‘BY HER HANDS’ by Marina Delicado

BY HER HANDS by Marina Delicado // 

2 1/2 octaves from elbow to fingertips, 2 octaves from elbow to fist and palm of hand from major 7th to a minor 9th

by her hands is a solo piano study performed by two bodies. The music piece Shadow (2013) Study for Solo Piano by Rebecca Saunders explores acoustic resonance in the use of clusters, a piano technique that requires broad gestures on the pianist arms and hands. Through the detailed instructions given to the body, the music score invites us to carry this research further into an embodied exploration that results into a deeper physical understanding of the music.  Marina Delicado and Helen D’Haenens question how and why to perform this, rather rebellious, contemporary music pieces in an attempt to step out of a classical established frame.

Creation and performance by Helen D’Haenens & Marina Delicado

Music score: Shadow (2013) Study for Solo Piano by Rebecca Saunders

With the support of ONOFFSPACE, deSingel Arts Center

Artistic direction: María Gea

Première on June 26th 2023 at DeSingel International Arts Center, Antwerp (BE)

And a picture :

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