Alciona / for viola and electronics

This piece for viola and electronics was commissioned by the performer - Alona Khlevna. Composer - Tatiana Riabinkina. Alciona is a person from Greek myphology. She was a daughter of Aeolus and was transformed into a bird (kingfisher or 'alkonost', who is a woman-headed bird in Russian tradition). Also, it is the name of one star from the constellation of the Pleiades (Matariki in Maori tradition).