Radia #1048 - Symphony for a City Reclaimed by Giacomo Vanelli - 17 July 2025

Members of **http://radia.fm**, the international group of independent cultural radio stations, explore new and forgotten ways of making radio.

This episode is a contribution by **https://www.usmaradio.org**.

The minimalist musical composition, built from a few elements that repeat in cyclical and random patterns, serves as a dreamlike accompaniment to the transformation of the city, narrated through field recordings. It is a sonic narrative of the transition from a contemporary urban landscape to a city of the future, where nature plays a central role in our lives.

In April 2025, Giacomo Vanelli took part in the fourth edition of Radio Residenze, the series of artistic residencies dedicated to experimental radio and its connections with the performing arts. Hosted at Giardini Pensili in Rimini and organized by Usmaradio – Research Centre for Radiophonic Studies of University of San Marino, Vanelli developed a new work exploring the possibilities of modular synthesis and chance-dr