For solo piano (2021)

Performed by Miki Kawashima
Recorded by Vincent Nier

The path of a thought fascinates me. A single thought can embody many things and take many forms, becoming inconsistently consistent. The loops it creates within itself and through which new areas are discovered is something that I found interesting to explore, and so it became a point of departure for this piece.

Line of thought

For piano, accordion, marimba and vibraphone (2021)

Spring is generally associated with the idea of rebirth and life but in Rachel Carson's book “Silent Spring”, the adjective ”silent" added before it suggests something else. The overarching theme of “Silent Spring” is the powerful—and often negative—effect humans have on the natural world. According to Carson, humankind's actions upon nature always have consequences, often resulting in a ripple effect much larger than it anticipated. She uses silence as a metaphor- conjuring an image of what spring would be like if there weren't any birds left- a spring without the voices of birds. The silence would be deafening, the absence of their songs like the loss of one of our primary senses. My main goal was to represent the coexistence of these two entities- nature's fragile beauty and the destructive human interference.

Piano: Miki Barabino
Accordion: Kaat Vanhaverbeke
Vibraphone: Maria De La Calle
Marimba: Bram van Helvoort
Conductor: Roberto Jimenez

Silent Spring

For large ensemble (2023)

Commissioned by St. Frank van der Wal Fonds

Performed by Orkest De Ereprijs
Conducted by Arne Visser

Say Only A Word

For mixed choir (2024)

Performed by JVLMA Mixed Choir
Conducted by Aleksandra Špicberga

Drawing by Reinis Dzudzilo "Alphabet"

Alfabēts

For two pianos (2024)

Performed by Juris Žvikovs and Sanita Glazenburga

again and again and

For voice, violin, cello and piano (2023)

Text by Hermann Hesse -a fragment from "The Glass Bead Game"

Voice:Annija Krivjonoka
Violin: Bernardo Sousa
Violoncello: Hattie McGregor
Piano: Miki Kawashima
Conductor: Roberto Jimenez
Mixed and mastered by Vincent Nier

Stages

Annija Anna Zarina (b. 2000) is a Latvian composer currently based in The Hague.

Specializing in classical contemporary music, she is pursuing a bachelor's degree in composition from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music. Her principal teachers are Martijn Padding and Jan van de Putte.

Annija Anna Zariņa

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