Work
Riven
for soprano and prepared piano
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About
I was immediately struck by Roma Potiki's powerful words and strong, stark imagery — dark, impassioned , spiky and percussive — and begging to be coaxed into sound. The song should be delivered as a kind of ritual; intense, urgent, yet contained and still.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by Jenny Wollerman in 2021 for her 21X21 NZ female composers project for the 2022 Aotearoa NZ Festival of the Arts
Included in the 21x21 project, made possible by a research grant from Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Dedication note
to the memory of my husband Ken
Text note
'Riven', by Roma Potiki