Soft melody for classical guitar by Sergio Sorrentino

Poetry

POETRY | Sergio Sorrentino

This is a segment of my work in progress opera "Echoes from the Darkness." The libretto is derived from the diaries and other writings of Petr and Eva Ginz - and other writings which Eva created later in life as Chava Pressburger. In this piece, the community and, Ginz family express their fear and shock over the enactment of the Nuremberg Laws. 

The performance here features members of the Bulgarian Radio Orchestra - and is conducted by Derek Gleeson. The cast members are: Elise Albian (Eva Ginz), Daniel Rosenberg (Petr Ginz), Larissa Zens (Maria Ginz), Jannik Horlitz (Otto Ginz), Hao Jian (tenor - in choir) and, Theodora Siegel (soprano - in choir). The vocalists were directed by Kelly Lam who also, conducted a live performance on Nov 9 at the Center for Jewish History in NYC, and, will conduct a second performance on Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jan 27, '22)at the Czech Consulate in NYC.

"Darkness Falls" (part 3 from my opera -"Echoes from the Darkness") - rough mix

Fountain Of An Ancient Sanctuary (By Nature)

Electric Guitar Homage for the Centenary of the Birth of Pier Paolo Pasolini. Commissioned by Radio Start / Clock and Clouds / Stefano Taglietti.

Sergio Sorrentino, electric guitar
Composed by Sergio Sorrentino

Nuvola Pasolini

Composed by Andrea Vanzo
Electric guitar version by Sergio Sorrentino

One Rainy Morning

One Rainy Morning | Andrea Vanzo | Sergio Sorrentino, electric guitar

Aidan Baker, electric guitar and electronics
Sergio Sorrentino, electric guitar and electronics

Slivers Of Aurora

Sergio Sorrentino, electric guitar
Luca Sigurtà, drone

Sill to Nowhere

Sill to Nowhere | Sorrentino | Sigurtà

Friday: Episode 23

Friday. Episode 30

Some tracks from the album:

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"Behind the Window -
electric guitar improvisations about the rain"

Behind the Window (from Sergio Sorrentino: "Behind the Window", CD, label Setola di Maiale, 2011)

Go On Children

Lyrics by @EricMingus

Music by Sergio Sorrentino/Eric Mingus

Eric Mingus, vocals 
Sergio Sorrentino, electric guitar

"Go On Children" is a sketch of a man surveying the choices he made in his life and realizing the damage some of those choices made. Not only to his personal life, family, friends etc, but also on the environmental level. It is a plea to those that follow, to not go down the same road and to find their own path that doesn't repeat the mistakes of their elders.”.

Lyrics

He went down to the water 
To see where the damage was done 
Off in the distance 
We all see what's gonna come  
Hold on children 
Please don't do what we have done  
Memories start to fade 
Or do we push them away 
Never to think about them again 
Got caught up in our passions 
Pride and division 
Us old fools  
Go on children 
And do what needs to be done  
The air is still and silent 
The heat of the sun burns on our skin 
No shade no shelter 
It's the world were all in  
Go on children 
Do what needs to be done

cover by Eric Mingus

Go On Children

GO ON CHILDREN - Sergio Sorrentino - Eric Mingus

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Sergio Sorrentino - "A Superb Musician"(The Wire) As a performer he promotes the classical guitar and electric guitar contemporary repertory. As a composer and improviser his music is based on sonic research and combines elements of contemporary classical music, minimalism, avant-garde, ambient, experimental. His CD Dream -
American Music for Electric
Guitar (Mode Records) was reviewed and highlighted in the New York Times by Seth Colter Walls as one of the "Week’s Best Classical Music Moments”.
Philip Glass published on December 2020 Sergio Sorrentino's video performance of "Orphée's Bedroom" on his official channels for the #glassminutes series. Orange Mountain Music released "Orphée's Bedroom" Single on all digital platforms on January 2021; the Single is earning a lot of success.
Sergio plays with the great Gavin Bryars ("Sergio Sorrentino has performed many of my works for guitar, and also
my ensemble pieces that include the guitar and I have the greatest admiration for his work in this respect") as a member of the Gavin Bryars Italian Ensemble and he plays live and in studio with Elliott Sharp and John King. He has worked with important composers and musicians like Alvin Curran, John Russell, Machinefabriek, David Lang, Steven Mackey, Usui Yasuhiro, Scott Fields, Tim Brady, Paul Lansky and many others. As a soloist, Sergio Sorrentino started
his international concert career very early and has held solo concerts and master classes in many important festivals and venues (like Yale University, Sprague Hall in New Haven, Spectrum in New York, Festival de Música Contemporánea de La Habana in Casa de Las Américas, Cuba, Italian Cultural Institute of Paris, Sala Biala of the Wilanow Museum (Warsaw, Poland), International Guitar Research Conference/University of Surrey (UK), Vortex in London, Performance Room
of Luxembourg, Filharmonia Gorzowska Concert Hall, ON Cologne Neue Musik Festival, In Situ Art Society in Bonn, Spectrum in Berlin, Nuova
Consonanza Festival in Rome, Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte di Montepulciano, AngelicA Festival of Bologna, etc.).
https://www.sergiosorrentinoguitarist.com

GO ON CHILDREN - Sergio Sorrentino - Eric Mingus

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