It also includes vocal narration and sung text in the medieval troubadour tradition. Through an open score and space for improvisation, a cooperative development of story, and a general creative process based in principles of collaborative leadership, this work explores reconciliation in a contemporary musical context. Parzival & Fierefiz - A new and contemporary musical retelling of the Grail myth narrativeĪ new and original composition for strings and percussion ensemble with solo voice, violin, and African drum inspired by Wolfram von Eschenbach’s medieval poem, Parzival & Fierefiz is currently being co-created by internationally award-winning American composer John McDowell and emerging Canadian violinist Emmanuel Vukovich in collaboration with African-Canadian poet George Elliot Clarke, Ghanian drummer Kwasi Dunyo, the Canadian percussion quartet TorQ, renowned Canadian baritone Philippe Sly, and recipients of the The Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank.
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