SARAH DAVACHI - The Will Of Tongues

A monumental work that marks the natural culmination of a body of research pursued over the years with rigorous discipline and clarity of purpose. “The Will Of Tongues” represents exactly this within Sarah Davachi's discography, offering a thorough overview of both the thinking and the foundational elements of her compositional practice. A process built on the exploration of extended duration, natural tuning, minimal timbral variation, and the interplay between electronics and acoustic sound, all central to the thirteen compositions that structure the work.

Tackled solo, renewing her love for historic organs encountered on an ideal journey around the world, or entrusted to the interpretive skills of various chamber ensembles and microtonal groups, the sound conceived by the talented Canadian composer keeps radiating with crystalline rigor without shying away from a genuinely tangible emotional charge. The quiet solemnity of pieces such as “Canto Duo” and “The Second Tuning”, as well as the slowly evolving balance of the two parts of “The Rose Dialogues”, sharply define this attitude, while also underscoring the importance of performance duration. It is once again the practice of deep listening theorized by Pauline Oliveros that serves as the goal, aiming to build immersive environments that demand utmost concentration in order to grasp the constant interplay between continuous frequencies and infinitesimal variations.

Davachi's writing demands dedication, inviting an actively aural experience through electroacoustic spirals that fuse history and experimentation. A virtuous approach that earned her the 2026 Silver Lion at the Venice Biennale.

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16/09/2026