WERGILD by Cesare Ferro

War is the thematic core of this concept album which depicts the different phases of a soldier's life through evocative compositions: the journey to the front, the melancholic memories of the now-lost affections, the conflict, and the epilogue of death.
The lives sent to the front become approximate numbers during the war, thrown against each other towards inevitable mutual destruction: they are now less worthy than the piece of land they were sent to conquer.
"Wergild", a word of Lombard origin, indicates a sum of money that establishes the theoretical value of a person thus canceling the existential meaning of a man who is reduced to money. Therefore the soldiers, and their lives, become mere bargaining chips for a piece of land on which many of them will never set foot.

Cesare Ferro is an eclectic musician from Padova who developed his skills as a composer and musical arranger thanks to his studies at the Conservatory of Vicenza and the Liceu Conservatori in Barcelona.
In 2022 he was selected as the winner of the contest "All you have to do is play" and was awarded the recording of his album entitled "Wergild" published for the record label "EMME Record Label".