"Being in the Antarctic heightened Kelly’s consciousness of the climate crisis facing the world. 'The climate is an urgent issue for everybody, and I don’t know an artist who’s not contemplating it in their work,' she says." #VictoriaKelly #VivaldiFourSeasons #Antarctica #MartinboroughMusicFestival
Victoria Kelly: a composer responds to the Antarctic, Vivaldi and an alien ocean — Five Lines
Victoria Kelly is composer-in-residence for both the Martinborough Music Festival and Orchestra Wellington. She talked to Five Lines about two upcoming premieres and the influence of the Antarctic.
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September 22, 2026 at 12:26 AM
"Being in the Antarctic heightened Kelly’s consciousness of the climate crisis facing the world. 'The climate is an urgent issue for everybody, and I don’t know an artist who’s not contemplating it in their work,' she says." #VictoriaKelly #VivaldiFourSeasons #Antarctica #MartinboroughMusicFestival