sinonó is a brief submergence, a string of choices, a container for the communion of rigor and failure. This NYC-based trio, featuring Isabel Crespo Pardo (voice), Lester St. Louis (cello), and Henry Fraser (bass), performs graphic scores and poem-songs composed by Crespo. Their affinity for melody, metaphor and abstraction draws them into familiar yet surprising environments, crackling with aliveness. sinonó has performed at venues such as Roulette Intermedium, Lincoln Center Atrium, and The DiMenna Center.
They released their debut album, la espalda y su punto radiante on March 1, 2024 on Subtext Recordings. Follow them on Instagram @sinono0o

la espalda y su punto radiante is a collection of poem-songs spun out of solitude. Performed by sinonó, Crespo’s compositions live in familiar yet surprising environments, crackling with aliveness. The trio is pulled into the trying, harboring a faith in interconnectivity, impulse and imperfection. A patient listen, this music enlivens unknowing in all its devastating urgency and unfettered curiosity.

Crespo envisioned the album’s eight pieces as both emotional vignettes and points of departure. With intuition as a priority, they’ve constructed clear empathetic and aesthetic landscapes within which to improvise. Each member performs with an unshakeable commitment to the compositions, to an organic unfolding, and to a constant re-imagining. Over the years, the trio has built a deep trust allowing them to take risks, sculpting the music together in real time. Their affinity for melody, metaphor and abstraction draws them into a complex and shifting sonic topography.

‘desbordándome’ by Isabel Crespo Pardo, composed for sinonó
Premiered at Roulette Intermedium (Brooklyn, NY) on June 7, 2022

desbordandome (the overflowing self) is a new open form piece by Roulette Van Lier Fellow Isabel Crespo Pardo written for their trio featuring Lester St. Louis on cello and Henry Fraser on bass. Through these graphic scores, the trio explores themes of change, interconnectedness, and failure, as well as the expressive and sculptural potential of words.

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