Hexperos
Hexperos is an Italian music project founded in 2004 by Alessandra Santovito (soprano voice, flute) and Francesco Forgione (double bass, cello, bardic harp, viola da gamba, percussions, bouzouki, hammer dulcimer and keyboard). Their albums feature ancient instruments such as medieval flute, hammer dulcimer and Appalachian dulcimer. Biography. In 2004, their debut song "The Warm Whispers of the Wind" was released on the compilation "Flowers Made of Snow" by the Swedish label C.M.I (the same label of Alessandra's previous project, "Gothica)." In 2007, Hexperos's first full album "The Garden of the Hesperides" was released under the independent Portuguese  label Equilibrium Music. Their second album, "The Veil of the Queen Mab", was published in September 2010. This album is noteworthily richer in orchestration than their more minimalist debut album. The title of the album came from Nicaraguan writer and poet Rubén Darío's poem "El velo de la reina Mab." "Lost in the Great Sea", their third album, has Celtic influences and was also influenced by the band's fascination for ancient history. Discography. Studio albums EPs Compilations Collaborations