Tanya Ekanayaka: The Planets & Humanity – Piano Reflections
5/14/2021, 8 Tracks, 58:00
Featuring
Tanya Nissani Ekanayaka [Ilangakkone]
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Tanya Ekanayaka sees a powerful congruence between ancient music and the unfathomable infinity of the universe, which underlies each work on this album.
Composition History
The majority of the works on this album evolved in 2020 in Tanya Ekanayaka's apartment in Edinburgh during the first eight months of lockdown due to the Covid-19 global pandemic.
Compositional Technique
The eight works on this album reflect on the eight planets of our solar system and the seven continents of Earth, with most pieces embedding 'trans-created echoes' of traditional melodies from indigenous peoples.
Performer Biography
Tanya Ekanayaka, the composer and performer, is a Sri Lankan-British concert composer-pianist who is also a linguist, musicologist, and record producer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Tanya Ekanayaka's music, which often includes 'trans-created echoes' of musics that predate the piano, is inspired by her personal experience and aims to reflect a vision of harmonious co-existence.
Compositional Technique
The works on this album are arranged according to the planets' proximity to the sun, starting with the furthest and then the closest, as a symbolic reminder of their interconnectedness.
Performer Biography
Tanya Ekanayaka's compositional skills are the result of a purely intuitive and natural development, and her works are not scored but remain precisely frozen in her memory once evolved.
