Victoria Kelly is an award-winning composer who has collaborated with artists like Neil Finn, Tami Neilson, and Shapeshifter, and composed scores for films including The Lovely Bones and Black Sheep.
Victoria also directed the music for the 2011 Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony, and her works have been performed by top New Zealand ensembles.
Her latest work is a requiem set to delight ears this October in Tāmaki Makaurau and Pōneke. Commissioned by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, it's a response to Rossini's Stabat Mater and explores themes of motherhood, religion and women's roles.
She speaks with Mihi Forbes about interpreting thirteenth-century liturgy in a modern context.
Auckland-based composer Victoria Kelly Photo: Amanda Billing
