Tanya Ekanayaka: 12 Piano Prisms

Featuring

Tanya Nissani Ekanayaka [Ilangakkone]

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Tanya Ekanayaka's works on this album combine adapted melodies from Sri Lanka with those from other countries like Armenia, Japan, China, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Compositional Technique

The twelve works on this album correspond to the twelve primary notes of the keyboard and were composed between 2016 and 2017.

Composer Biography

Tanya Ekanayaka, a Sri Lankan-British concert composer-pianist, is also a linguist, musicologist, and record producer with a doctorate in interdisciplinary research involving Linguistics and Musicology.

Recording & Production

This album features world premiere recordings of Tanya Ekanayaka's compositions, performed by her on a Steinway Grand Piano Model D at the Reid Concert Hall in Edinburgh.

Album & Artwork

The album title "Overtone: Twelve Piano Prisms" refers to the way sounds from diverse cultures and eras meld and refract through the piano to create new narratives.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Tanya Ekanayaka's compositions blend classical styles, indigenous world music, and contemporary pop, rock, and film music.

Composer's Artistic Vision

This album extends Tanya Ekanayaka's debut album concept by adapting indigenous Sri Lankan folk and traditional melodies, including the remaining eight of the eighteen ancient Sri Lankan vannams.