SACRED HONEY

Gurdjieff / De Hartmann |||| Alessandra Celletti

CD [Bleriot 2018]

More than 20 years have passed since the release of “Hidden Sources”, the first album that I dedicated to the music of Gurdjieff and De Hartmann.

Yet, after so many years, I still remember the emotions I felt in the daily immersion in the study of such intense and profound melodies.

At that time I was living in Prague and the mysterious and hypnotic landscapes of Central Asia evoked by these compositions, mingled with the snow and the bitter cold of the Bohemian capital.

It was a strange alchemy.

So this year, after a long time, I thought of going back into the sacred atmospheres that Gurdjieff managed to explore during his countless journeys and brought to light thanks to the collaboration with De Hartmann.

This time, however, my piano is not alone.

For “Sacred Honey” I tried to imagine and recreate the exotic and esoteric sounds of the movements, hymns and sacred dances of Gurdjieff and I involved the multi-instrumentalist Daniele Ercoli who honored me with his participation with the sound of the double bass, the kaval and of the flugelhorn. In many of the compositions I created the electronic sounds myself and played the harmonium (an instrument very dear to Gurdjieff), that I bought in a small shop in Mumbai during one of my concerts in India.

I would like this new work to have the strength to transport into soundscapes full of charm and enchantment.

on the title: why Sacred Honey?

The word Sarmoung means “bee” and there are traces of a Confraternity of Sarmoung whose origins are lost in the mists of time; signs are found in Babylon since the days of Hammurabi.

The Sarmoung taught that objective knowledge is a material substance that can be harvested and stored like honey. It is believed that the Sarmounis (the bees) possessed teachings antecedent to The Flood.

Once again comes the metaphor of the Ark and although it is certainly possible that no real universal flood has ever occurred, it is probable that the Sarmoungs referred to their responsibility to keep safe the Ark of ancient wisdom through the floods of time.

It seems that this confraternity had recorded the destructions and periodic rebirths of humanity believing that its tradition represented an eternal and unchanging nucleus of wisdom to which humanity could always draw.

At critical moments in history, the Sarmoungs distributed their “honey” throughout the world through duly trained agents.

The traveler, scholar of metaphysics and of ancient religions John Bennett, believed that the symbol of the enneagram at the base of Gurdjieff’s teaching, as well as the knowledge of the Law of Seven,

the law which according to the mystical Armenian, regulates every process of change and many of his sacred dances, had arisen from the Sarmoung Brotherhood. [*]

The cd album will be released on April 2018

Listen to Sacred Honey here

[*] http://ggurdjieff.it/

Monday 19 February at 21.00

(corner via Conte Verde) – Rome

Projection of
MY DUCE I WRITE YOU. The letters of the Italians to Mussolini 1923/1943

Prod. Istituto Luce Cinecittà in collaboration with RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana – RAI TRE

Sunday 15th October at 3.00 p.m.

All Hallows Church – NW3 2JP London

Planet Tree Music Festival presents: The Solem String Quartet with Catherine King (mezzo-soprano) & Stephen Bennett (clarinet)

The Solem Quartet present a varied programme of world premiere pieces, accompanied by mezzo- soprano and clarinet.

James D’Angelo: The Scherzo of Fools for clarinet quintet WP, Pater Noster, for mezzo soprano and string quartet WP
Christine Turellier: Quartet 26 Op. 129 WP
Jean Catoire: Quartet 13 Op. 219 WP
Alessandra Celletti: A Crescent Moon WP
Lawrence Ball: Quartet 6 WP
Bela Bartok: Quartet 4

WP – World Premiere

“Meditate to a higher Sphere with Authentic Contemporary Classical Music”. Escape reality and the buzz of the city and immerse yourself in sound worlds. Championing an alternate way of listening, audiences are encouraged to lie down, and relax into the music. Please BRING A YOGA MAT, if you wish to LIE DOWN AND LISTEN.

Practical information:
– TICKETS will be sold AT THE DOOR: £13, £10 concessions
or… Attend 2 concerts for £20, £15 concessions
– Disabled Access: One small step, accessible for a wheelchair, or mobility scooter
– Food and drink: tea, coffee & light refreshments

Saturday 14th October 7.30 p.m.

Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel – 3 Pilgrims Place, NW3 1NG Londra

https://www.facebook.com/planettreemusicfestival/

Practical information:
– TICKETS will be sold AT THE DOOR: £13, £10 concessions
or… Attend 2 concerts for £20, £15 concessions
– Disabled Access: One small step, accessible for a wheelchair, or mobility scooter
– Food and drink: tea, coffee & light refreshments

Planet Tree Music Festival presents: Alessandra Celletti’s “Working On Satie” and Keith Barnard: solo piano.

Together with English composer Keith Barnard, performing his own world premiere works, Italian pianist Alessandra Celletti presents a multi-media piece ‘Working on Satie’ inspired by the late composer.

Keith Barnard, Piano: Nocturnal prelude No. 3, 4 WP and 5 WP The Mosaic Icons of St Nicholas
Alessandra Celletti: Piano and Projections
Celletti/Onze: Working On Satie, UKP
Lawrence Ball: StarGates WP

WP – World Premiere

“Meditate to a higher Sphere with Authentic Contemporary Classical Music”. Escape reality and the buzz of the city and immerse yourself in sound worlds. Championing an alternate way of listening, audiences are encouraged to lie down, and relax into the music.

Please BRING A YOGA MAT, if you wish to LIE DOWN AND LISTEN.

Music by Alessandra Celletti / Erik Satie / Maurice Ravel / Philip Glass

The cost of the ticket is € 15.00 (concert + dinner € 40.00)
Due to limited number of places, reservation is required
The address is Via Marconi, 27 Paciano
– Tel. 075830144

Paciano, in the province of Perugia, is among the most beautiful villages in Italy.
The medieval town is located on Mount Petrarvella (391 m asl) where in ancient times there was a temple dedicated to god Giano.

L’Utopia del sogno in Alessandra Celletti

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