Year: 2022
Instrumentation: Soprano & Piano
Text: Polish & English (Polish songs have alternative setting in English included in the score)
Duration: 17:00”
I: Jeżeli Porcelana 3:45″ (Polish or English – Stanisław Barańczak)
II: The House on the Interface 3:20″ (English – Alexandra Łojek)
III: Kraina 4:30″ (Polish or English – Adam Mickiewicz)
IV: The Polish Immigrant 2:40″ (English – Peter Skrzynecki)
Range: B-flat 3 to B 5
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Performance History: Commissioned by Rebecca Murphy with funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Recorded by Rebecca Murphy and Cahal Masterson in August 2022, released in Feb 2024 on my 2nd album, Kraina. French premiere in Paris Centre Culturel Irlandais Oct 2023, Irish premiere at Music for Galway 27th Mar 2025. Watch a live performance of movement 3 below, from QUB Lunchtime Recital Series 21st Nov 2024.
About: A song cycle reflecting on experiences of the Polish diaspora from contemporary and historical Polish poets, with a particular focus on those who moved to Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
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