Thirteen ways of being a blackbird

An instrumental ensemble at the crossroads of rock, contemporary jazz, electronic music, and classical Western music, Caravaggio proposes their latest creation, commissioned by Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo. Bringing different worlds together, this project made of instrumental and vocal pieces features violinist-singer Diamanda La Berge Dramm and viola player plus multi-instrumentalist Garth Knox.

Benjamin de la Fuente (1969-) and Samuel Sighicelli (1972-)

Thirteen ways of being a blackbird

World premiere, commissioned by Arts de Monte-Carlo

Caravaggio

Bruno Chevillon, double bass

Eric Echampard, drums, percussion and electronic pad

Benjamin de la Fuente, violin

Samuel Sighicelli, synthesizers and sampler

Garth Knox, viola, viola d’amore, vielle à archet

Diamanda La Berge Dramm, violin and singing

Kate Colby, text

Christophe Schaeffer, lighting

Max Bruckert, sound direction

A pre-concert talk at 6pm with composers Benjamin de la Fuente and Samuel Sighicelli, moderated by Tristan Labouret musicologist.