From The Darkness To The Light – Tamara Soldan

EXTEMPORE is a Berlin-based duo founded by Tamara Soldan and Michele Pedrazzi. The project “From the Darkness to the Light” is the result of a long research, its unique blend of ancient music, contemporary and improvisation seeks to bridge the gap between different musical genres, creating a virtual dialogue between the past and the present. The word “Extempore” combines various meanings, starting with the word as a nod to Latin as a universal language, to its allusion to “without time” – “without rhythm’” typical of Gregorian chant – that is, music in the absence of beat. “Extempore” also means moving away from the original millenary religious meaning of Gregorian chant, while maintaining a universal mysticism without ideologies. “Extempore” then evokes the sense of improvisation, of the “out of the moment” or “in the moment” typical of extemporaneous composition without prior planning or preparation.