The Goddess Returns
Scored for voice, string quartet and percussion (ghattam)
The Goddess Returns was the centerpiece of a large multi-media work I composed, of the same name, for an Elektra String Quartet performance project in 1999
Performed by: Antigone Foster, vocals
Elektra String Quartet - Mirka Rozmus and Romano Crivici, violins; Rudi Crivici, viola; Markus Hartstein, cello
Interview with Andrew Ford
-ABC Radio national
Romano Crivici
composer & performer
The Mushroom Whisperers
​
This immersive experience showcases the breathtaking time-lapse imagery of Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak, revealing the secret rhythms of fungi in stunning detail.
Set against this cinematic wonder, Romano (piano & violin), Carla (flute & voice), Yamarji didgeridoo master Mark Atkins, and multi-instrumentalist and percussionist Jess Ciampa perform an evocative live score that channels the hidden pulse of the fungal kingdom.
A seamless blend of sight and sound, The Mushroom Whisperers invites you into an enchanting world where music and nature intertwine, revealing the fungi’s otherworldly beauty in a way you've never experienced before.
Romano Crivici - piano, violin, director
Jess Ciampa - percussion, vibes, trumpet, vocal
Carla Thackrah - flute, vocal
Mark Atkins - didge
Created for
-
Bangalow Film Festival. March, 2024
-
Woodford Folk Festival December 2024
-
Adelaide Fringe Festival, March 2025
"The show invites us into a world where nature’s unseen wonders are animated via a stunning combination of visual art and live music... This dynamic musical performance ... finely attuned to the visuals ... shifts seamlessly between tranquil, atmospheric moments and intense, rhythmic bursts.
For one hour, we experience a hypnotic, dream-like, sensory journey; one where it feels like we are stepping into the heart of the forest and witnessing the hidden life cycles of fungi.
The Mushroom Whisperers is a hidden gem of this year’s Adelaide Fringe Festival."
Hi Fi Way 16 March 2025 - The Mushroom Whisperers @ The Piccadilly North Adelaide
The music for The Mushroom Whisperers is based on the score for Follow the Rain (2024) written by Romano Crivici & Carla Thackrah and streaming now on Netflix
​
The CD can be purchased or streamed HERE