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"At its core, this work is a celebration of sisterhood as well as an exploration of individuality within a collective. Mirroring the text, written by poet Lauren Peat, and the journey of selfdiscovery it describes, the music evokes a sense of curiosity, longing, reflection, and continual growth – with folklike melodies, interweaving lines, and gradual textural transformation."
Katerina Gimon, composer

Text
I caught a glimpse of her image in my garden,
and for weeks tilled sand, silt, and soil, losing myself
to the earth — still I could not root her there.

I caught a glimpse of her image in a nearby glade;
for hours I rushed past the thin limbs of trees, confusing
my breath with their whispering: you will never reach her there.
I rushed as far as a faroff cataract, and caught a silver
glimpse of her image there. How many times my arms parted
its waters—relentless waters that declined to release her there.

I caught a glimpse of her image in a fountain;
with a frantic hand I split the stillness to retrieve her there.
I had all but lost her image, when something in me
settled, then glanced back—as if it were simply this she had been waiting for.
Or as if I too had waited, and been patient there.
Lauren Peat, poet

Composer Katerina Gimon
Poet Lauren Peat

Artistic Director Elise Naccarato
Videographers Sarah Gonyea & Zach Roth of Pocket Change Productions
Video Editting Sarah Gonyea
Audio Kristen Antunes

Videoed at Burlington Art Gallery, Burlington Ontario, Canada

This recording and video were made possible thanks to the support of the Burlington Community Foundation