Penelope Trappes A Seagull Learns To Sleep Alone

A Seagull Learns To Sleep Alone by Penelope Trappes Recorded during a twoweek residency for Britten Pears Arts at the house where the composer, teacher and musicologist Imogen Holst lived in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Visualiser by Agnes Haus The title refers to a line taken from Japanese Poetry: The Uta (1919) from Imogens library, which I resonated with. I was truly alone for the first time in 18 years since the birth of my daughter during the two weeks creating Heavenly Spheres. Learning to be fully present and solitary was initially quite difficult until I embraced the silence thoroughly immersing myself in the creative research and process. Penelope from Heavenly Spheres releasing on 14 APRIL 2023 Preorder: 1. The Bitterness of Parting 2. Away From Tidal Waves 3. Voices that Will Not Be Drowned 4. Heavenly Sphere 5. A Seagull Learns To Sleep Alone 6. Entangled 7. The Lapse of Months and Days 8. Pearl L