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Kirsten Strom - Breath

from WFLS #22 by Works For Loudspeakers

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In the beginning, God breathed into us the breath of life... (Recap: You're not gonna like this next bit...) Free will shatters perceptions of perfection, wreaking havoc on trust, till Christ's resurrection, poking holes in our peace, prosperity and essence of LIFE. LIFE. LIFE.

BREATH inspiring music, fuelling life, proliferating into woodwinds, brass and choirs, rugged as a rag Monday mornin', gentle as a breeze when baby's sleepin', calling at you, "Come on in for dinner!", LIFE on fast-forward, can't you catch it? Lack of air breeds desperation, becoming the source of nightmares. BREATH is the symbol of our earthly cares. BREATH is the legacy of our human forbears. BREATH, the signature of our fallen race. BREATH, the herald of returning to faith. JESUS CHRIST and His resurrection-LIFE.

Based entirely on a clip of the composer breathing, this work is an exploration of how one sound can be expanded, stretched and shattered to produce a piece. It follows a cycle of broken sleep, dipping in and out of wakefulness and nightmare, pursued by the demons that haunt this fallen world.

Peace be upon you.

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from WFLS #22, released September 3, 2021
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Kirsten Strom is a young New Zealand composer, conductor and creative writer. Her award-winning music has been performed internationally and aired on national radio. She draws from mixed media, social concerns, the Bible, and the complex beauty of nature.

Career highlights include being mentored by Kaija Saariaho at Etchings Festival, attending Asian Composers League Festival 2018 with her choral work ‘Ktisis’, and holding the young composer residency with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. In 2019 she released her first album Wavering Lines (SDL Music) and relocated to London for a Master of Music with the Royal Academy of Music

Links:
kirstenstromnz.bandcamp.com/album/wavering-lines
www.facebook.com/kstromcomposer
www.instagram.com/kirstenstrom.nz/

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Works For Loudspeakers is a platform for emerging & established composers working in the field of electro-acoustic music.

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