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at the still point of the turning world

by Joana Gama, Luís Fernandes

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    Joana Gama and Luís Fernandes’ new offering At The Still Point Of The Turning World, borrows its title from T. S. Eliot’s poem Burnt Norton. It is a record of restless motion, lilting and pulsing with a sense of gentle determination. Born out of a period of mutual loss, the works carry a bittersweet sentiment. Bitter in the sense of loss; sweet in the sense of lingering memory and influences recognised of those departed.

    It is also a record that, like the poem from which it takes its title, mediates on the nature of time and the way music must be explored as temporal art. The very nature of the compositions, their meaning and structural qualities unfold across the record with a particular and measured temporal gesture. This sense of measure is the result of musicians involved, guided by Gama and Fernandes, working for and against one another within each of the tracks.

    Pieces such as ‘Neither Flesh Nor Fleshless’ and ‘Lucid Stillness’ capture this essence. The sharp attack of their rhythmic spines, create macro environments within which instruments float into and out of focus. Rather than simply acting as anchor points for the pieces, these markers become buoyant amidst atmospheric layers of strings, percussion and horns. The music swells and breaths.

    Commissioned by Câmara Municipal de Guimarães and A Oficina / Westway Lab Festival in 2017, At The Still Point Of The Turning World, is the most considered output from this duo to date. Informed by a shared interest in the timbral connections between piano and electronics, these pieces extend outward from Gama and Fernandes and in combination with Orquestra de Guimarães and arrangements from José Alberto Gomes, they create a charged collection of minimalist inspired sound fields.

    The album was mixed and produced by Lawrence English at Negative Space in late 2017.

    Released April 6, 2018

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1.
Neither Flesh Nor Fleshless 08:04
2.
Perpetual Possibility 06:41
3.
The Pattern is Movement 08:26
4.
Through the Vibrant Air 05:19
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Lucid Stillness 04:02
6.
Shaft of Sunlight 04:46

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Joana Gama and Luís Fernandes’ new offering At The Still Point Of The Turning World, borrows its title from T. S. Eliot’s poem Burnt Norton. It is a record of restless motion, lilting and pulsing with a sense of gentle determination. Born out of a period of mutual loss, the works carry a bittersweet sentiment. Bitter in the sense of loss; sweet in the sense of lingering memory and influences recognised of those departed.

It is also a record that, like the poem from which it takes its title, mediates on the nature of time and the way music must be explored as temporal art. The very nature of the compositions, their meaning and structural qualities unfold across the record with a particular and measured temporal gesture. This sense of measure is the result of musicians involved, guided by Gama and Fernandes, working for and against one another within each of the tracks.

Pieces such as ‘Neither Flesh Nor Fleshless’ and ‘Lucid Stillness’ capture this essence. The sharp attack of their rhythmic spines, create macro environments within which instruments float into and out of focus. Rather than simply acting as anchor points for the pieces, these markers become buoyant amidst atmospheric layers of strings, percussion and horns. The music swells and breaths.

Commissioned by Câmara Municipal de Guimarães and A Oficina / Westway Lab Festival in 2017, At The Still Point Of The Turning World, is the most considered output from this duo to date. Informed by a shared interest in the timbral connections between piano and electronics, these pieces extend outward from Gama and Fernandes and in combination with Orquestra de Guimarães and arrangements from José Alberto Gomes, they create a charged collection of minimalist inspired sound fields.

The album was mixed and produced by Lawrence English at Negative Space in late 2017.

released April 6, 2018

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released May 1, 2020


Joana Gama – Piano

Luís Fernandes – Electronics

Orquestra de Guimarães:
Vitor Matos - Conductor
Patrícia Pires – Flute
Luís Alves – Oboe
Pedro Martinho – Bassoon
Domingos Castro – Clarinet
Bruno Rafael – French horn
Ângelo Fernandes – Trumpet
David Silva – Trombone
Álvaro Pereira – Violin
Filipa Abreu – Violin
Emídio Ribeiro – Viola
Carina Albuquerque – Cello
Jorge Castro – Double bass
Vitor Castro – Percussion
André Araújo - Percussion


All compositions by Joana Gama and Luís Fernandes
Orchestration and arrangements by José Alberto Gomes

Recorded by Suse Ribeiro
Mixed by Lawrence English and Luís Fernandes
Produced and Mastered by Lawrence English


Photograph by Inês d’Orey

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Joana Gama is a Portuguese pianist who, in the last few years, has been devoting much of her time to the music of Erik Satie. She has a PHD in Portuguese contemporary music for piano and works frequently with performing arts. Her discography is present in the labels Shhpuma, Room40, mpmp, Pianola, Grand Piano and Boca/Douda Correria. ... more

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