Voices of the Air
piano trio - 6'30"
Voices of the Air - performed by NZTrio in 2017 as part of the NZTrio Composition Competition - Turn a Phrase. Thanks to APRA AMCOS and the University of Auckland for the recording.
Voices of the Air, inspired by Katherine Mansfield’s poem of the same name, is a celebration of the beauty and magic of New Zealand nature. The beginning evokes “that moment rare” in which the sea is hushed to the murmur of the small creatures of the beach: insects, bees and the whispering of the wind among grass and leaves. In the violin and cello, these voices can be heard rising together in a magical union to soar and dance over the waves, while the piano contains an energetic flurry of voices gathering and leaves falling, coming to settle above the serenity of calm waters.
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