CELESTIAL OBJECTS (2016/2025)

"musica assoluta" (ottobre 2025)

Originally heard as a solo electronic 'work in progress' at a Scottish Arts Trust concert in May 2023, "Celestial Objects II" was re-drafted and finalised with a significant organ part made for Lauren Redhead & Alistair Zaldua to perform in a concert during their residency at the 2023 Festival Registri in Venice. Here is their performance on 27 October 2023 featuring the 1745 Nachini organ in the Chiesa Isola di San Servolo.

The electronic part is punctuated by a 'phaser choir' singing short sequences of chords around a powerful 64' reed drone, over which the organ delivers slow-spreading clusters of light.

The piece has been performed many times subsequently in Europe and the UK by other artists and was broadcast on Spanish National Radio in December 2024.

https://laurenredhead.eu/post/Festival-Registri-2023-residency
https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/tercera-via/intersecciones-031224/16356431/

CELESTIAL OBJECTS II (2023) (Live performance Lauren Redhead & Alistair Zaldua)

Experimental ambient tack form my latest album "Ashes"

Ashes

CD, Vinyl, digital

The Venus

Another snippet from Caligo Paean - beware of gifts when chasing gods : ) 

Caligo Paean is a 1 hour long sound piece installed on river front property in the town of Franklin, Tasmania as part of the exhibition "When The Fog Clears". It formed part of the Ten Days on The Island Festival March 2025.
The work was installed in several locations across the property including a stack of subs under an old bus, in the main exhibition space and in an abandoned shed some 40 metres from the main area . The speakers were 'tuned' quite differently depending on their location and the sound was not delay corrected with the result of each mini-installation merging with each other in odd sonic ways - kind of calling the listener from one spot to another. The the work features field recordings, percussion, piano, bass guitar and Intonarumori as well as this special one off choir : )

Caligo is the Ancient goddess of Chaos. Born of the fog she controls the darkness, dwells in the void and is as old as the primordial matter that created the universe. This work is a tribute to the goddess as she continues to influence our lives and, in the case of this installation, the site and concept informing the show.

Official press release below for The Fog Clears

Every day, the mists of the Huon Valley perform a seductive dance, gently obscuring and revealing contours of the fertile land and waters. Situated in The Watershed Franklin, When The Fog Clears features six artists from lutruwita / Tasmania exploring the region’s iconic mists through a variety of mediums including installation, sculpture, illustration, sound, and video.

Developed exclusively for Franklin, this exhibit extends from the waterfront itself into the chambers, kilns, and rafters of the shed, inviting visitors to consider fog as an atmosphere that can cloak us in unexpected ways.



Caligo Paean (A gift, a choice)

feather

“Glissando” – an abstract orchestral–ambient soundscape with a cinematic edge.  
Blending real instruments and string samples, it evokes the mood of a modern trailer soundtrack: immersive, expansive, and atmospheric.


For this haiku:
naviarhaiku613

Star above the peak -
a silk worm-breeding village
silently asleep

Poem by Mizuhara Shuoshi
Photo by Fabrizio Conti

Above The Peak, Glissando - naviarhaiku613

Marco Lucchi : synthesizers

playing with
https://soundcloud.com/mmastalka/star-above-the-peak-naviarhaiku-613

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for the current Naviar Haiku challenge
https://www.naviarrecords.com/naviarhaiku612-faring-over-the-lake-copy/

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Star above the peak -
a silk worm-breeding village
silently asleep

Mizuhara Shuoshi


Asleep [Naviar Haiku # 613]

Final solo organ part of my 'Celestial Objects' set of pieces. This recording is taken from its first performance on the mighty Harrison organ of St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, UK on 2 October 2025.

CELESTIAL OBJECTS III (2025)

'Arc of divine cacophony'. Premiered on 21 September 2016 by Automatronic at the Hexham Abbey Festival of Music & Arts. Subsequently performed at the Canterbury Festival 2016, North York Moors Chamber Music Festival 2017, St. James United Church Montréal 2019, Ypres Cathedral 2019 and broadcast a number of times on Resonance.fm (UK), Radio Onda Rossa (Italy) and Concertzender (NL).

CELESTIAL OBJECTS (2016)

Musician based in Edinburgh & Amsterdam. 
https://eighthtowerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/in-tenebris-ratione-organi
https://cantimagnetici.bandcamp.com/album/darenth
www.FireheadEditions.com
https://britishmusiccollection.org.uk/composer/michael-bonaventure 
www.scottishmusiccentre.com/michael-bonaventure

CELESTIAL OBJECTS III (2025)

Michael Bonaventure