Announcing "Decir," the debut song cycle from composer Francisco del Pino

Announcing Francisco del Pino's Decir; first single and video out today

Announcing Decir (due 5/14), the debut seven-piece song cycle from Francisco del Pino, an award-winning Argentine composer who explores the seams between classical and vernacular traditions. Conceived as the staging of a long poem, the work was scored for voice, electric guitar, viola, and percussion, with lyrics by Argentine poet Victoria Cóccaro. Cecilia Pastorino, a classically trained soprano and renowned figure in South America’s folk scene, sings Cóccaro’s timely lyrics of migration, displacement, and the rise of historically silenced voices.

Decir—"to say"—is an abstract exercise in transforming words into worlds (and vice versa). Throughout the work, many bodies, many mediums, host many voices. Decir has much to say. We need only be ready to listen.

The first single, "El campo," is out today on all digital platforms. del Pino has also released a 360° video for "El campo" incorporating elements of the album's visual world—watch below.