CordaSonora
We write, play, design, produce and do many other things. It is difficult to label our work.
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And this is just the beginning.
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RETROQUEST is an album that pairs up modern and ambiental harmonies of Ricardo Alves Pereira’s electric guitar with vintage and modern tones of synthesizers. Getting back to his roots in experimental music, in the constant company of an old vinyl, Ricardo Alves Pereira builds a musical story along the tracks that serves as a fine session of imagination for the audience to live their own RETROQUEST.
While Ricardo Alves Pereira is mainly known today for his various classical and early music works, his musical journey on stage had started out with experimental live electronic music performances. RETROQUEST brings together his past and present, blending his early influences with a fresh and mature sound.
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…Then some of these many many papyruses, parchments, papers and alike survived the fires, the earthquakes, the wars, the destruction, the reutilization, the sneezes and the touches of many many people. But many did not. So when we look at sources from hundreds of years ago, we always have to take into account that what we get to see today is only a fraction of what has been penned down in the first place.
Only with this awareness we can see the holes, the lacunas we have, in the written history and admit to our incomplete knowledge. And only after admitting this, the timeline we picture becomes more close to the reality that we may never know for sure….
Notícias de concerto/Concert news
O ensemble The Wandering Bard leva ao palco um repertório muito especial das Cantigas de Santa Maria, acentuando a ligação que o rei Alfonso X, o Sábio tinha com as canções, a música, os músicos, a santa e o próprio livro das Cantigas de Santa Maria.
The Wandering Bard brings to the stage a very special repertoire of the Cantigas de Santa Maria, accentuating the connection that King Alfonso X, the Wise had with the songs, the music, the musicians, the saint, and the book of Cantigas de Santa Maria itself.
CONCERT NEWS
Prepare a visit to Leiria! During the CMML (Ciclo de Música Medieval de Leiria) there will be six concerts and workshops along the year led by The Wandering Bard with resident artist Antonio Casal and talented guests Jorge Luis Castro, Irene Brigitte and Orlando Trindade.
The events will take place in the Castle of Leiria, organized thanks to the Municipality of Leiria.
Before each concert there will be a workshop related to the repertoire the musicians will perform, shaped around the motto “Learning is Sharing”, aiming to create a stronger connection between the community and the music, for sharing the joy we feel towards these immortal melodies. In one of the events there will be an exhibition prior to the concert on music instruments from the medieval era as well.
With these workshops the general audience will gain insight on Alfonso X the Wise, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, Martin Codax, D. Dinis the Poet King, among many other joyous information and lore about medieval music and medieval culture, all of which will be heard during the concerts.
Placed on important days of pagan, solar and religious calendar, the Cycle of Medieval Music of Leiria (CMML) will be spread throughout the year, with its next concert on March 23.
Come join us!
Previous Albums
Contemporary music, early music, world music and classical music works. Click here to see all previous releases.
Tailored for D&D and RPG enthusiasts, this release packs a bunch: “Survivor’s Dance” kicks off with a fierce tune that’ll make the scariest monsters dance to their death, while “Bright is the Ring of Words”, a reflective ballad, captures the essence of heroic yet lament-like adventures, with a misty and nostalgic string section.
OUD is the lightest, most peaceful, and most hopeful album coming out of CordaSonora. It is the perfect introduction to Medieval music, presented as a solo collection of songs arranged for the oud.
The sixth album by the TWB Ensemble (The Wandering Bard) is an exhilarating journey through sound, a musical marvel that breathes new life into the medieval Cantigas de Santa Maria, attributed to Alfonso X, the Wise, a visionary Iberian king of the 13th century embellished by a legend from Leyriath.
Read the story related to the album here
CordaSonora's Journey
CordaSonora, found by Esin Yardimli Alves Pereira and Ricardo Alves Pereira, began with the purpose of providing artistic and promotional material for ensembles the two musicians were participating in, extending from early music to jazz. In years, the content creation grew into a record label and photography/video production tailored for each formation.
CordaSonora team believes in artistic independence. Ricardo reflected this on his solo classical guitar career through Musical Narratives, a technique to redefine the concept of concert repertoire and storytelling; and Esin expanded her career as a violinist from metal to jazz to world music and composing, aside from her international classical training. Their search for independence merged together in the first ensemble they became founding members of; the TWB ensemble (The Wandering Bard) recorded their first LP with the recording gear Esin obtained through winning the Outstanding Talent Award from the Keep An Eye Foundation for her participation as the concert-master of the Jong Metropole 2017 project that lead to her investment in music production and sound engineering. This became the beginning of a journey that is getting better by the minute.
The CordaSonora philosophy is about presenting the product from a 100% authentic and autonomous channel; which is why not only the audio production but the visual content presented in this page are provided by the musicians themselves.