L A C R I M O S A
A requiem by Low Jack

NUMEROVENTI is pleased to present Lacrimosa,
a performance developed by French composer Low Jack during his artistic residency.
The event will take place on Saturday, April 19, at 6:30 PM at Numeroventi, in Via Pandolfini 20 in Florence.

Curated by Cyrus Goberville, the project showcases a period of intense musical research carried out by the artist, featuring a local choir composed of Clarissa Reali, Lorenzo Martinuzzi, Antonia Fino, and Duccio Baldassaroni. The composition developed at Numeroventi will also be presented with Ensemble vocal Voix des Outre-mer choir at the Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection in Paris on the following week (April 24 and 25).

Deeply tied to the composer’s own life, the narrative of Lacrimosa invites reflection in the face of loss. This sonic work draws inspiration from Alice Coltrane’s spiritual Eternity (1976) as well as the traditional structure of the Requiem, a mass for the dead. One of its sections, the Dies Irae, evokes Judgment Day and concludes with the Lacrimosa (literally, “full of tears”), depicting the weeping of souls in search of salvation.

In Lacrimosa, Low Jack transforms autobiographical elements into a messianic, polyglot form, unfolding across eight movements that chart the storms and serenity of grief. The piece unfolds from dawn to dusk, as the eyes open and then close. An initiatory solar cycle, from which one returns like Dante in his Divine Comedy, transcendent yet grief-stricken by the loss of his guide.

Low Jack crafts one of his most intimate compositions, weaving together musical archetypes and universal narrative structures, drawing from both classical lyrical music and pop standards.