The Argentine/Uruguayan composer Graciela Paraskevaídis wrote one work for solo guitar, El nervio de Arnold (1992). Written while Paraskevaídis was struggling with chronic nerve pain, El nervio de Arnold records the experience of being stuck inside one's own body: moments of inescapable discomfort, moments of fluid lucidity, interspersed with expectant silence. There's something about this enigmatic score that resonates with our collective moment of being stuck indoors, our days immersed in both quietude and anxiety. This recording is the first of three in a series Rowe is calling Nervio, which recovers Paraskevaídis' piece, rarely performed in North America, and also presents some semi-improvised responses to it, recorded alone, inside; and which continues Fonema’s long-term exploration of Paraskevaídis’ work, which began last year.

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This project will stream on our Digital Mural page and our YouTube channel on December 24 at 8pm ET / 7pm CT.