GOLDBERG ROMAIN
MUSICAL CULTURES INTERLACE IN A UNIQUELY ARTICULATE AND HARMONIOUS SPACE
Andrew Goldberg (piano) and Ricky Romain (sitar) draw the listener into a beguiling musical landscape that draws on contrasting traditions from Europe and India.
Through friendship formed when the world ground to a standstill in March 2020, a musical partnership has emerged bringing to life a series of recordings that can genuinely be termed as being both remarkable and strikingly original.
In a time of global conflict and political divisionism the coming together of these two unique artists and their respective disciplines offers the listener a message of unlikely unity.
Michael Armstrong, ACM
‘Ricky and Andrew make extraordinarily robust but sensitive music, creating a fusion between the fluid intonation of Indian classical music with the more fixed and tempered sounds of the European piano. It is a path that few others have trodden as it has to be approached with respect and taste. Having heard some of their recordings it is clear that they have these qualities in abundance’
Sam Richards, Musicologist
‘Honoured to have been asked to lend an ear to the true artists behind this body of work’
John Robertson, Musician, Producer
ABOUT
Andrew Goldberg trained under Prof. Hugo Odenthal (Cologne Philharmonie). His work draws on both the Romantic period and contemporary minimalism of artists like Steve Reich and Philip Glass. He has collaborated with prominent classical Hindustani Pandits including Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and was the main composer for choreographer Catherine Massin (CAMADACO).
Ricky Romain studied sitar and Indian Classical Music (ICM) with Punita Gupta, a disciple of Ravi Shankar and later with Bengali sitar player Pandit Gunguly. Romain is also a visual artist and is based in Devon.
2022 - 2023
NEWS COLUMN
NOVEMBER 2023 GOLDBERG ROMAIN LIVE
3rd November ASHBURTON ARTS CENTRE, ASHBURTON
16th November CLOCKTOWER RECORDS BRIDPORT
SEPTEMBER 2023 VARIATIONS Review by Brian Harper
I looked and listened to the music on your website and was much impressed. The intimate fusion of sitar and piano was especially moving and created a rich sense of .exploration and peace. This surprising adventure combining instruments and music from two entirely different cultures, is perhaps an evolutionary step in the history of music. Over the last 30 years or so, I have heard a few other examples but none seemed to achieved the intimacy and sense of inner peace that you create.
2022 - 2023 VARIATIONS ALBUM RELEASE DATES
21st JULY 2023 DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
On this day VARIATIONS for piano and sitar was digitally released and distributed worldwide by CD Baby. Download, Stream or Preview on all the usual Digital Platforms.
https://goldbergromain.hearnow.com/
22nd OCTOBER 2022 LIMITED EDITION CD
On this day a limited edition CD of VARIATIONS for piano and sitar was released by The Music Room. To order a CD copy please contact us by email. goldbergromain@gmail.com
22nd OCTOBER 2022 VARIATIONS PREMIÈRE
On this day the Première and Album Launch took place at Eype Centre For The Arts (ECA), St. Peter's Church in Bridport.
Full House, Standing Ovation. 'Thank you Bridport'
Film-maker Robert Golden directed the filming of the event.
JULY 2022 THE RECORDING PROCESS
Variations is based on a sequence of improvisations and was recorded over a period of four days at The Music Room in Higher Eype, Dorset. The album is produced by Andrew Goldberg and the mastering conducted by John Robertson.
