Calypso by Alix Tucou
While in Sicily this summer I had the opportunity once again to record at the Museo di Arte Contemporanea - Centro Culturale - Oratorio San Rocco as I did when I recorded "Portraits" in 2021.
This time I decided to take a morning session to record also my piece "Calypso" for bass trombone solo to take advantage and share the extraordinary acoustic of this space that has been a home for my creativity.
This session took the form of Seven short improvisations with various extended techniques around the Greek Myth :
"Odysseus fell in love with Calypso when he arrived on the island named Ogygia.
They were surrounded by a magnificent garden full of flowers and plants.
Calypso hid him on her marvelous island, a sort of idyllic limbo, where the hero lived in desperate bliss.
Their love lasted for 7 years...he eventually decided to return to Ithaca".
Tracklist
| 1. | The Call | |
| 2. | The Island | |
| 3. | Calypso | 1:03 |
| 4. | Love | |
| 5. | Cornucopia | |
| 6. | Repentance | |
| 7. | Departure | |
Credits
Recorded at Museo di Arte Contemporeana San Rocco (Trapani, Sicily) on August 14th 2025.
Art Work by Carla Ricevuto.
Photo by Alix Tucou
License
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With Interactions between soundscapes and electronic music elements, I improvise with my Bass Trombone to create an imaginary path to different entities or concepts.
My latest work is focusing on portraying Visual Artists with rendering in Music the specific emotion that struck me while studying and looking at the work of those Visual Artists.