Funded: £7,626
Clare O’Connell, composer and performer, wanted to commission three new luminous contemporary works for cello by three outstanding female composers to be recorded on her next album.
“After a difficult few years for so many people, I believe more strongly than ever in the power of music to lift us out of ourselves and to connect with something larger, and to raise our faces towards the sun. With that in mind I am developing a new body of work for cello focused on this feeling of light.
“As part of this, I am raising money to pay for the commissions of three brand new works by outstanding female composers: Emily Hall, Emilie Levienaise Farrouch and Natalie Klouda, all to be recorded with the record label NMC on an album celebrating 21st century music for solo cello, and cello and electronics. On top of that, Natalie’s piece will receive its world premiere in the Wigmore Hall on International Women’s day, March 8th 2024.”
With some stunning artistic and musical rewards, the Light Flowing campaign was able to take advantage of Kickstarter’s just-added feature of including images directly on rewards – meaning backers could see clearly what they were pledging for.