For this concert conductor Elena Schwarz and the Basel Sinfonietta have put together a strong narrative on the notion of traumatic experiences and how to overcome them; all of them by women, but not necessarily only from a female perspective. Joana Aderi works as a composer and music therapist and the combination of mental illness and music is central to her work. I cannot love without trembling by Cassandra Miller, a viola concerto (2022) quotes a string of letters by the French-Jewish philosopher and social revolutionary Simone Weil: "Human existence is such a fragile thing and exposed to such dangers that I cannot love without trembling." Sivan Eldar in Una mujer derramada (2019) gives a voice to a buried, battered woman: “To move into many and yet move as one", lyrics written by singer, performer and poet Amyra León. A never before heard frenzy of energy spreads over the entire orchestra in sugarcoating #4 by Sara Glojnarić, which by way of incorporating sonic fetishes derived from pop music is pushed to the extreme.

Sivan Eldar — Una mujer derramada
Cassandra Miller — I cannot love without trembling
Joana Aderi — Lizard
Amyra León — 23 Days
Sara Glojnarić — sugarcoating #4

Basel Sinfonietta
Amyra León — vocals
Geneviève Strosser — viola
Elena Schwarz — conductor

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