Connor D'Netto

𝘍𝘌𝘌𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘔𝘖𝘙𝘌 𝘓𝘐𝘒𝘌 is one of the two main works on my upcoming album 𝘚𝘖𝘔𝘌 𝘒𝘐𝘕𝘋𝘈 𝘞𝘈𝘠. I’d started writing it in early 2019 shortly after a trip back home (I was living in London at the time) for Xmas, during which I’d made the decision to come out to my mum — even before doing it, just knowing I was okay enough to do so made me feel so much more like myself. The piece grew out of the simple idea of revelling in all the rich quirky-ness of the viola da gamba by layering up delays and loops, to saturate and soak in it.

When NYC-based org ChamberQUEER asked me if I’d like to contribute something to their livestreamed festival in 2020, I figured it was the perfect occasion to premiere this with my friend Shannon Luk — here’s a little snippet from that livestream!

You can listen to 𝘍𝘌𝘌𝘓𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘔𝘖𝘙𝘌 𝘓𝘐𝘒𝘌 in full now on Bandcamp , and while you’re there you can preorder the full album ahead of it release on 5 Dec via A GUIDE TO SAINTS

𝘚𝘖𝘔𝘌 𝘒𝘐𝘕𝘋𝘈 𝘞𝘈𝘠
Music composed by Connor D’Netto
Performed by Jason Noble (clarinets) and Shannon Luk (viola da gamba & nyckelharpa)
Produced and mixed by Connor D’Netto and Ben Gibson
Recorded at Gasworks Recording Studio by Ben Gibson and Daniel Kassulke
Mastering by Lawrence English at Negative Space
Album Art by Connor D’Netto

This project has been supported by the Australia Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland

Thanks to Simply For Strings , where we filmed the 2020 performance!