Gypsy Chronicles

Gypsy Chronicles is an imaginary musical journal in four parts, crossing Byzantium –

modern-day Istanbul – toward the gates of Europe in search of the source of music in

ancient melody and harmony, untempered and untamed, resonating with nature. I imagine

musicians converging there, in Byzantium, from all parts of the Silk Road, to play this

music that comes down to a handful of tones which they might play over and over again,

searching for the source of their common musical heritage.

One day I will make this trip. Meanwhile, I am fortunate to live in Vancouver, a city

where excellent musicians from these regions have settled here and can realize my

dream-music. My heartfelt thanks to the Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra for

commissioning Gypsy Chronicles.