Andrew Tobias Investiment

Tobias Picker, hailed as “a genuine creator” by The New Yorker, has written extensively for the stage and for symphonic forces, and these two approaches are represented in this album. The Encantadas (an older name for the Galápagos Islands) derives from a novella by Herman Melville. Picker has set it as a melodrama, exploring the enchanted isles in all their quietly menacing and spectacular beauty. In a radical new form, Picker’s Opera Without Words is set to a libretto by Irene Dische that has now been removed, allowing the music alone to bear the expressive richness and intensity of this “secret opera.”

I'm Tobias Tammearu. Saxophonist and composer. Almost a year ago, I invited Robert Rebase (bass guitar) and Martin Petermann (drums) to the rehearsal room to give three concerts in different parts of Estonia for four hours within the framework of the International Music Day on October 1, 2019. We gathered under a common name - Tobias Tammearu Trio. By now, we have recorded the debut album "Bivium", on which you can find seven original songs by both me and Robert.