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“Respectably mature, nuanced in thoughtful ways…that dePasquale can seem emotionally exposed with no loss of security is a great gift.”
On the blue shore of silence
Johanna Andruchovici
Co-Commissioned by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society which premiered the work in May of 2021, On the blue shore of silence is a multimedia commissioning project curated by Francesca dePasquale that draws inspiration from Pablo Neruda’s collection of twelve poems “On the Blue Shore of Silence: Poems of the Sea.” Composers Gity Razaz, Gloria Justen, and Sayo Kosugi each took four poems from the collection and created response works for solo violin, electronics, and piano, totaling twelve movements to create a large-scale suite. Additionally, artist Johanna Andruchovici created twelve original pieces of visual art to correspond with each poem and its respective music, which are projected during the performance.
Water is one of the principal forces and elements in life, one which has long been a source of depth, inspiration, and beauty to artists for centuries. Though poetry has traditionally been set to song, the abstract nature and sound-world of violin, piano, and electronics allowed the composers to freely draw upon Neruda’s evocative use of color, texture, and emotion in the text. As water becomes an increasingly precious resource, On the Blue Shore of Silence seeks to celebrate the depth of its power as a creative and literal life force by weaving together disciplines of poetry, visual art, and music.
On the blue shore of silence has been presented by the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, The Juilliard School, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Boston Conservatory, Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival, and the Heifetz International Music Institute. Please inquire here for booking and click here to view videos from the world premiere live performance.
