Castle in Time Orchestra & Israel Chamber Orchestra - OTOTO

Next Concert: November 23rd 2019 Barby Tel Aviv


OTOTO is a Co-production with the Israel Chamber Orchestra.

A 1-hour piece for 2 orchestras, playing music in a circle, creating an imaginary futuristic tribe. Composer Matan Daskal uses a sign languish inspired by "Soundpainting" which creates a hybrid between dancing and conducting, allowing a live improvisation with the musicians, converting the stage into a vibrant arena with unexpected behaviors. As in the previous pieces of Castle in Time Orchestra, the computer player sends his tentacles and manipulates all the acoustic instruments during the concert-giving them a dynamic electronic timbre. OTOTO contains extraordinary virtuosity solos which bring out the individual players, alongside mass group moments of a wide and big orchestral color. The piece is breaking down the word OTOTO, as it sounds and as it's written: The "O" represents long times, the breath, the open space. The "T" represents short times, the groove, repeated rhythmic events. Like the word, the piece is divided into 5 parts: O, T, O, T, O and ends with a surprising musical dialogue with an outer-space time traveler.

It was created thanks to the generosity of Mifal Hapais and Beit Avi Chai and premiered in May 2018

Creators:
Matan Daskal & Shalev Ne'eman.

Lyrics and music of "Tsawana":
Ohad Fishof.

Lyrics and music of "Body parts song":
Anna Lann & Matan Daskal

Conductor
Matan Daskal

Audience entrance - (00:00)
First T - (06:51)
Violin Kaida - (08:09)
Percussion duet - (11:32)
Ta dhin - (13:28)
Ta ri ka - (15:27)
DB - (16:31)
Second O - (17:41)
soundpainting - (21:21)
Vocal Duet - (28:46)
Tsawanna - (33:36)
Body Parts Song - (41:12)
Moving Mirrors - (45:43)
Marshal Arom - (51:21)
Improvisation - (55:40)
Story - (58:12)

OTOTO