I am out with Lanterns, Looking for Myself
for Solo Piano
Duration: 7”00’
Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for International Women's Day 2025 and premiered by Siwan Rhys live on BBC Radio 3’s Saturday Morning programme on Saturday 8th of March, 2025.
'I am out with lanterns, looking for myself' is a quote taken from a letter written by Emily Dickinson to her friend Elizabeth Holland in 1856. Dickinson was describing how bewildering it felt to move house, but when I came across the phrase it resonated strongly with me and I found myself thinking about the idea that the pursuit of uncovering what it means to exist as your true self is often a difficult journey.
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