Text by Sharena Lee Satti

Duration: 4'

Instrumentation: Mezzo-soprano and piano

Composed for the Leeds Lieder Festival 2018. 

First performed by Rosalie Warner (mezzo-soprano) and Jingle Gawley (piano). 

21 April 2018, Leeds College of Music.

After conversations with those suffering from homelessness, Trapped reflects a sense of being stuck in the endless cycle of living on the streets without a home, illustrating the juxtaposition between the freedom from previous situations with the feelings of isolation and loneliness. The mezzo- soprano is repeatedly covered by the piano, hidden within a blur of sound, which dissolves into nothing.