Created for the Palermo based FOLKALAB Collective, H.G.W is a multimedia music project based on classic novels by science fiction author HG Wells.

H.G.W combines composed structures and sequenced electronics with a strong focus on improvised instrumental performance - alongside these musical elements are visuals, recorded speech/sound and narration. The work is structured in a series of movements corresponding to Wells' novels - THE ISLAND (The Island of Dr. Moreau), INVISIBLE MAN (The Invisible Man), TIME TRAVELLER (The Time Machine) and THE WAR (The War of the Worlds).

The ensemble for the piece varies from performance to performance in terms of instrumentation and musicians. In this performance Francesco Di Fiore is leading (in alphabetical order):

Francesco Calabria, electric jewish harp and efx

Delia Calò, narrator

Neil Campbell, guitar and electronics

Valeria Cimò, voice and percussions

Mario Crispi, ethnic winds

Francesco Di Fiore, piano and electronics

Valeria Di Matteo, live video art

Danilo Rispoli, live electronics