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Jim Berenholtz: Composer: Buffalo Nation
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Return of White Buffalo Woman. Original art by Jim Berenholtz. An American Musical Epic. 8220;Buffalo Nation”. 8220;Buffalo Nation” tells the story of the conflict between the Lakota Nation and the United States between the years of 1875 and 1890, with Sitting Bull as the central character. It chronicles a tumultuous history from an indigenous perspective, from Custer’s Last Stand to Wounded Knee. First People / Last Stand. 8220;First People, Last Stand”. Finally we hear the music that accompanies the ma...
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Jim Berenholtz: Composer: Biography Works
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Singers Melanie DeMore, Phyllis Addison,. Sonya Heller and flautist Viviana Guzman. The Psalms of RA. Chamber Orchestra in 2004. For more information visit the Psalms of RA website. Takashi Tanemori, Hiroshima survivor. A two act musical about war and the. Fanfare to the Sun. A short work for brass quintet that was originally written for “Songs of Forgotten Relatives” (see below). Performed by the New Mexico Brass Quintet in 1983 at a concert of the Composers Society of Santa Fe. Masked dancers in Luna.
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Jim Berenholtz: Ethnomusicologist
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Beginning as a teenager in North America, Jim’s fascination with native traditions led him to live amongst the Mohawk, Seneca, Powhatan, Lakota, Hopi, Pueblo, Navajo and Aleut, among others. From this period came his Native American-themed opera, “Buffalo Nation”. Dedicating themselves to the revival of pre-Columbian musical traditions, particularly those of Mesoamerica. Out of this collaboration came numerous recordings, museum exhibition and film soundtracks, and years of concerts tours across Nort...
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Jim Berenholtz: Composer: Biography Works
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Mr Berenholtz graduated Amherst College in 1979 with a degree in composition and ethnomusicology. In 1984 he co-founded the musical duo Xochimoki. Which soon became a leading force in the revival of the ancient musical traditions of the Aztec, Maya, and other pre-Columbian civilizations. Through Xochimoki. Recording a new double CD at Skywalker Sound, near his home in San Francisco. The CD is entitled The Psalms of RA.
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Jim Berenholtz: Composer
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Jim Berenholtz: Composer: Biography Works
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Die Graeber der Pharonen. The Tombs of the Pharoahs. Composer of the music for this 22 minute computer-animated film, produced by Art-Com in Berlin, for the German exhibition of the Treasures of Tutankhamun. All music was extracted from Berenholtz’s magnum opus, “The Psalms of RA”. Lords of the Deep. Composer/performer of the soundtrack for this mystical science fiction feature film. Produced by Roger Corman - Concorde/New Horizons. Journey to Spirit Island. Gorillas in the Mist. Co-composer, with Mazatl...
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Jim Berenholtz: Composer: Concerts
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Receives Meet the Composer Grant. And he will present a class on pre-Columbian music. Saturday, February 9 at 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm. Sunday, February 10 at 3:00 pm. All rehearsals and performances are held at North Como Presbyterian Church. At the corner of Lexington and Victoria in Roseville MN. Friday, November 4th. In celebration of Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh. The featured exhibition at the new de Young Museum. The museum is hosting the San Francisco premiere of The Psalms of RA. The Psalms of RA.
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Jim Berenholtz: Composer: The First Light
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A New Musical About War and the Nuclear Age. Artwork by James Jereb. The white light called. Don't be afraid. It is time to leave. I did not want to leave my father, but in a blink of an eye I was being carried by a white crane above Hiroshima. I saw seasons turn from spring to summer to fall over our seven hills and seven rivers. When winter came, everything was dead. Nothing moved; not a single sound. Then I woke up. The next day, the bomb . . . Have developed an already acclaimed short dramatic work e...
