for violin and viola (2023)
11′
commissioned by LSO SoundHub
f.p. Mira Benjamin (vn), Chihiro Ono (vla), LSO St Luke’s, 13 January 2024
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winterærc is derived from my piece ærc duos (2016/18), which is itself derived from ærc (2016), for a large number of orchestral string instruments. ‘ærc’ is the Old English word for ark, derived from the Latin ‘arca’ – a chest. Here it denotes an enclosed space, of refuge or safety, where intimacy can be expressed: an inward-looking, private music.