The Years in Between

The Years in Between is a sound [COLLAGE / OBJECT / EXPERIENCE] composed, performed, and produced by harpist & vocalist Elisa Thorn.

Flowing through different scenes and spaces, the 26-minute piece is a [MEDITATION / ABSTRACT NARRATIVE / EXPLORATION] of Elisa’s relationship with her child self. She plays with her belief that all the versions of oneself exist within us at any given moment – and that it is possible to travel across time to visit our past and future selves. She seeks to REPAIR REFRAME REIMAGINE RESHAPE RECAST
her relationship with her mother by developing a relationship with the mother and child inside herself.

It has been performed only once, at the Women From Space festival in Toronto on March 5th, 2020. It was Elisa’s last concert of the Before Times.

Elisa recorded, edited and produced this project herself with her Camac DHC and Lyon & Healy style 85 harps, a Boss RC-300 looping pedal, and GarageBand. Sometimes you can hear the creak of her chair but remarkably, none of the construction noise from outside her studio space. Endless thanks to Chris Gestrin for his mixing wizardry and final tweaks.

It is meant to be listened to continuously in one sitting. She hopes you LAY DOWN CLOSE YOUR EYES USE HEADPHONES TURN IT UP and come with.

There will be online screenings daily from March 5th (the anniversary of its only performance- Elisa’s last concert) until March 11th (the anniversary of the pandemic). Elisa will be there to introduce the piece, offer suggestions for listening, and also afterwards for an artist talk-back following each showing. It will not be available on streaming platforms, but eventually will be released on cassette by Toronto label Dark Matter.