The BEAT Evolution
Tremolo Ensemble's Captivating Fusion of Percussion, Movement, and Culture
The Tremolo Ensemble, in a captivating and energetic new performance, The Beat Evolution, is a quintet of virtuoso musicians playing over 40 different percussion instruments from 7 continents. The show allows us to delve into cultures and get to know the beat that connects us all.
The performance transcends time and place, where the beat is the musical element leading the way, from Mesopotamia to Mayan culture, from Africa to India, from jazz to rock and contemporary music, and into the future.
The Beat Evolution show is an energetic and captivating theatrical fusion of music, movement, video art, and sound, a collaboration of Tremolo with video, theater, and electronic music artist.
Percussion instruments have accompanied humans since the dawn of history. Like many discoveries, the drum was stumbled upon by ancient humans accidentally. Leftover pieces of meat from hunting expeditions were placed in deep pits dug into the cool earth, and over them were spread the skins of the hunted animals to preserve the meat from the sun and scavengers. The skin, placed over the pit in the evening towards the night, was cool and taut, and with the sunrise, the skin warmed up and stretched over the pit, which now became a resonating chamber. When humans pressed on the stretched skin with their hands or with sticks, a sound was produced, thus revealing the first drum!
In ancient times the rhythm/the beatserved as a powerful tool for conveying messages in religious ceremonies, in battles, and in everyday life. Today, the beat continues to play a significant role in modern culture. It connects us to each other and makes us feel part of something greater.
From the battlefield and military ceremonies to prayers in the synagogue, children's songs in school, and stormy rock performances - the beat is present everywhere. It is the pulsating heart of music, immediately connecting us to deep emotions, our shared humanity, and our ancient past. Especially in the current era, where we experience an increasing sense of disconnection and alienation, the beat connects us and unites us into one large community.
Tremolo is an ensemble of percussion instruments that challenges the conventions of the artistic performance and makes the colorful music of percussion instruments accessible to music lovers in Israel and around the world. The ensemble, operating together since 2015, has received warm embrace from critics and audiences alike and has won the Outstanding Ensemble award for 2021 from the Ministry of Culture. Tremolo regularly performs in Europe, the USA, the Far East, and Latin America, creating diverse artistic collaborations in the fields of theater and dance alongside composers, performers, and musical ensembles across a wide range of styles. Tremolo's repertoire includes classical music alongside world music, ancient folk music alongside contemporary music of the 21st century.
In addition to its diverse artistic activities, Tremolo is a pioneer in the field of music education. Tomer Yariv, the founder and artistic director, established the IsraeliPercussion center the city ofNetanya in 2012, aiming to connect Israel with the global trend that places percussion instruments at the forefront of the stage. The center serves as a new artistic space - an ecosystem of musicians, composers, and creators from various artistic fields, alongside teachers, students, and music education institutions that mutually influence and nurture each other, cultivating new generations of excellent percussionists and a new audience discovering the diverse world of percussion instruments and their relevance to contemporary music.
The Beat Evolution
Tomer Yariv – Composer ; Ariel Blumenthal - Electronic Music Composer ; Vitali Friedland – Director ; Yael Niriel - Video Designer ; Ziv Voloshin - Lighting Designer ; Maor Tzabar - Costume Designer ; Tut Mulor – Choreography ; Ranit Brettler - Producer
Tremolo musicians: Dafna Segal, Tomer Galili, Daniel Solomonov, Lior Tal, and Tomer Yariv.
