Shahov/ Trpceski/ Nushev - Makedonissimo AEC Music Jesus Christ the Alien

Jesus Christ the Alien

Composed while in-residence at Aaron Copland's house historic home

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a harpsichord made in 1982 after a model by the mid eighteenth-century French builder

Shahov/ Trpceski/ Nushev - Makedonissimo AEC Music Jesus Christ the Alien'Makedonissimo', meaning 'very Macedonian', sees pianist Simon Trpceski take a detour from Beethoven and Brahms to celebrate the music of his homeland. Trpceski takes listeners on a joyous tour through the incredible rhythms and haunting melodies of the Macedonian folk music tradition in which highly intricate, jazz influenced riffs and harmonies are seamlessly interwoven. Inspired by Trpceski's passion for the folk traditions of his homeland