In his current novel Talk To Me, T.C. Boyle tells the story of the human socialized chimpanzee Sam who can make himself understood about sign language. Among other things, Boyle also tells from the perspective of chimpanzee Sam, his intimate and ally Aimee, about professor Guy Schermerhorn and the antagonist Dr. Mancrief who abuses Sam as laboratory animal.

In my composition Talk To Me, arranged for seven-string nylon guitar, I took a close look at the emotional sensitivities of the protagonists and related them to each other in a musical psychogram.

Here is a short audio excerpt

My special thanks go to Miguel Augusto Gonzalez who mixed and mastered Talk To Me in a particulary creative way. Gracias Miguel!

The project was funded by a scholarship from the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts of Baden-Württemberg