Tactile music score made from 44 meters of satin ribbon with white linen embroideries and 28 ceramic shapes. Entangled in two branches, one made from a pine tree from La Fuensanta (Murcia, Spain) and the other one from berry tree from the Hudson riverside (Manhattan). It is for choir and it’s to be read by the hands.
The commission comes from the FMDG Music School for blind and visually impaired people. The premiere at the Met received the cultural support from the General Consulate of Spain in New York.
Premiere at the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City (The Met) on April 25th 2026 , by the FMDG Music School chorus with soloists from CoroDelantal:
Performance at the New York University on June 20th 2026 by CoroDelantal:
Pictures from the creation process:
Pictures from the rehearsals:
Media:
2026’IV’23. Nueva York acoge el estreno de una partitura rara de Sonia Megías. Radio MQR Villena, entrevista por Leo Maciá. (Spanish)
2026’IV’21. Entrevista en TVAlmansa por Antonio Ródenas: (Spanish)
2026’IV’20. La compositora Sonia Megías estrena en el MET de Nueva York su partitura táctil Family Cord. Revista Doce Notas (Spanish)
2026’IV’17. Obra de Sonia Megías en el Met Museum de Nueva York. Mujeres en las Artes Visuales (Spanish)
2026’IV’14. Introducing Spanish composer Sonia Megías. FMDG Music School of New York City (English)