‘KINTSUKUROI:(Golden Repair) is a short orchestral work based on a Japanese form of pottery art in which broken pottery is mended back together with gold instead of glue. This creates individual, fragile golden seams across the pot as they naturally occurred. In this piece, fleeting and delicate lines encircle the opening above a dark, undulating texture that builds until it suddenly breaks, which resembles the shattering of the pot. Growing out of this, a constant and iridescent soundworld is created to reflect the intentions of the art form; it has been made more beautiful for having been broken.' ©G.E.M.2016

First broadcast BBC Radio 3 (20/01/18) Performed by BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mark Heron (14/11/17)