Have you ever wondered how many poems can fit inside a daffodil? The jokes a sunflower can tell? Or the stories the traveling honey bee shares with his friends between shifts? Le Petit Livre de Fleurs (tr. The Little Book of Flowers) is a musical memoir by Nebal Maysaud for solo piano, written when he faced housing insecurity, unemployment, and medical issues. During this time, he would visit gardens and adore the simplistic beauty of the fauna. The book contains nine independent pieces for intermediate pianists each painting a picture zooming in on one aspect of an imagined garden. The work is interjected with English and French poetry, reflecting on the composer’s vulnerabilities in this period.
Together with New York based pianist, David Voss, we are looking to record this book into an album and premiere it in New York. The project is independently funded thanks to my supporters on Patreon. If this project excites you, please join us on Patreon for as little as $1 per month.
What we’re looking for
Does this project speak to you and do you want to help? We are looking for the following. The best way to contribute to this project and others is through Patreon. Click the button below to become a patron!
- A venue in NYC to perform
- A recording studio with a good piano in NYC
- A record label or any album production support
- Financial support
About David Voss
David Voss is an active collaborative pianist currently living and working in New York. Pianist Gilbert Kalish, Professor of Piano at Stony Brook University and new music legend, described David as “a very serious & proficient pianist,” praising his “expressive & sophisticated playing.” He was the recipient of the Lawrence University Accompanying Fellowship, working as a collaborative pianist for the voice studios of John Gates and Teresa Seidl. He has performed on piano and celeste with the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra and the Lawrence University Orchestra. He has also accompanied choirs all over the country, including the Concert Choir at Lawrence University, the North Shore Chamber Choir in New York, and the Maria Carrillo High School choirs in California. He is currently the organist and choir director at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Port Jefferson Station.
David earned his Masters of Arts in Composition at Stony Brook University, where he studied piano with Emely Phelps, and earned his Bachelor of Music in Music Theory/Composition at Lawrence University, where he studied piano with Catherine Kautsky and Luba Poliak.
Listen to our Preview
One piece from the book has already been premiered and recorded by Derrick Hahn, check it out:
Listen to the MIDI preview on Soundcloud.
