ad tendo

Simone Porter

Release Date: February 14, 2025

Simone Porter's debut solo violin album ad tendo is inspired by philosopher Simone Weil's insight that "Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer." The Latin root of the word “attention,” ad tendo translated means “I stretch toward.” Each work on the album animates this stretch by exploring how different types of attention can yield greater spiritual alignment. ad tendo features works by Andrew Norman, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Hildegard von Bingen/ Olivia Marckx, Heinrich Biber, and the premiere recording of Reena Esmail's Drishti (दृष्टि).

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TRACK LIST

1. Drishti (दृष्टि) by Reena Esmail
   I. Shimmering II. Tense, volatile III. Searching IV. Diaphanous V. Swiftly
   VI. Yearning VII. Brewing VIII. Wild, erratic IX. Luminous X. Reaching

2. Lachen Verlernt by Esa-Pekka Salonen

3. Improvisation on O Virtus Sapientiae by Hildegard von Bingen/Olivia Marckx

4. Sabina by Andrew Norman

5. Passacaglia in G Minor, C. 105 "Guardian Angel" by Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber