Work

Programme Note

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

Commissioned:

Commissioned by the New Zealand Ensemble with funding assistance from Creative New Zealand

• NZTrio

Difficulty:

Advanced

Funders:

• Creative New Zealand

Performance History

	17 Feb 2009	Performed by the NZTrio, the recording of this work from album, ‘Spark’, was broadcast on Contemporary Visions, produced by Eva Light in Australia
		NZTrio
	29 May 2011	Performed by the NZTrio at the Auckland Museum in Auckland
		NZTrio