Grains of … Sound – piano and sand art

In collaboration with Soundscapes

Maurice Ravel                   Gaspard de la Nuit

Modest Mussorgsky     Pictures at an Exhibition
Jacopo Petrucci, piano
Erica Abelardo, sand artist

The narrative of the music is brought to life through the captivating visual storytelling of sand art animation. In ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ by Mussorgsky, each of the s y the poetry of Aloysius Bertrand. The references to the paintings and the narrative of the poems constitute the basis for a live sand art performance. Erica Abelardo manipulates sand, evolving the artwork in real time, complementing the virtuoso performance of pianist Jacopo Petrucci.