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Mother's Day has traditionally marked the conclusion of the spring season for the "Personally" Chamber Hall series at the Liepāja Concert Hall "Great Amber." This time, it offered listeners the opportunity to experience the spirit and power of Southern Italian vocal music with the quartet "Faraualla" and a concert program where diverse world cultures, human fragility, hope, and light converge.

The vocal quartet "Faraualla" consists of four singers – Gabriella Schiavone, Teresa Vallarella, Loredana Savino, and Maristella Schiavone – united by their interest in the voice as a multidimensional instrument, exploring the vocal traditions of various peoples, eras, and cultures. Their music is strongly influenced by their homeland – the Apulia region and the city of Bari, which the singers call home. For centuries, this land has been a meeting place for different nations, enriching its sound.

“This is our interpretation of Apulia, of the musicians of Bari. It is what we do with our music. We like to collect music, words, and books, and all of it connects in a mystical place called ‘Faraualla.’ In this place, everything meets, fuses together, and from that emerges the music we want to share with you today,” Maristella Schiavone told the audience.

The concert featured songs from the ensemble's latest album "Culla e Tempesta" ("Cradle and Storm"), dedicated to nature and children – the most fragile and, at the same time, most powerful symbols of the modern world. It intertwines original compositions, folk music influences, multilingual texts, and vocal explorations. Alongside poetic and meditative moods, the songs also possess energy, rhythm, and playfulness, creating a contrast between the "cradle" as a symbol of safety and life, and the "storm" as an image of change, upheaval, and resistance.

The performance revealed echoes of mermaids from the depths of the sea, vital prayers in Latin and tarantella rhythms, lullabies, and throat singing. It even included a never-before-heard version of Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee's hit "Gasolina" as a tribute to Bari's "provolina" cheese, and many other exciting, spirited, and captivating moments, accompanied by the exhilarating rhythms of percussionist Michele Marrulli. The concert concluded with the Italian resistance song "Bella Ciao," which the singers were taught in school but remains relevant today for themselves and the entire world.

Characteristic of the "Great Amber" concert series "Personally," after the performance, listeners met the singers in an informal atmosphere in the 2nd-floor gallery, learning about the quartet's origins, sources of inspiration, and vocal techniques.