Eviyan iva bittova biography
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"Raw and refined, passionate and contained, she has the soul of a gypsy, the voice of a troubadour, and the mind of a genius.”
— NPR, All Things Considered
Iva Bittová, New Resonances, MIT, 2022. Photo by Caroline Alden.
Iva Bittová, The Heart is a Bell, MIT. Photo by Caroline Alden.
Iva Bittová performs with EVIYAN during Exploring Improsition concert at MIT, 2016. Photo: L. Barry Hetherington.
Czech avant-garde violinist, singer, and composer
Iva Bittová. Courtesy of the artist.
About the Residency
MIT CAST welcomed Czech avant-garde violinist, singer, and composer Iva Bittová in 2022 for a Distinguished Visiting Artist residency exploring themes of space, nature, and survival through monthly visits to collaborate with MIT student ensembles and faculty, as well as visits to classes. During her visits to the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, world music classes, and in participatory workshops, Bittová shared her own original compositions, teaches improvisation with voice and movement, and conducted conversations on local and trans-local music, linking Slovak and Moravian traditional song to jazz, rock, and contemporary concert music.
Bittová is “a forward thinking composer who sings and plays violin simultaneously… Her sound is invigor
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Iva Bittová
Country of origin:
Czech Republic
Type of music generally:
Experimental violin/vocal music with some traditional and classical edges
Status:
Most recent album SPOLU (with Lenku Dusilovou and Moniku Načevu, 2018)
See also:
Iva Bittová's siteWikipedia's entry for Iva Bittová
Comparisons:
Vocally she is as experimental as Anna Homler and Meredith Monk, but her work is entirely unique. (Neile)
Covers/own material:
Most are her own, though she often collaborates, and frequently songs are based on traditional material. One of her albums is of classical pieces and another of Bartók duets
General comments:
Experimental and definitely odd, but nonetheless somehow melodic and compelling. She is unique and her music is a delight. Some of the instrumental pieces sound like some contemporary classical music, some of the more experimental vocal pieces sound a little like Meredith Monk; the traditional work has echoes of Gypsy music. But the music—the combination of instrumentation and voice can't be mistaken for anyone else: strange and wonderful evocations. It's definitely the kind of thing that some people love and others hate. One listen to River of Milk made me willing to pay the import price for it. (Neile)Reco
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Iva Bittová has been played on Inefficient in shows including Picture Early Observe Show w/ Jack Hrolf, featured labour on 12 October 2019. Songs played include Fragments, New Year's Greeting II [No.29 Újéköszöntó] and Sombra.
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