If This Is A Man III. Meditate that… - Farshid Samandari
from Starts and Stops by Mark Takeshi McGregor
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Farshid Samandari is an Iranian-Canadian composer, based in Vancouver (Coast Salish territory: Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil Waututh First Nations). His work for flute and electronics, If this is a man, was inspired by the words of Primo Levi, specifically an invocation that prefaced Levi's memoirs as an Auschwitz concentration camp survivor. Samandari frames the author's words in three musical movements: first, Levi invokes his safe and well-fed audience (I. You who live safe). Then he recounts forms of degradation and abuse visited upon humanity throughout history (II. Consider if...). Finally, he stresses the importance of remembering these atrocities so they do not occur again (III. Meditate that...). The electronics, consisting of heavy percussion and drones, create an almost concerto-like platform for the flute, while the last movement multiplies the flute’s melody into a 12-part “reflection canon”.
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released March 1, 2023
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