The Guest List
Thursday February 27th, 2025 with Joe Reilly
An interview with Italian composer Federico Albanese about his new album Blackbirds and the Sun of October, and his concert at the NAC on March 4th

The Guest List is sponsored by Spaceman Music, located at 388 Gladstone Avenue, just west of Bank. Visit Spaceman for all of your music making needs and don't forget they have a great repair shop and offer music lessons. Check out Spaceman online at: https://www.spacemanmusic.com/ Today we are joined by Italian composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Federico Albanese. He's just released a new album, Blackbirds and the Sun of October that features beautiful, cinematic music that blends contemporary classical sounds with pop and electronic ambient influences. We talk about how he created these gorgeous musical pieces and how he will reproduce them performing solo at the National Arts Centre in the Studio on Tuesday, March 4th. For tickets to see Federico Albanese use this link to the NAC's site: https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/37712 For more information about Federico and to hear more of his music use these links: https://www.federicoalbanese.com/ https://federico-albanese.bandcamp.com To see the trailer for the incredible documentary The Twelve use this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tAhIBh34U8 Thanks for listening to the Guest LIst today. Get out and see some live music this week and support independent music in any way that you can.