Wendi Kirby
WINGS
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California-based composer Wendi Kirby is no stranger to the metamorphosis she evokes in her debut album of classical vignettes, Bloom (Pastiche Records, 2023).
In January 2020 Wendi transformed her life as she knew it and within the surreal chrysalis of a global lockdown Wendi started to compose her own music.
Already a classically trained pianist and educator, Wendi is a consummate performer of other people’s music. But for the first time in her life, she experienced a surge of creativity, with unleashed emotions and melodies flowing through her and her piano.
An outdoor neighbourhood concert in June 2020 changed everything. Performing her original pieces on piano to an audience who brought wine, love, lawn chairs and support, Wendi experienced an irreversible internal shift. She was ignited.
She set off to the sun-dappled valley of Carmel California. Her mission became her life as a composer, her burning desire to create art, her new-born freedom and her expression through her music. Bloom was launched in April 2023 on Pastiche Records.
WINGS
Kirby’s debut album, Bloom marked her as an original artist, creating solo vignettes inspired by her relationships with loved ones represented by their favourite flowers. WINGS expands further on this - both thematically and musically. Each piece on the album is based on a species of butterfly as Kirby takes the listener on a journey of catharsis, metamorphosis, and freedom. Recorded in London’s iconic Eastcote Studios (Adele, Cat Stevens, Mumford and Sons), Kirby joined forces with leading musicians on the European scene.
