Maria João Songs for Shakespeare
2022 CD
Broken Beat
Contemporary Jazz

Main image
Espuma Preta
arranged by [ensemble arrangements] Sara Ross
artwork [artwork/ photo retouch] Jonas Grancha
clarinet [ensemble] Hugo Azenha
double bass [ensemble] Ana Cláudia Serrão
drums Silvan Strauss
electronics [laptop/ electronics] Andre Nascimento
flute [ensemble] Clara Saleiro
french horn [ensemble] Rodrigo Carreira
keyboards, synthesizer João Farinha
lyrics by William Shakespeare
make-up [maria joão's make-up] Zakahia
mastered by Nélson Carvalho
mixed by Nélson Carvalho
mixed by Süse Ribeiro
oboe [ensemble] Pedro Moreira
photography by Alexandre Cabrita
photography by [silvan strauss photography] Steven Haberland
producer João Farinha
recorded by [drum recordings] Silvan Strauss
recorded by [ensemble recordings], recording supervisor Süse Ribeiro
recorded by [vocal and instrumental recordings] João Farinha
viola [ensemble] Joana Cipriano
violin [ensemble/ violin ii] Ana Filipa Serrão
violin [ensemble/ violin i] Ana Pereira
vocals Maria João
written-by João Farinha
Recorded At Estúdios Vale De Lobos
Recorded At Aurora Studios, Lisboa
Recorded At Zwischengeschoss
Songs for Shakespeare consists of original musical and performative material where the starting point are Shakespeare's words, taken from several sources and with no apparent connection between them. By glueing these pieces together in a patchwork, a new narrative is created that extends the Shakespearean universe from end to end. The idea arises to increase the basic formation with a chamber ensemble that gives a palette of colours, vitalizing this Shakespearean universe with a modern twist.
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