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On 19 November 2025, as part of the event Sound as Vibration: Perspectives on Perception at TU Dublin Conservatoire, I held a conversation with Jonathan Leathwood , addressing several aspects discussed in the article A Lost Culture of Touch and Sound: The Contribution of Visually Impaired Musicians to the Evolution of the Spanish Guitar. The exchange was conceived as an informal conversation, freely moving across different topics. At one point, we discussed the tornavoz, a metal cylinder used in many historical Spanish guitars, particularly in instruments by Torres. Toward the end of the excerpt presented here, in response to a question from Jonathan, I also explored the relationship between Spanish guitars and blind communities. In the article, you can find a more extensive discussion on the tornavoz. https://digitalcommons.du.edu/sbs/vol10/iss1/12/ I decided have also a slightly edit version of my responses in order to clarify certain points. You can find the edited transcript of the discussion here: https://www.touchthesoundproject.com/5-a-conversation-about-the-tornavoz-organology/ #guitar #musicresearch #guitarmaking
A conversation about the Tornavoz - Marco Ramelli & Jonathan Leathwood
Marco Ramelli performs Robert Schumann's "Traumerei" on a guitar by Enrique Garcia made in 1918. Many thanks to Music Network and Art Council
Marco Ramelli playing Schumann on a beautiful Enrique Garcia guitar from 1918
✨ Trio Vasquez-Mastropietro-Genta presenting their project!
✨Lucrezia Bonasia presenting her project for #residenzeerranti
Duo Hiraeth talking about their project for #residenzeerranti ✨
Trio Vasquez-Mastropietro-Genta presents their project "Gracias a la Vida" for Residenze Erranti Victoria Vasquez, voice Deniz Mastropietro - Giorgio Genta, guitars Video and audio project by Giovanni Tammaro Recorded in Centro Culturale Asteria (Milan) in October 2025 For more information, check our website: https://cordedautunno.centroasteria.it/residenze-erranti/
Interview: Trio Vasquez/Mastropietro/Genta (Residenze Erranti 2025/2026)
Duo Hiraeth present their project. Jacopo Figini, guitar | Marco Costantini, vibraphone Video and audio project by Giovanni Tammaro Recorded in Centro Culturale Asteria (Milan) in October 2024 For more information, check our website: https://cordedautunno.centroasteria.it/residenze-erranti/
Interview: Duo Hiraeth (Residenze Erranti 2025/2026)
Lucrezia Bonasia presents her project. Video and audio project by Giovanni Tammaro Recorded in Centro Culturale Asteria (Milan) in October 2024 For more information, check our website: https://cordedautunno.centroasteria.it/residenze-erranti/
Interview: Lucrezia Bonasia (Residenze Erranti 2025/2026)
Silvia Escamilla Jiménez about her project for #residenzeerranti ☘️
✨Sofia Silvestrini about her project for #residenzeerranti ✨
Duo Cuadrado-Sprij from Residenze Erranti 3rd edition tells us more about their project!
Silvia Escamilla Jiménez presents her project. Video and audio project by Giovanni Tammaro Recorded in Centro Culturale Asteria (Milan) in October 2024 For more information, check our website: https://cordedautunno.centroasteria.it/residenze-erranti/
Interview: Silvia Escamilla Jiménez (Residenze Erranti 2025/2026)
Sofia Silvestrini presenting her project Sofia Silvestrini, guitar and voice Video and audio project by Giovanni Tammaro Recorded in Centro Culturale Asteria (Milan) in October 2024 For more information, check our website: https://cordedautunno.centroasteria.it/residenze-erranti/
Interview: Sofia Silvestrini (Residenze Erranti 2025/2026)
Duo Cuadrado-Sprij present their project. Ignacio Cuadrado, guitar | Laetitia Sprij, voice Video and audio project by Giovanni Tammaro Recorded in Centro Culturale Asteria (Milan) in October 2024 For more information, check our website: https://cordedautunno.centroasteria.it/residenze-erranti/
Interview: Duo Cuadrado-Sprij (Residenze Erranti 2025/2026)
I’d love to say that this Nocturne for piano captures the very soul of Polish culture. It would make a fascinating story—but, as often happens, not a true one. Or rather, it would hold much truth, yet not be technically so. Ignacy Jan Paderewski was born in 1860 in Kurylivka—now in Ukraine, back then part of the Russian Empire, though long inhabited by Polish communities. In his twenties he studied composition in Berlin, where he met Joseph Joachim and Anton Rubinstein. Rubinstein himself told him: “You could have, I am sure, a splendid pianistic career.” And indeed, within a few years, Paderewski became one of the most admired pianists of his age. Born into political turmoil, his childhood was scarred by the arrest of his father, a participant in the Polish uprisings of 1863. It is no wonder he grew into a fervent patriot. Charismatic and world- renowned pianist, he became Poland’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1919. The Treaty of Versailles—Poland’s brief and tragic revenge—bears his signature. In that occasion, Clemenceau could not resist asking: “How is it that a gifted artist like you should stoop so low as to become a politician?” It is rare to encounter music by one who so tangibly shaped his nation’s fate. Yet in this Nocturnin B-flat major, published in 1892, all that grandeur survives only as a tender shadow: melancholy. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Giulio Petrella is a lutenist and guitarist from Milan. As a lutenist and continuo player, he collaborates regularly with the ensembles Concerto Romano and The Bowline. He has performed at Teatro alla Scala, Monteverdi Festival, Urbino Musica Antica, Musikfest Bremen, and many other venues. He studied lute with Evangelina Mascardi and guitar with Frédéric Zigante. He is the founder and artistic director of the association Teatro Magico, dedicated to cross-disciplinary arts. In 2023, he took part in Residenze Erranti with a mixed-arts project titled "Raccolta di pietra e sabbia". –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Guitar by Louis Panormo, 1842 – restored by Gabriele Lodi (Touch the sound). Kindly on loan from Jamie Gogan, himself member of Residenze Erranti 2023/2024. Strings: basses Aquila Ambra 2000; 3° and 2° Kürschner varnished gut; 1° Aquila Sugar. Audio & Video: Giovanni Tammaro Produced by TouchTheSound Project
Giulio Petrella – Paderewski: Nocturne op.16 [adapt. Petrella]
This album by Duo Savigni, released by NovAntiqua Records in 2025, was recorded with a special fortepiano, owned by Duchess Marie Louise, and today preserved in the Ducal Palace of Colorno (Italy). Enrica, on the guitar, played two original Stauffer guitars from 1840c.
Album ‘Pot-Pourrì: Hummel Vol.1’ by Duo Savigni is out! #guitar #fortepiano #novantiquarecords
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Riflessi The Ballata dall’Esilio by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was one of the first works we encountered at the beginning of our musical journey. From there, the idea for our project was born: an artistic and human journey around the figure of the great Florentine composer. Letters and reflections by the composer will be the fil rouge of the scenic narration, of the original music for soprano and guitar by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and its reflection in the works of the contemporary composers with whom we are collaborating. On one hand, the lesser-known works, in addition to the Ballata: Arise and Seals of Love, two of the Shakespeare Songs transcribed by Castelnuovo-Tedesco himself for soprano and guitar; La Ermita de San Simón and Romance del Conde Arnaldos, two Spanish songs reworked by the composer from the original version for voice and piano; and a Sicilian popular song, E Vui Durmiti Ancora (Mattinata Siciliana), arranged by the Florentine composer and published in 1955 in Florence. Alongside these rediscoveries, we also look to the present: Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco lives on today through the works of contemporary composers. Giovanni Scapecchi, a Tuscan composer with whom we’ve collaborated, paid tribute to the Maestro and his Tuscan heritage with Quattro Sonetti dedicated to us, using sonetti by Dante, Petrarca, and Guittone d’Arezzo. Together with Lorenzo Sorgi, we created a one-act opera inspired by the figure of Lady Macbeth, based on a Shakespearean text, an homage to the Castelnuovo-Tedesco of the Shakespeare Songs. Another key aspect of the project is accessibility: through the creation of a tactile booklet, blind and visually impaired individuals will be able to follow the story without missing the scenic elements, an essential part of the theatrical experience. Our project is an open container, a space in constant evolution, ready to welcome new tributes from contemporary composers to the figure and music of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. Discover more: https://cordedautunno.centroasteria.it/progetti-residenze-erranti/ Recorded in Barco Teatro, Padua (IT) Audio and Video by Barco Teatro
Duo Martini Dominguez - Residenze Erranti 2024/2025
- “The Evolving Score: A New Look at Joseph Achron’s Two Pieces for Guitar” by Tim Beattie, Residenze Erranti 2024/2025 (II EDITION) - This project centres on the world premiere realization of Two Pieces for Guitar, Op. 65 by Joseph Achron (1886-1943). Achron’s Improvisation and Dance are a pair of solo guitar works that, despite surviving in multiple manuscript forms, have likely never been performed, recorded, or published. Through detailed research and artistic interpretation, I aim to reconstruct these forgotten pieces by navigating the contradictions between three primary sources: early sketches, the 1929 autograph manuscript, and a later version for viola and piano. Beyond textual reconstruction, the project explores the collaborative spirit behind the works – both real and imagined. Initially dedicated to Andrés Segovia, these pieces were never taken up by the great master, and thus missed the kind of interpretative transformation typical of Segovia’s collaborations. In reviving them, I engage in a posthumous collaboration with Achron, seeking to unearth the expressive potential found in the lone guitar work of an author whom Arnold Schoenberg once called “one of the most underestimated composers of the 20th century.” The project also reflects on the broader cultural moment of the early 20th century, when the classical guitar was emerging as a concert instrument and composers from diverse backgrounds began contributing to its repertoire. Discover more: https://cordedautunno.centroasteria.it/progetti-residenze-erranti/ Recorded in Centro Asteria, Milan (IT) Audio and Video by Giovanni Tammaro
Tim Beattie - Residenze Erranti 2024/2025
Matteo Murari and CALL TO ARtS - #residenzeerranti #guitar #music #dance #composition
- Matteo Murari & CALL TO ARtS, Residenze Erranti 2024/2025 (II EDITION) - Call to Arts is an attempt to restore social value to artistic expression where the creative act goes beyond the performative space. The aim is to move the audience’s conscience, encouraging collective reflection outside the theater. Thanks to its versatility and adaptability, the project is suitable for site specific spaces, allowing the performance to take space and expand in non conventional spaces. The goal is to break down walls, barriers, and to create a sense of community within the citizenship through an expressive and (w)holistic artistic experience. Call to Arts strength resides in its ability to communicate with the public in an unfiltered way, using art as a bridge between different subjects. Therefore, Arts inhabit the spaces restoring a deep sense of community. Guitar, Matteo Murari Percussion, Roberto Enea Varalta Vocal, Maddalena De Biasi Dancer, Michela Meggiorini Composers: Gianmarco Scalici, Federica Lo Pinto, Paola Samoggia Discover more: https://cordedautunno.centroasteria.it/progetti-residenze-erranti/ Recorded in Centro Asteria, Milan (IT) Audio and Video: Giovanni Tammaro
Matteo Murari & CALL TO ARtS - Residenze Erranto 2024/2025
Giulio Cecchi from #residenzeerranti presents his project “Un-Original”
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