Tree of Life
The 'Tree of Life Suite' is a composition with themes and variations that follow one another. It is a way of making music that goes beyond written notes, moving towards a shared experience of deep emotions. 'Tree of Life' contains the definitive suite, including all the tracks composed and selected for the evening show of the Tree of Life at EXPO 2015. Some tracks feature the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Together with the piano, the orchestra highlights the acoustic and biological aspect of sound. This is combined with electronic instruments and a technology that brings out the harmonics, sounds that are normally hidden to the human ear.
“This work required the essence and concentration of all the sound explorations of my career, bringing them together into a final synthesis in Tree of Life,” says Roberto Cacciapaglia. “In this CD, I wanted to include tracks that were essential to me during the first phase of the work. I crafted them carefully for this event, which I consider a great experience of challenge and sharing.”
One track is performed by a soprano voice, a symbol of motherhood, fertility, and birth. In the idea and image of the tree, I felt something extremely ancient, ancestral, and at the same time very modern. It is a connection where music links to this symbol, bringing back the legends of Orpheus, who enchanted dolphins and made trees dance through the power of Sound. Its roots go deep into tradition and the past, representing our connection with nature and our origins. The trunk of the tree—as Martha Graham said—is our spine, the way we move in the present. The branches represent our drive, our opening towards the future, towards technology and modernity.
The idea of the Tree of Life struck me immediately because I found it to be an extraordinary summary that perfectly fits our times. But perhaps what touched me most comes from the past, from ancient times, exactly from the year 1200, from the mystic poet Rumi who wrote: “The Tree of Life roots itself deep inside your own heart.”
