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Song of the Shirt (2021)
Soprano and Guitar
13'
Commissioned by Tuuli Lindeberg and Petri Kumela
Program Notes
Song of the Shirt was composed with a poetry written by an English poet Thomas Hood in the 19th century. The story is about aseamstress who needs to work as if she were a machine: in cold December, in a dimly lit room, she doesn’t have energy to go to church or sing Christmas carols. She might hear Christmas celebrations from outside, but that is a different world from hers, where life is cheaper than clothes.
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Performances
Premiere: 13. December 2022, Hietsun Paviljonki, Helsinki
Tuuli Lindeberg (Sop.) and Petri Kumela (Gt.)
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