Concert 'STORIES WITHOUT WORDS'

In the spring of 2024, Sara Salvérius went to residential care center Clos Bizet in Anderlecht. At the request of Klarafestival, she stayed there in residence for a week. She met the residents, listened to their stories, and composed the music for this performance... Thus Stories without words was born, a series of intimate compositions for accordion and clarinet in which the lives of a generation that is all too often no longer heard resonate. In the company of clarinetist Jean-Philippe Poncin, Sara tours with Stories without words past large stages, small halls, living rooms, and residential care centers. In between the music, she talks about the people who entrusted their life stories to her: a poet losing his words, a couple with an impressive collection of stuffed animals, a man who can barely move after a stroke. How deeply those encounters got under the skin is audible in the music: sometimes vulnerable and melancholic, but equally enthusiastic and full of zest for life. The characteristic timbre of the clarinet melts effortlessly with the wistful tone color of the accordion. Sara's lived-in compositions and Jean-Philippe Poncin's sensitive improvisations do full justice to the rich, layered lives of the residents of Clos Bizet. With this album, Sara Salvérius & Jean-Philippe Poncin won the audience award at the Belgian Worldwide Music Awards in 2026.