London. The Sardinian composer and double bassist Sebastiano Dessanay present – on October 16th at 19:00 at the Italian Institute of Culture in London – ten new compositions consisting of poems by two Sardinian authors, Pasquale Dessanai, the famous dialectal poet from Nuoro, whose 100th death anniversary will be in 2019, and Fanny Satta, from Gavoi, 100 years old and has recently published a book of poetry in Italian. Despite the music of Dessanay has its roots in contemporary music of the twentieth century, it is also characterised by a strong melodic sense that on this occasion has been deliberately accentuated in order to enrich and give a further dimension to the texts, in Sardinian “nuorese” and Italian . The selected poems consist of the most varied topics, from descriptions of landscapes, scenes and situations of Sardinian social life, to more universal themes such as the relationship between two lovers, old age, and the expectation of death. The ensemble consists of professionals active in the field of contemporary music: Dave LePage on violin, Jack McNeill on clarinet, Melissa Morris on piano, and Sebastiano Dessanay on double bass. The quartet will accompany the voice of the baritone Themba Mvula. (9Colonne)
