Tell Them Duo Amaris

• Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Magyar népdalok, Sz. 33 (Arr. for Voice & Guitar by Jesse Flowers):
• 1 Bartók: Magyar népdalok, Sz. 33: No. 1, Elindultam szép hazámbul 01:10
• Ucca, ucca, ég az ucca:
• 2 Bartók: Magyar népdalok, Sz. 33: No. 5, Ucca, ucca, ég az ucca 00:35
• Szánt a babám:
• 3 Bartók: Magyar népdalok, Sz. 33: No. 10, Szánt a babám csireg, esörög sej haj a járom 01:03
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): 49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33 (Arr. for Voice & Guitar by Jesse Flowers):
• 4 Brahms: 49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33: No. 37, Du mein einzig Licht 01:33
• Gar lieblich hat sich gesellet:
• 5 Brahms: 49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33: No. 3, Gar lieblich hat sich gesellet 02:13
• Es war ein Markgraf überm Rhein:
• 6 Brahms: 49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33: No. 29, Es war ein Markgraf über'm Rhein 03:09
• João Luiz (b. 1979): Tell Them:
• 7 Luiz: Tell Them: I. Basket 04:48
• II. Lōktan̄ūr:
• 8 Luiz: Tell Them: II. Lōktan̄ūr 03:58
• III. Far away over the ocean:
• 9 Luiz: Tell Them: III. Far Away over the Ocean 04:04
• Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936): Canciones españolas antiguas (Arr. for Voice & Guitar by Jesse Flowers):
• 10 Lorca: Canciones españolas antiguas: No. 8, Nana de Sevilla 03:46
• Las Morillas de Jaén:
• 11 Lorca: Canciones españolas antiguas: No. 5, Las morillas de Jaén 03:13
• Total Runtime 29:32

Info for Tell Them

Folk songs give us an insight into the emotional, social and political world of human communities in an intuitive and moving way. We embark on a journey from the folkloristic approach of Spanish songs to the arrangements of German, English and Hungarian folk songs. In dialogue with this: the song cycle "Tell them" (2023), written especially for Duo Amaris by the Brazilian composer João Luiz to texts by the Marshallese poet Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner. The 'folk instrument' guitar and the middle female voice form the ideal basic tone for this - narrative, lyrical, dramatic, spirited, quiet, sensitive, multilingual.

Duo Amaris

Duo Amaris
convinces its audience "with great virtuosity and consummate interpretation" (Salzgitter-Zeitung) and together they lend depth to the timeless simplicity of their ensemble line-up. Jesse Flowers' rich palette of guitar tone colours, coupled with Julia Spies' remarkably clear diction and the pure expressiveness of her timbre, enables them to bring stories to life that span the centuries, from songs by John Dowland to compositions written especially for them.

Spies and Flowers, both recognised soloists in their field, founded the duo Amaris in 2017, gave almost 20 concerts as part of the 61st Federal Selection of Concerts by Young Artists, which were praised by audiences and critics alike, and have since performed regularly as a permanent duo. In April 2020, they released their debut CD "Nachtstücke" on the PASCHENrecords label to critical acclaim. Their EP "Tell Them" is the anticipated follow-up to their debut, which is scheduled for release in spring 2024.

The work centres on captivating storytelling and wholehearted music-making, as well as a careful selection of repertoire that touches on topics rarely addressed in the world of classical music. Dialogue, approachability and humour are an integral part of their work together.

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