Invisible Cities: Choral & Electronic Music by Marco Galvani

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Marco Galvani
Tom Herring
SANSARA

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Compositional Technique

The album features Marco Galvani's settings of the Lamentations, which exemplify his unique blend of polyphony with passages of stasis and rich chordal textures, exploring modal harmony.

Recording & Production

The recording sessions for this album in October 2020 were the first time the choir, SANSARA, had sung together in person in several months due to the pandemic.

Composer's Artistic Vision

A core question posed by this album is how sacred texts can resonate with listeners today, especially outside of traditional religious contexts.

Performer Biography

SANSARA, the vocal collective on this album, won the 2015 London International A Cappella Choir Competition.

Composer Biography

Marco Galvani, the composer, explores ways of reinterpreting polyphonic vocal writing for the twenty-first century, drawing harmonic inspiration from various musical genres.

Album & Artwork

The album's title, "Invisible Cities," and its themes were inspired by Italo Calvino's novel of the same name, which explores fantastical places and meditations on humanity.

Compositional Technique

The four electronic tracks on the album are based on the Hebrew letters that punctuate the verses in Marco Galvani's Lamentations settings, framing the choral pieces and providing space for reflection.