I was drawn to its wonderful dynamism, vibrancy and drive.
Lemn Sissay’s incredibly evocative poem “The Spark Catchers” is the inspiration behind this work. Kendall wrote the following program note for The Spark Catchers, commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed in 2017 at the BBC Proms by Chineke! She earned two master’s degrees in England, in composition and arts management, and she is now based in New York, pursuing a doctorate from Columbia University. Hannah Kendall was born in London into a family from Guyana.