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El jardin secreto

by Lucia Antonini

This EP was recorded, in 2016 in Boston, USA. The title “The Secret Garden”, was a metaphor for our true self, and all that nurture that symbolic place. It was an invitation to water daily that garden with everything that makes us grow. It became a whole project with the creation of a character, and a journey that took me from the Arnold Arboretum and the Jamaica Pond in Boston to The Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia, Spain, where it finally was exhibited in a solo exhibition, containing the photos, drawings, music video and visual and cultural references that made the project. (See pictures in “Gallery”). It was organized a concert in the garden, the day of the opening, making it a very enriching experience.

Musicians in the recording: Lucia Antonini: voice, composition, lyrics / Josu Ortiz: Piano/ Orlando Retana: drums / Victor Andrès Cruz: percussion / Eduardo Mercuri: guitars in La llamada, Serendipity, Abril / Fabio Chaves: acoustic guitar in El jardín secreto / David Cardona: acoustic guitar in A Frida / Pablo Yescas: electric bass in La llamada, Abril, Serendipity. / Víctor Gonzàlez Quesada: double bass and electric bass in El jardin secreto, A Frida. / Lizje Sarria y Nicolas Emden: backing vocals / String quartet: Gerson Eguiguren, viola; Nicolàs Ordoñez Carmelo, violín; Bengisu Gokce, violín, Naseem Alatrash, cello / Margot Mayette: flute / Production: Alberto Goicoechea y Lucia Antonini / music and lyrics by Lucia Antonini except “El jardin secreto” by Lucia Antonini and Emily Shibata. / Arrangemets by Fabio Chavez / Backing vocals arrangement by Lizje Sarria/ Recording engineers: Alberto Goicoechea and Adam Weiss / Mix: Pablo San Martín/ Master: Alex Psaroudakis