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Work Overview
The idea for this piece came to me in the lead up to Christmas 2023 as I reflected on what it means to experience Christmas in the absence of loved ones passed. I thought about my grandfather Jānis Mačēns who had passed away a few months prior, and about my grandmother Ilga Mačēna who that year would spend her first Christmas in almost 70 years of married life without him.
Originally this piece was titled 'First Christmas Without You'. As the music unfolded, I began to consider the experience as a 'silent night' - an honouring of those absent, of the silence and space created by the loss of those with whom Christmas was once shared.
Work Details
Year: 2025
Instrumentation: Violin, piano.
Written for: Lydia Sawires
Commission note: Commissioned by Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) for performance by The ANAM Set.
First performance: by Lydia Sawires at ANAM Recital (Abbotsford Convent) on 12 Jun 2025
Performances of this work
12 Jun 2025: at ANAM Recital (Abbotsford Convent). Featuring Lydia Sawires.
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