Dana Lyn

“a current took her away”

The “her” in this case is a plankter (singular for plankton). Plankton are micro-organisms whose main function is to convert sunlight into chemical energy; they are the base of the marine food chain. Decreasing sea ice has caused plankton blooms to happen earlier and further north each year, affecting the feeding and migration cycles of all of the animals that depend on them for survival. This piece is describing a lone plankter, drifting along a warmer than usual Arctic current, for much longer than expected. —Dana Lyn

”a current took her away” was generously commissioned by the Portland Chamber Music Festival (Portland, ME)