Based on the opening three piano chords of The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams, arranged for piano and performed by Olivia Dance.
.. working with the stillness and space in the three chord piano pattern, weaving this with fragments of song and spoken word to convey the process of disconnection and loneliness that can accompany aging, and in a broader context the sense of loss experienced in our relationship with the world around us.
from
sound poems,
released February 2, 2024
St Briavels Music Memory Cafe, 18.01.23:
Olivia Dance (keyboard)
Peter and the community singing
Recordings from conversations:
Mary - “Its very difficult to do nothing now …” (describing the very full life she had led running community projects).
Bill - “... sally forth with a song or two…” (the experience of spontaneous singing happening in pubs in the 1960s & 70s).
Ron - “... and the most noticeable thing was the silence…” (an experience from mountain climbing in his youth)
Alastair - “Do you still dance..? (a conversation around the table)
With voices of MMC cafe volunteers, including Alice Hogge, greeting and supporting those attending - and background sounds of the cafe and community.