Marie Awadis – Alone (Project XII)

The Armenian pianist and composer, based in Germany, is known for her musical depth and sensitive sound. Intimate and poetic, Marie’s music aims at communicating the depth of human emotions. Her music always centers around her instrument, the piano, and draws influence from experiences that have shaped her as a human - from deep roots in classical traditions to recurrent folkloristic harmonic elements of her Armenian origins. Her compositions form through elegantly crafted melodies and their evolving discourse, at once deep and intimate, aimed to bring about simplicity through the sophistication of a classically crafted pianistic language. “Alone, in a crowded room my eyes searched for your tears… feeling alone doesn’t necessarily mean being alone in an empty Room or an abandoned apartment. There are times where we are in a crowded space, full of people, but it feels like we don’t belong. There are circumstances where we want to be understood, but no matter how much we try, it