Dedicated to all those that sometime in their lives felt unrequieted love.

AUSÊNCIA

Má sorte,
casualidade, um puro acaso. Eu nunca quis apaixonar-me.
Foi descabido, decerto errado. Possivelmente até pecado.
E eu não quis ser assim. 
Não quis ser um fardo, não te anunciei o fogo em mim.
E tu seguiste o teu caminho, sem suspeitar o que eu senti por ti.

Dói-me a tua ausência, sinto-a cruelmente,
mas só porque em mim ainda (tu sempre) estás presente.
Sinto-te na brisa e na tempestade,
nesta noite imensa de espaço e saudade.
E vejo-te em Vénus, e vejo-te em Marte,
e vejo-te na Lua, e vejo-te em toda a parte,
em Plutão lá longe, nas ruas desertas,
no passar de sombras de origens incertas.

Ausência

Blake Alive, (Blank Knowledge )

A hug to die
(for 8 musicians)

Inspired by the play "The Pillowman", of the contemporary playwright Martin McDonagh.

Ensemble Intercontemporain
Dylan Corlay direction
Megaron - Athens Concert Hall

A hug to die (2023)

2023-08-11

NLS - 2023 - 08 - 11  For Today - Already Good Night

Shrouding of sol

For orchestra and electronics
Commissioned by IRCAM and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France;
Conductor: Pascal Rophé;
Electronics developed in collaboration at IRCAM with Etienne Démoulin;
Electronic part performed by Etienne Démoulin;
Recording engineer: Luca Bagnoli
Live recording at Maison de la Radio et de la Musique as part of Manifeste 2023;
Date: June 23, 2023.

"T   O       R             N" is an exploration of various psychological and emotional states resulting from inner and outer conflicts, namely the state of uprootedness, while longing and yet, failing to put down roots elsewhere, or the sense of uncertainty, predicament, and hollowness caused by personal or collective traumas; experiences that can haunt us for long periods of time, if not permanently…
The piece navigates continuity, interruption and the space between them. Within larger continuous sections, smaller segments with timbral, harmonic, gestural, and dynamic contrast invade the space and create fissures. These fissures may provide a temporary release from the preceding tension, while retaining residues from the previous section, and simultaneously, bearing the initial traces of the
upcoming section. At times, the electronics are treated as a magnifying mirror that echo and expand the orchestra. In other cases, they defy it as a disruptive force with contrasting dynamic or timbral qualities.

Image: "Silence" by Johann Heinrich Füssli

T   O       R             N

Released on The Day Of The Dead, 1st November 2023, What Isn't There is a lament for everything humankind has lost in the 21st century. Setting Richard's poem Absent to the haunting background of Richard's Moon Rise instrumental, the combined power of words and music creates a Shamanic chant featuring the unearthly voice of Avo Ice. A theme for the ages.

We are the museums of absent things.
Love, sun, warmth, cats.
Tenderness. Money. Time.

In the scheme of absent things,
Nothing weighs more heavy
Than what isn’t there.

In the fear of absence, we lose
Ourselves and what we meant
To be.

Where there was a presence, there
Will always be an absence.
This is how we were born.

We are the empty museums of absent things.

Music: Richard Pierce
Words: Richard Pierce
Keyboards: Richard Pierce
Vocals: Avo Ice aka Marina Florance
Mastering: Tonalex Mastering

What Isn't There

Richard Pierce - What Isn't There (feat Avo Ice aka Marina Florance)

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Just a recollection of guitar band days.....waaaaaay back......Played with faulty ears, failing fingers & a big smile......but ain`t it all fun......

T O R N

Aida Shirazi

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