Commissioned by The Bergen International Festival for Mogens Dahl and the Mogens Dahl Chamber Choir

  • SATB; vc
  • SATB
  • 12 min 30 s
  • Laura Lomas
  • English

Programme Note

Year of our Burning is a pandemic story.

Sections and Text
PART ONE: Darkness

PART TWO: Blame
Turn away.
Turn your face away.
Shut the door.
Don't let them in.

PART THREE: Alone
I can’t sleep
Awake awake awake
All these thoughts
All this time
Open the curtains
Close the curtains
Watch the day
Look at the screen
Tell them you’re ok
Days and days and days
Am I alone?
Where are you?

PART FOUR: Rescue
I'm right here.

PART FIVE: Rebirth