Riccardo Romaneiro @ House of Yes

House of Yes & Ensemble LPR invites you to experience ‘Black Angels’ featuring electric string quartet, harp, clarinet and percussion paired with film, visuals and theatrics. House of Yes’ new immersive classical concert series; Opus Concert Series breathes new life into George Crumb‘s ‘Black Angels‘ composition as the centering work performed by Ensemble LPR. Black Angels draws from an arsenal of sounds including shouting, chanting, whistling, whispering, gongs, maracas, and crystal glasses. The composition takes the spectator on a haunting and mesmerizing voyage of the soul from Departure (fall from grace), Absence (spiritual annihilation) to Return (redemption), accompanied with film noir projections by Chnnls of Little Cinema.
Paired on the program chants of Hildegard Von Bingen (Fauvis Distillans) channeled by vocalist Daisy Press, and electro-acoustic art songs by Ricardo Romaneiro (Nocturnal Suite) with words and vocals by Hannah Sumner featuring visuals by Christian Hannon. Closing the concert is a collaboration between composer Ricardo Romaneiro and sound engineer Leo Leite called 12 Volt Ghost featuring vocal angelic soundscapes to powerful syncopated rhythms and dissonant harmonies orchestrated for full ensemble. Special theatrical and aerial performances throughout the night by House of YES.
curated by Ricardo Romaneiro

:::: Performance Program :::::

George Crumb: Black Angels
Hildegard Von Bingen: Chants for Saint Ursula (feat. Daisy Press)
Ricardo Romaneiro: Nocturnal Suite (feat. Hannah Sumner)
Vasko Dukovski: Fall of Light
Ricardo Romaneiro & Leo Leite: 12 Volt Ghost