Zygmund de Somogyi - The refractions we used to know (2022) for percussion quintet [w/ score]

Score video for 'The refractions we used to know' (2022), composed by Zygmund de Somogyi for percussion quintet as part of Taverna Maderna's 'Composing Nature' Academy 2022.
Performed and recorded by Art Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Massimo Pastore, in Lavarone, Italy, September 2022.
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to Nikolas, Natali, Milla, and Kena
​'The refractions we used to know' is an ode to the fleeting connections we make when travelling: the connections where 72 hours make you feel like you've known someone for years; the connections where distance and geography are secondary to shared hearts; the connections where, even just for a moment, you can feel like a constellation of soulmates, until the dawn rises and you separate, a kinship chased away in the anti-excess of normal life.
​'The refractions we used to know' was conceived in a nightclub in Athens, and shaped by the experience of nostalgic, momentary connection...