Sara Davachi is a composer and performer who, from solo works to ensembles, from acoustic to electronic instrumentation, deals with the complexities of timbral space and time, using extended durations and simple harmonic structures that emphasize subtle variations in texture, harmonic complexity, psychological phenomena – acoustics, temperament and intonation. In his use of analogue synthesizers and in his performances with pipe organs it is possible to trace aintimate and continuous exploration of resonances and spaces: the creation of a sound world whose voices emerge, stratify and dialogue in our perception.
As with all of her solo pipe organ performances, AngelicA’s, scheduled for friday may 25 in 20:30will be one single performancewhich will explore the intricacies of the historical tool of Basilica of Santa Maria dei Servicombined with reworkings of recent organ works from their latest albums, Two sisters AND antiphonals.
The proceeds from the concert will be donated to Civil Protection for the flood emergency in Emilia-Romagna.
«There is a continuum between Sarah Davachi’s work with analog synthesizers and her compositions and performances with pipe organs: a continuous exploration of resonances and spaces, both intimate and breathing, these are the words of composer Giorgio Magnanensi, who has curated the scheduled concert in Angelic A. . If we think of the organ as a protosynthesizer capable of manipulating sound waves through a variety of combinations of registers and resonant materials, we can see how Sarah’s approach fits within this apparent technological opposition in which sound is manifested through of sensitive ears. of an artist of proven musicality».
Sara Davachi
Born in 1987 in Canada, Davachi lives and works in Los Angeles. His compositions range from works for solo instrument to chamber ensembles, incorporating a wide range of acoustic and electronic instruments from different eras. Inspired by minimalist and time-expanding musical principles and concepts, as well as experimental production practices in the recording studio, his sound manifests an intimate and patient experience that reduces the perception of the familiar and the distant.
Since 2013 he has recorded 29 albums, solo or in collaboration with Ariel Kalma, Sean McCann and Biliana Voutchkova, with instruments ranging from vintage synthesizers (Arp, Buchla, Serge, etc.) since the debut of The detuning of heavento recent chamber compositions Two sisters (with Jessica Kenney, Apartment House, Judith Hamann, etc.).
In addition to his acclaimed record output, Davachi has performed around the world alongside the likes of Grouper, Quatuor Bozzini, William Basinski, London Contemporary Orchestra, Oren Ambarchi, Suzanne Ciani, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Apartment House, Catherine Lamb, Aaron Dilloway, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Ellen Arkbro, Michael Pisaro, Loren Connors, and director Paul Clipson.
His work has been featured at the Southbank Center (London), Kontraklang (Berlin), Radio France (Paris), Issue Project Room (New York), Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg), Organ Reframed (London), The Getty Center (Los Angeles) , Orgelpark (Amsterdam), Le Guess Who? (Utrecht), Suoni Per Il Popolo (Montreal), Open Frame (Sydney), Tusk Festival (Newcastle), Mazeum Festival (Kyoto), Unsound (Krakow), Reina Sofia Museum (Madrid) and Western Front (Vancouver).
He has released for labels such as Cassauna, Important Records, Recital, Boomkat, Black Sweat, Another Timbre, and founded his own Late Music in 2020, with Warp Records’ partner label division.
L’Organ drummers Opus 544 of the Basilica of Santa Maria dei Servi was built in 1968 according to a design by Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini and inaugurated on April 1 of the same year. It has three keyboards of 61 notes each (C1-C6), and a concave-radial pedalboard of 32 (C1-G3), for a total of about 5000 tubes divided into 60 registers.
It has been played at various editions of the festival since 2013: by Olivier Latry, Terry Riley, Francesco Filidei (in a duet with Roscoe Mitchell) and Hermann Nitsch. Three of these concerts were released on the Angélica record label.
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Musical Research Center/San Leonardo Theater
Pierrot Lunaire APS Association
Via San Vitale, 63-67
40125 Bologna
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