A capture from the consert in Tallinn In August at D3 location.
Maria Faust's new solo program is inspired by the life of moths — mysterious nocturnal creatures. Their attraction to light is called positive phototaxis, and although much has been speculated about it, the reason remains unknown. The potentially fatal pull of artificial light, which seems to override the moths' own will, is the central theme of the work. It's a bittersweet recognition of its parallels with human behavior.
We all hear the warning sound of "hell's bells" when something is going wrong, yet we still choose to move straight toward the flame. Turning points often enter our lives unexpectedly and by force, but that, too, is part of being human. We want to love and be loved, even as we often get caught in the same patterns.
This solo program was born out of the composer and saxophonist's need to speak about change, endings, tragedy, and death — while doing so as gently as possible. And yet these serious themes are not the concert's central subject; that role belongs to the mother of all musical styles in the world — the love song.
