Komorebi's sustained violin harmonics mix with the glow of a repeated three-note vibraphone figure that gently pushes the piece along. Soaring, patiently held violin lines dominate the first half of the piece, punctuated with aching glissandi descents. The second half of the work is a wander through a dream-like senza misura passage, with sonorities intermingling as the vibraphone's elastic, rolling gestures and bowed keys converse with the violin's harmonic tremolos and delicately expressive statements.
Salina Fisher’s work explores the musical traditions of Japan and New Zealand, with intriguing experiments in timbre, colour, non-Western modal harmonies and temporal spaciousness. Her music has been performed throughout New Zealand and internationally, with performances and commissions from ensembles including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand String Quartet, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, NZSO National Youth Orchestra, and Stroma New Music Ensemble. In 2016 she became the youngest ever winner of the SOUNZ Contemporary Award for her work Rainphase.
