Volver is music that comes from silence and which silcence attracts. Solo music does not entertain, it strips bare. The choice to perform solo lets Maver keep the sounds of the instruments sounds pure and thus work on subtraction; it allows him to imbue the pauses in these pieces with a significant role. It is no coincidence then that this time in the desert has helped Maver refine how he relates and listens to music. He can now bring a totally new approach to his performances in which listening to oneself, the notes and the silences, are all an essential and inseparable part of the whole. Carlo Maver sums up the results of this project in his own words: This solo project was a profound experience for me. I tested my own limits and fears, in terms of sound and echoes. It was a unique chance to play and listen to myself alone. There were times when I didn’t feel any fear of mistakes. A state of acceptance and abandon in which I realised who I was without anybody judging me. Contemplation of a moment in time for what it is. The act of listening. Born in Bologna Carlo Maver graduated from the Martini Conservatoire in flute. Alongside his first instrument, Maver then took up studying the bandoneon with the great Master Dino Saluzzi. Website: www.carlomaver.it Facebook: www.facebook.com/carlomaverofficial