Sara Serpa
A native from Lisboa, Portuguese Sara Serpa is a singer, composer, improviser, that through her practice and performance, explores the use of the voice as an instrument, working in the field of jazz, improvised and experimental music, since moving to New York in 2008.
Recognition
A unique interdisciplinary project melding powerful film imagery with music, inviting the audience to reflect on history in a visceral way.
My work seeks to present a form of resistance to the homogenization of European colonial narratives, particularly in a moment of rising nationalist and white supremacists movements.This piece aims to continue the debate on privilege and the (in)visibility of the colonized people. The visuals used are highly personal – through my grandfather’s lens, I deal with my own connection to this era of Portuguese history. I am applying to a New Music USA grant to be able to record Recognition in June 2019. The audio recording features my voice and compositions , Zeena Parkins on harp, Mark Turner on saxophone and David Virelles on piano. We will spend two days in the studio. This project will be a self-released album, and all the funding will be used towards studio and musician’s fees.
Media Highlights
Camerata Pacifica Presents World Premiere by Niloufar Nourbakhsh
Bank of America Performing Arts Center, Janet and Ray Scherr Forum, 2100 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, CA 91362; Zipper Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012; Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93108; The Huntington's Rothenberg Hall, 1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, CA 91108
