Max Cooper - Palestrina Sicut (Official video “Fighters“ by Quayola)

FIGHTERS - a film and sculpture by Quayola with music by Max Cooper, “Palestrina Sicut” - the final piece to be released from the ‘Seme’ audio-visual project, commissioned by Salzburg Easter Festival. ► Tour dates: ► Subscribe to channel: @maxcoopermax ► Sign up to Max’s mailer: ► Listen to ‘Seme’: Max Cooper: “For Seme I was tasked with thinking about historic ideas and aesthetics coming from Italy. I set on the idea of “Seme” (seed) to link foundational aesthetics in science to other areas found in Italian culture: art, religious iconography, architecture, music, etc. It’s a big melting pot of ideas and form. When I discovered Palestrina and tried integrating it into my music, I had a wow moment. It’s music that was created for the church, Holy music, but it carries a lot of the same messages of reflection and meaning that I often work with. After many years