieter de Bevere 1757 drawing ‘Profielen van eilanden getekend op de reis van Ceylon naar Batavia’, Rijksmuseum, Netherlands, Amsterdam.
Music: ‘Stasis’ from the 2011 CD "UNDERCURRENTS - Contact performs the music of Jordan Nobles”
Composer: Jordan Nobles (jordannobles.com)
Performers: CONTACT (contactcontemporarymusic.ca)
Jerry Pergolesi, director and percussion;
Wallace Halladay, saxophone;
Sarah Fraser Raff, violin;
Mary Katherine Finch, cello;
Peter Pavlovsky, doublebass;
Rob MacDonald, guitar;
Allison Wiebe, piano;
with Emma Elkinson, flute
