Vladimir Martynov - Children of the Otter

Huun Huur Tu
Opus Posth / Tatyana Grindenko (lead violin, music director)
Perm Academic Choir Mlada

Selections from the premiere in Perm (Russia). September 17, 2009

Children of the Otter is a suite written by a renowned contemporary Russian composer Vladimir Martynov for Huun Huur Tu, chamber orchestra, and choir. The composition blends Tuvan folk music from Huun Huur Tu repertoire with original music by V. Martynov.

Children of the Otter incorporates lyrics by Velimir Khlebnikov, famous Russian avantgarde poet of early 20th century whose art successfully combined archaic, contemporary, and futuristic sensibilities.

In V. Martynov's words, Children of the Otter is a composition that aims at providing a listener with a path to immersing into the ever-existing stream of eternal music, the music that brings together spirits of animal, human, and heavenly spheres.

Children of the Otter premiered in Perm (Russia) on September 17, 2009
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CREDITS:

Producers:
Vladimir Oboronko & Alexander Cheparukhin

Selections from Children of the Otter premiere in Perm, Russia. September 16, 2009


Video crew:
Directed & Edited by Joe LaRue
Produced by Celeste Den and Chad Kline
RED Camera Operators: Joe LaRue and Vladislav Aravenkov
RED Camera Coordinator: Nikolai Pigarev

Audio recording: Nickolay Kozyrev
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Children of the Otter projet was made possible through support of Perm Philarmonia and Perm Regional Ministry of Culture