Dry Veins was first performed in the LeedsLieder+ Song Festival in October 2012. For a concert review of this performance, click here. The narrative of Dry Veins is a product of collaboration with the poet John Darley whose spatial poetry can be glimpsed from the image of the song’s front cover (pictured below). The narrative is not gender-specific; it tells the story of a stonecutter who falls in love with ‘their’ own statue. The stone cutter’s longing desire to be at one with their creation is fulfilled when they gradually turn to stone and eventually disintegrate into dust. Dry Veins explores idealism versus reality within … Continue reading ‘Dry Veins’ & the ‘Leeds Lieder + Song Festival’ 2012