Composed and directed by Callum Mintzis, ‘Woven Sun’ is a collection of music for double bassist/vocalist Helen Svoboda and string quartet (2 violins/2 cellos).
“As a budding psychotherapist, I have been lucky enough to witness the process of nature within human beings in incredible, inspiring and unbelievable ways. In the conditioned mind, the mechanics and linearity of life appear fundamental – yet behind the veil emerges a shared and undeniable sense of freedom and beauty. I am in awe of this process.
In this pursuit, I am often intrigued by the inexplicable non-division of the beauty, life and vibrance – from the suffering, ignorance and sorrow it is coated by.
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A girl awakens in the forest – disturbed in dreaming of the heavens. She has come to find enlightenment, to find freedom. Sitting beneath the trees, she attempts to still the mind. There is conflict, as the river has long been forgotten. Patience dwindles, yet before defeat – small pockets of sorrow swell up, like water begging to be freed from its abandoned well. She is relieved, as the gifts of sadness permit her playfulness. Enlivened, she seeks answers – following those who claim the truth. Intoxicated by division, her realization is tainted.
Years pass, until the prosperity of solitude calls again. A way a lone her heart a map, at last she sees them overlap. A well a tear no longer shunned, it leads her to a woven sun.”
