Alarm Will Sound | Skirl @alarmwillsound | Uploaded June 2019 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
Gemma Peacocke, composer
Performed by Alarm Will Sound
Notes by the composer:
"The word skirl both the shrill sound of a bagpipe and the keening of the bereaved. There is something in it that is mournful, overwhelming, and paradoxically ecstatic in its density and power. There is ugliness and beauty, and there is grief and resilience.
Women and girls are called shrill by people who do not want to recognise the meaning of their words. It is a way to infantilise, to degrade, and to silence. 'Skirl' is a celebration of the millions of women and girls reclaiming autonomy and the right to be heard.
It is dedicated to my sister, Chloe."
Gemma Peacocke, composer
Performed by Alarm Will Sound
Notes by the composer:
"The word skirl both the shrill sound of a bagpipe and the keening of the bereaved. There is something in it that is mournful, overwhelming, and paradoxically ecstatic in its density and power. There is ugliness and beauty, and there is grief and resilience.
Women and girls are called shrill by people who do not want to recognise the meaning of their words. It is a way to infantilise, to degrade, and to silence. 'Skirl' is a celebration of the millions of women and girls reclaiming autonomy and the right to be heard.
It is dedicated to my sister, Chloe."
