Delving Into the Between

piano, multipercussion and electronics

"Silence is not the absence of sound, but the presence of infinite potentiality."

John Cage

"In the summer of 2019, I had an epiphanic experience that led me to reflect on the importance of silence in my life, realising that silence doesn't just occur when there is no noise: silence is itself a presence.

Through this personal experience, I was able to see that the timelessness of silence is closely linked to its spatiality and temporality. By changing my perception of Silence, Space and Time, as well as the relationship between these three, my artistic creation underwent significant changes.

This experience resulted in a piece of academic research on the theme of Silence - in the doctoral programme in Artistic Creation at the University of Aveiro - and in a musical and conceptual project that incorporates instrumental music and electronics, using audio spatialisation (dolby atmos).

This musical work, inspired by "ma" - a Japanese aesthetic and philosophical concept - and the metaphysicality of sound, aims to provide a unique sound experience: immersive, profound and spatially engaging."

Pedro Emanuel Pereira

PROGRAMME

Pedro Emanuel Pereira

• "Silence" for piano, multipercussion and electronics (2024 - 2025)