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title: "Gilda Lyons and Roger Zahab: Magic & Desire"
description: Discover the magic of human affection through music
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# [Gilda Lyons and Roger Zahab: Magic & Desire](https://simeonmorrow.com/vienna-live/gilda-lyons-and-roger-zahab-magic-desire)

 Written by [Vienna Live with Simeon Morrow](https://simeonmorrow.com/vienna-live/author/vienna-live-with-simeon-morrow) | Mar 29, 2026 12:54:22 PM

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA: how does one describe the gossamer threads of human affection with music? Gilda Lyons and Roger Zahab suggest an answer on *Magic & Desire*. Sparsely set for vocals, viola, and piano in varying combinations, this concept album feels less like a passive listening experience and more like a personal, philosophical interaction.

It is remarkable how profoundly Lyons and Zahab appear to be of one mind: both contribute music, lyrics, and performance, and the works mesh absolutely seamlessly in their minimalist elegance. Further supported by singer Robert Frankenberry and pianist Benjamin Binder, Magic & Desire is a goosebump-inducing meditation on the fragility of human connection — as well as its immutable splendor.

Let’s discover the magic of human affection through music!

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