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Commissioned in 2000 by the NZTrio, A Feather of Blue takes its title from a phrase in a poem called A View From A Window by New Zealand writer Kevin Ireland. I have always admired the wry humour and brightness of Kevin Ireland’s writing and many years ago set three of his poems for soprano and mixed ensemble. As a kind gesture Mr Ireland sent me a copy of his book of poems Skinning A Fish, and I was particularly struck by the imagery of colours, flowers, feathers and birds in this poem, which illustrates rain pouring down a window pane and giving way to a burst of sunshine after a storm.

Maria Grenfell

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• New Zealand Trio - Spark  Year: 2004 

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When Virgil penned his great story of national mythology for the Roman state and empire, he called it The Aeneid, since the poem recounts the travels and adventures of Aeneas, a latter day Ulysses. As Aeneas and his fleet are sailing from Carthage toward Italy they encounter a violent storm and seek shelter in the protected harbour of a small island off the coast of North Africa. Here rocky outcrips provide a haven. Aequora tuta silent Virgil writes – the water is calm and silent.
Friendly sounds echo back and forth across the water between the cliffs.

Notes taken from Toru, Atoll CD (ACD 143)

• Toru - Chamber Music by Martin Lodge  Year: 2011 

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• McCallum: Aspiration's Meaning; computer set 

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• Selection 05  Year: 2005 

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• sync / shed  Year: 2001 

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• Beyond Reason  Year: 2001 

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• Rafiloza and Friends  Year: 1999 

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This work has been performed at various Sydney jazz venues and broadcast on ABC-FM, ABC-AM, ABC TV.

• Mike Nock's BigSmallBand Live  Year: 2002 

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• Jordan Reyne: Passenger  Year: 2004 

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