January 25, 2007
Tuvan throat singers perform at Meany
The UW World Music & Theatre Series continues with Tyva Kyzy (Daughters of Tuva). This remarkable all-woman ensemble performs the seven styles of Tuvan throat singing, a multiple-tone technique admired for its almost unearthly beauty. The performance will be at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 in Meany Hall.
The music of Tyva Kyzy is the music of Tuva, a land of high mountains and broad valleys separating the Siberian forest from the desert of Mongolia. In this land, the Tuvan people have created a musical culture inspired by the stark beauty of the landscape and the daily routines of traditional Tuvan life.
In their songs, the Tuvan people sing about hunting and herding, preparing food, visiting family, and falling in love. Most of all, they sing about Tuva: the rivers, lakes, mountains and meadows that surround them.
Ticket-holders are invited to come early to learn more about Tyva Kyzy and Tuvan throat singing at a free, pre-show lecture. UW World Series pre-show lectures begin 45 minutes prior to curtain and take place in the Meany Hall west lobby.
Tyva Kyzy will also appear Thursday, Jan. 25 in a program titled, From the Cradle to the Saddle: Tuvan Women and Throat Singing at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. The event features perspectives from scholars, storytellers, entrepreneurs and members of Tyva Kyzy. This forum is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
Tickets to the Meany Hall concert are $30 and may be purchased in person at the UW Arts Ticket Office, by phone at 206-543-4880, and online at www.uwworldseries.org.
