Pianist creates album using father’s heartbeat

Florence Lockheart
Thursday, October 17, 2024

In his upcoming album, My Father’s Heart, pianist Fer Isella ‘transforms death into life’ by incorporating recordings of his father’s heartbeat during his final days

Fer Isella: 'I wanted to preserve something of my father, and it seemed to me that since he was also a musician, using the sound of his heart was the most poetic way.'
Fer Isella: 'I wanted to preserve something of my father, and it seemed to me that since he was also a musician, using the sound of his heart was the most poetic way.'

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