In Edible Music (2021-2022), a chef prepares a complete meal, creating the primary musical material for the composition. Each cooking step required to prepare the dish shapes the musical structure of the entire piece. The chef essentially becomes a solo musician who engages in a dialog with the instrumental ensemble. This dialog involves the transformation of melodic fragments into ambient sounds and vice versa. Edible Music is a collaborative project between composer Lorenzo Romano and dancer and performer Michael J. Munoz. Building on their extensive collaboration in the theater world, the two explore a new form of performative art that combines instrumental and electronic music, film and culinary arts.
Edible Music has two versions: one as an experimental short film, which has already been shown and won awards at various film festivals and will be screened on this evening, and the second version as a multimedia music piece, conceived for video, soprano, ensemble and electronics. Lorenzo Romano will talk about the dual nature of the piece and shed light on the shifting roles of composer and director as well as actor and musician.
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