133 Old Church Road
Claremont
NH 03743
PNEUMA (πνεῦμα) is an ancient Greek word for “breath”, “spirit” or “soul”. This quartet features four improvisers / composers: vocalist Ayelet Rose Gottlieb and clarinetists James Falzone, Francois Houle and Michael Winograd. Pneuma’s sound is kaleidoscopic – many worlds entangled – blending contemporary electro-acoustic turbulent energies with gentle gestures inspired by Klezmer and jazz-infused improvisations. Presenting a poetry infused set, their music is “a globally-informed emotional panoply” (NYC Jazz Record) inspired by the wind.
Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
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About Pneuma
PNEUMA (πνεῦμα) is an ancient Greek word for “breath”, “spirit” or “soul”. This quartet features four improvisers / composers: vocalist Ayelet Rose Gottlieb and clarinetists James Falzone, Francois Houle and Michael Winograd. Pneuma’s sound is kaleidoscopic – many worlds entangled – blending contemporary electro-acoustic turbulent energies with gentle gestures inspired by Klezmer and jazz-infused improvisations. Presenting a poetry infused set, their music is “a globally-informed emotional panoply” (NYC Jazz Record) inspired by the wind. They create music “where notes seem to leap off the page and into the air, there to intertwine and dance in magical forms” (World Music Report.)
Pneuma made their premiere at the 2017 Vancouver International Jazz Festival. Their debut album, “Who Has Seen The Wind?” was recently released on the esteemed Canadian label, Songlines Recordings.
Pneuma
Ayelet Rose Gottlieb (Jerusalem / Montréal) – Voice
James Falzone (Seattle) – Clarinet
François Houle (Vancouver) – Basset Clarinet
Michael Winograd (Brooklyn) – Clarinet
PROGRAM
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Who Has Seen the Wind?
by Christina Rossetti
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
Set List*:
- Alone
Words: James Joyce
Music: Ayelet, François & Michael - Neither I Nor You
Music: Ayelet - Trembling (What They Did Yesterday Afternoon)
Words: Warsan Shire
Music: Ayelet - Passing Through (Lament for Harry)
Music: Ayelet - Neither You Nor I (for Ora)
Music: Ayelet, Udi Horev & Ora Boasson-Horev - Bow Down (The Wind Will Take Us)
Words: Forugh Farrokhzad
Translation: Ahmad Karimi Hakkak
Music: Ayelet - Passing By (Shape of Tears)
Words: Mayumi Terada
Music: Ayelet - Who Has Seen the Wind?
Words: Christina Rossetti
Music: Michael - Wakened By The Scent
Words: Izumi Shikibu
Music: James - Who Can Say What Loneliness Is
Words: Izumi Shikibu
Music: James - Ruined House
Words: Izumi Shikibu
Music: James - This Pine Tree By The Rock
Words: Ono no Komachi
Music: James - The Last Rose of Summer
Music & Lyrics: Tom Waits
Arrangement: François
*changes to the set list will be announced from the stage
