read after i'm gone

'read after I'm gone' is a meditation on absence, distance, and the fragile thread of intention through time. Cast in two movements, the piece explores a nostalgic hauntology through sonic archeology of feelings unspoken and moments unresolved. The piece holds in delicate tension the rub between old and new, closeness and distance; it's about that indescribable, numinous spark, the moment where the stars of fate slightly misalign, and the lingering saudade, bittersweet ache of what might have been.

'read after I'm gone' is the ghost of intent, the sound of communication that never found its destination, a memory preserved or cached by accident. like the space between two stars, it marks the gap between reality and the path not taken as visible yet immeasurable.

Alice Neary is a British cellist, acclaimed both as a soloist and chamber musician. She serves as Principal Cellist of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and is a cello tutor at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff. She is married to David Adams.

David Adams is a British violinist and chamber musician, currently serving as leader (concertmaster) of the Welsh National Opera Orchestra (WNO) and as a violin tutor at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD)

Together, they are artistic directors of the Penarth Chamber Music Festival, held each summer at Penarth Pier Pavilion.